23/09/2025
Ousmane Dembélé’s Ballon d’Or story is living proof of how much managers can shape a player’s career.
Sometimes all it takes is just one coach who believes in you and puts you in the right role.
At Barcelona, Dembélé was exciting but frustrating, too inconsistent, too many injuries, and often the wrong decisions on the ball. He left with people doubting if he’d ever fulfil his potential.
Then Luis Enrique changed everything. He didn’t just stick him out wide, he reinvented him.
At PSG, Dembélé was trusted centrally, learned when to pass, when to shoot, when to dribble, and added intensity to his pressing.
That shift turned him into a complete forward, a Champions League match-winner, and now a Ballon d’Or winner.
That’s the power of the right manager. Look at Cole Palmer under Maresca, you already sense the stagnation. Without the right coach, talent can get stuck. With the right one, like Enrique, it can explode.
Look what belief and proper coaching did for Dembélé, this is what Amorim must do with our players. ❤️💪
