Ousmane Dembele has never had an issue with muscular issues in the past. That’s the good news. Ernesto Valverde has come out and said that being a speedy player, it may have been his lack of experience in dealing with muscle pain to understand the severity of his condition prior to the tendon actually rupturing in the game against Getafe.
This means that Ernesto Valverde is looking at the same team sans Munir, Douglas, Sergi Samper and Marlon Santos, now all out on loan, that he had the moment that Neymar left for France. With every first team player with the exception of Rafinha currently seen as an option, Valverde will have to use the magical touch he had with Paulinho and Denis Suarez against Getafe to get the best out of his line-ups.
The 20-year-old winger may be out until 2018, so Valverde’s plan to showcase the squad’s depth will be on full display with games against Eibar, Girona, Sporting CP in the Champions League and Las Palmas all happening within the next two weeks.
The Barcelona Podcast duo broke down some of Valverde’s options in the latest installment of the ‘The Barcelona Podcast’.
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