Dembélé does not learn. That is the conclusion that exists between the technicians and medical services of the club after his umpteenth injury. The last of the French striker was staged on December 5 in Cádiz. The player left after the break, replacing a blurred Coutinho, but a few minutes after being on the pitch, Dembélé felt a sting in the back of his right thigh. When they realized the circumstance on the bench, they quickly asked him if he could continue. Dembélé was testing himself for a few minutes, finally giving the affirmative gesture, although he could no longer exploit all his virtues on the field, as he could barely overwhelm his rivals.
The next day, tests confirmed an elongation in the biceps femoris of the right leg -with all reservations because some leaks talk about a small break-, but without specifying the time of withdrawal in the statement. The first information, which came from the player's environment, pointed to between two to three weeks of absence.
In any case, the technicians consider that Dembélé made a mistakeSince if he had retired on time, he might have saved a good handful of days off. Ronald Koeman himself did not dare to set a date for his return to the pitch, limiting himself to pointing out that he is training alone.
The problem with French is that he cannot read his body well. His setback in Cádiz had much less serious consequences in the end than last season against Athletic Bilbao on matchday one. In that game, not only was he injured and continued on the field, playing the ninety minutes, but he refused to undergo the tests the next day., with the excuse that he had to attend to a series of professional commitments, going to train two days later and having to retire in the warm-up due to his discomfort in the back of his left leg. Tests confirmed that he had a hamstring tear, which took him off the pitch for five weeks. Needless to say, the anger of the then coach, Ernesto Valverde, was enormous.
On this occasion, it is clear that the Frenchman's injury is of a lesser scope, since if there is no setback, he will return in the next few days, but the problem remains latent with the young forward: As much as physical trainers and doctors insist, he cannot read his body well.