Alarm for Dembele

Having just won the Ballon d'Or, Ousmane Dembele has given Paris and the French national team a heart attack. His hamstring pain has returned just as PSG are entering the most intense phase of the season.

Ousmane Dembele is injured again.

Football is sometimes cruel to those who reach the top. Not long after stepping up to the podium with the 2025 Ballon d'Or award, Dembele faced the same haunting: hamstring injury.

The Ligue 1 match against Nice on November 1 was a clear warning. Dembele only came on as a substitute, moving cautiously, without his usual sprints. After the match, television cameras caught Dembele saying to Hakimi: “It hurts a lot, my hamstring is hurting again.”

Luis Enrique, who had defended his player by saying “there is no problem”, must also be losing confidence. He knows that the biggest risk now is not a defeat, but losing the most important player in a season that is going to last until it is exhausted.

Since the beginning of the year, PSG has had almost no proper pre-season, having to compete continuously in all competitions. In that context, Enrique chose to be cautious - leaving Dembele out, preserving him for the upcoming important matches.

For PSG, the worry is not just physical. They have just lost Desire Doue to a serious injury, and Dembele is an irreplaceable link in their attacking play. Without him, creativity and breakthrough ability are clearly reduced. In the French team, Deschamps is also watching every step of that fragile "crystal", whose every injury makes the whole country nervous.

From Ballon d’Or glory to hamstring woes, Dembélé’s journey shows the fine line between glory and insecurity in modern football. Injuries test not only the body, but also the mind. And now, Dembélé needs to prove that he’s not just the best player in the world — but also someone strong enough not to crumble when the spotlight dims.

Source: https://znews.vn/bao-dong-cho-dembele-post1599280.html