Dembélé, Barça is guilty

Ousmane Dembélé’s repeated injuries are believed to originate from the content of the Blaugrana’s training sessions.

Nine matches. That’s what the third season is limited toOusmane Dembélé at FC Barcelona. The blame for a new litany of injuries. Victim of a left Swiss tendon breakdown in the middle of summer, the tri-color world champion followed with a lesion of the femoral biceps of the right thigh then a rupture of the tendon of this same biceps. A last injury synonymous with the end of the season for the former Rennes player, who is forced to give up on Euro 2020, but also many critics.

For many, this new fate can only be explained by a poor lifestyle or at least incompatible with high-level sport. A theory defeated by, his personal cook,. “”, He said in the columns of The Team.

The club has recognized its responsibility

And to believe the work of the Aspetar clinic in Doha, which analyzed the player’s GPS data, it is much more the content of the training sessions that could explain these repeated injuries: while Ousmane Dembélé performs more 90% of its sprint races in matches, it barely 20% in training. “He has no high intensity reminders during the week that allow him to support the aerobic load in competition, explained Sébastien Lopez, physical trainer.

Barça’s training sessions would be too light, which led to Frenkie De Jong to take a personal physical trainer soon after arrival. The club would have admitted responsibility during a meeting held this fall with medical staff and Dembélé.

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