Ex-Barcelona director Robert Fernandez has come out to say that Ousmane Dembele’s performances for Paris Saint-Germain are like a slap on Barca’s face. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, nobody was patient with Dembele when he was at the Spanish club, and it is now clear that the reports saying that the Frenchman wasn’t a good professional are false.
Robert added that he is very happy for Ousmane’s amazing form this season, especially after the serious injuries he fought hard to recover from.
“No one was patient. Not the press, not the club, and he was too young to understand many things.
That’s the reality. But he’s taught us all a lesson. He already taught it to us in his last year at Barca. Everything that was said – that he wasn’t a good professional, that he went out at night, that he drank – wasn’t true.
After two very serious injuries, in a very difficult environment, he showed that he was a great professional. Another player, at his age, would have thrown in the towel. But he didn’t. He kept working, recovered, played very well with Xavi, and was highly rated by him.
He’s doing very well now. He’s given us all a slap in the face. And I’m very happy that things are going well for him. He’s a very good kid, and he’s been a great professional. Overcoming two serious injuries and coming out of such a difficult situation isn’t something that just anyone can do. He’s 28 years old, a magnificent age.”
WOW.
Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.
The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.
In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.
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