Dembélé makes a big promise for football

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·11 September 2025

Dembélé makes a big promise for football

At 28 years old, Ousmane Dembélé, winger for Paris Saint-Germain, spoke out for 11 Mondial on a topic that fascinates observers: the supposed scarcity of "thrill players" in modern football. The French international wanted to reassure by highlighting the constant emergence of young talents and stating that no danger threatens the future of spectacular play.

Dembélé "No worries about the future of football"

Purists and football observers say that there are fewer and fewer "thrill players" like you can be, should we worry about the future of global football? I disagree with that. There will always be thrill players in football. After... (he sighs). Sometimes, people don't always tell the truth, they can be wrong or say anything (laughs). There will always be thrill players in football and everywhere in the world. Just watch TV, there are young talents emerging everywhere. No worries about the future of football.

Dembélé "Personally, I've never been attracted to stats"

Stats are becoming more and more important in football, are you attracted to your stats? Yes, stats are present in the world of football, but personally, I've never been attracted to stats. It's never driven me. I was always asked to score goals and make assists. But yes, statistics in football take up a lot of space. You can look at players who make few assists or score less, but who are much more important than the one who puts it in the back of the net. Sometimes, people don't watch the matches, they only remember the scorer or the passer, but in the analysis of the match, there are other very important players."

By nature, football will always be a thrilling sport. Its global popularity makes it a unique platform where each generation brings its share of talents capable of amazing. Ousmane Dembélé, 28 years old, rightly points out: just turn on the TV to see new faces ready to make history.

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Football lives in cycles: some periods seem dominated by tactical rigor, others by creative explosion, but the balance always ends up returning. The beauty of this sport lies precisely in this constant renewal, where each World Cup or Champions League reveals an unexpected gem. It is this ability to reinvent itself, without ever losing its spectacular soul, that makes football an inexhaustible source of emotions and ensures that "thrill players" will always have their place.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.