Xavi Reveals Reasons To Keep Dembele At Barcelona
2022-07-28 22:11JAKARTA - Xavi Hernandez revealed the reason he insisted on wanting Ousmane Dembele to stay at Barcelona. According to Xavi, Dembele is a special player and that was evident in the pre-season game against Italian giants Juventus.
Barcelona drew 2-2 against Juventus in their penultimate pre-season friendly in the United States. Barcelona dominated during the match which was played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, Wednesday (27/7/2022) morning WIB.
Dembele scored the opener in the 34th minute before Moise Kean equalized for Juventus five minutes later. Just a minute later, Dembele hit back to make it 2-1, but Kean equalized again in the 51st minute.
"He's a different, special player," Xavi said after the match was quoted from Football Espana , Wednesday (27/7/2022). "Because of the way we played, he gave us so much. He can make a big difference for us," he added.
However, Xavi asked Dembele to be more consistent, score more goals and contribute more assists. According to him, the 25-year-old Frenchman has many things to improve compared to last year.
"Since last November, when (he and the coaching staff) arrived, I've seen a happy Dembele. He's always involved and he's always shown that. That's why I pushed so hard for him to stay."
Barcelona dominated 59 percent of possession, completing 501 passes and raining 20 shots on goal against Juventus. If they can continue to perform like that when real football begins, they will soon become one of the most entertaining teams in La Liga.
Barcelona will play their final pre-season friendly against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday (31/7/2022) CET before returning to Europe to play Joan Gamper's final against Mexican side Pumas at Camp Nou. Barcelona's La Liga match starts against Rayo Vallecano on 13 August.
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