Maturing Dembele’s World Cup form is great news for Barcelona

There’s always been chatter surrounding Ousmane Dembele, and some of it not too complimentary.

In this column previously, I’ve certainly been guilty of dwelling on the more negative aspects of his game.

But credit where it’s due.

The Frenchman has done a real job of late of shutting mouths. Including my own. Or at least shutting down any talk of the lightning fast wide man not being world class.

It’s abundantly clear that when Dembele is ‘on it,’ there aren’t many defenders that can live with him.

Yes, a little polish to his end product wouldn’t go amiss at times, but now isn’t the time to dissect that area of his game.