On fire with OL, Moussa Dembélé believes he is currently "better served"

• OL qualified for the League Cup final on Tuesday by eliminating Losc on penalties.
• As in every meeting since the beginning of January, the Lyon striker Moussa Dembélé stood out, notably by equalizing from the penalty spot in the first period.
• Courted by major Premier League clubs, the former Celtic Glasgow player was firm in his desire to stay until the end of the season at OL.

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"It's frustrating, there is no explanation. »The last time that we were able to exchange with Moussa Dembélé after a match, three months ago against Dijon (0-0), he was black-eyed and took care to curtail each answer sharply for two minutes. Suffice to say that we were amazed to see the Lyon center-forward present himself to the press, Tuesday after qualifying for the final of the League Cup snatched against Losc (2-2, 4-3 on penalties).

This time, the former Celtic Glasgow had clear messages to send, starting with his future that he had no trouble talking about. Jean-Michel Aulas recalled wanting to "achieve at least one other player, and maybe two" by January 31 (presumably Le Havre striker Tino Kadewere plus an environment that could be the Brazilian Bruno Guimarães or the former Niçois Jean-Michaël Seri). And Moussa Dembélé, how does he live the approaches of Chelsea and Manchester United?

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"Since I was 14-15 years old, I am often supervised"

"It's flattering, it means that I produce good football on the field," calmly replied the interested party. After that, it's up to me to stay focused on the field. I ignore that because it is not new to me. Since I was 14-15 years old, I am often supervised. I am a player of Olympique Lyonnais and I intend to stay until the end of the season. So isn't there the slightest possibility of seeing him leave Lyon this winter, in the event of a huge offer like only the Premier League can offer us?

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"No, I don't think so," he said less categorically after this stimulus. People around me are there for that and I only take care of the land. "And on that side, we are entitled to great Moussa Dembélé since the recovery. Judge instead, in five official games in 2020, it is six goals and four assists, including a penalty (as well as a shot on goal) scored without trembling Tuesday against Losc, while he remained on two failures in exercise.

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The almost immediate response from @ OL with a penalty from Moussa Dembélé! 🎯 pic.twitter.com/I9saMNsjaq

"I was not that much served at the start of the season"

Moussa Dembélé, who sees Euro 2020 as "an objective", even if he does not yet have a single cape in Blue, has his explanation as to his current cutting edge with his eight consecutive games without a goal at the end of the year 2019.

I am better served. When an attacker has more good balls, his success inevitably increases and this is what is happening to me right now. It is important in my position to be served by his circles and I find that at the start of the season, I was not served that much. But we managed to remedy this and everything is going well for the team. I was able to speak with the circles so that they serve me more. "

For a player who is clearly reserved or even quiet in the media, this message balanced in the middle of an auspicious period (and without Memphis Depay injured for several months) with OL makes sense. Moussa Dembélé persists and signs: "I am one of the most experienced players in the group and it is up to me to take the team to the top. This is what I try to do every day ”. Rarely a Christmas break has so far regenerated a striker.

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