Ousmane Dembélé swallowed frogs and knew how to face, with professionalism, the bad drink of the punishment by the fans, who was able to openly reproach him for his displeasure at the way he has led his future in this winter market, where he not only rejected the renewal offer, but also turned a deaf ear to the possibility of leaving this January. The public wanted to throw it in his face: when he jumped on the band to warm up, the first whistles were heard, which were not massive, because Xavi ‘protected’ the player by making him jump to warm up together with Sergio Busquets and Gavi.
When he jumped onto the field, the boos multiplied, and more so because the substituted was Adama Traoré, who has dazzled the fans with his game and performance. Here Xavi also tried not to drag the situation out too long, immediately bringing out Sergio Busquets and Gavi to stop the whistles.
Dembélé was located on the right wing and heard the first reproaches in the first ball he touched. The whistles increased in his second and third action, but by the fourth time he received the ball, some applause began to be heard, which grew more as the game progressed, especially because Ousmane began to grow on the field and complete interesting actions. So much so that in the end they had won the applause at the opening whistles.
Thus, Dembélé can breathe easy: He ended up pardoned by a good part of the fans. Of course, football has little memory, for better and for worse. When he goes out to the Camp Nou again, some whistles will surely still be heard, and if any action fails, they will be redoubled. But the feeling is that the worst is over for the French striker and that the only thing he will have to manage is the little patience that the stands will have, from now on, with his mistakes.