The French winger took care of all the details in the physical preparation prior to Mallorca-Barça and culminated his set-up with a long gallop at maximum speed
All precaution is little before very demanding weeks at all levels both for him and for the Barça team
A good warm-up is important for any athlete, but for professional players it is transcendental. Especially to prevent injuries. Ousmane Dembelea player who in recent years has suffered many muscle setbacks, has found that taking care of all the details is vital to succeed in the elite. During the past national team break, he publicly acknowledged that he has learned his lesson after “losing five years of my life.” “If you don’t work, you stagnate. If you don’t get stronger, you hurt yourself and you relapse & rdquor ;, he reflected in an interview on ‘RMC Sport’.
The French winger once again acted maturely when it came to resting in the second match of France’s national team window, against Denmark, to completely leave behind some discomfort in the twins that he had dragged on since the defeat at the Allianz Arena. Dembélé’s priority was to return to Barcelona in perfect condition and be able to help Xavi Hernández’s team in an intense and decisive stage of competition before the World Cup in Qatar. His sensations during the week improved ostensibly and this Saturday he was able to start in Mallorca.
Especially noteworthy was Ousmane’s behavior during the warm-up prior to the match in Son Moix. He carried out the exercises dictated by the culés physical trainers like the rest of the footballers who started from the start, obviously, but also it was tested with small races of gradual intensity. He started by traveling short distances, continued with more significant displacements and culminated his set-up with a definitive test with which he confirmed that he was at 100%: finished the preparation with a gallop from the goal to the entrance of the locker room tunnel at maximum speed.
All precaution is little before very demanding weeks at all levels. If he wants to continue being important at Barça and deserving of being called up for the World Cup, Dembélé cannot take risks or force. Even more so considering that he is an ‘explosive’ footballer who needs good physical condition to unbalance. He rested against Denmark because he didn’t quite have them all with him and he played against Mallorca because he successfully passed the tests he underwent before the match. It was not his best night, he was not fine in the overflow or in the final meters, but he got involved, ran like the best and helped a lot in defensive tasks.