Dembele: PSG should come first, not individual players – Football News

Ousmane Dembele criticized Paris Saint-Germain’s performance in the defeat to Rennes and stressed that the players had to put the club before themselves.

PSG lost 3-1 to Rennes on Friday, meaning Lens could return to top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday if they beat Paris FC.

Luis Enrique’s side failed to win despite producing 3.62 expected goals (xG), their second-highest total without a win in all competitions under the Spaniard (4.54 against Newcastle United in the Champions League).

PSG have already lost six times after 35 games in all competitions this season (W21 D8), the highest total number of defeats after the same number of games in a single season since 2020-21 (eight).

Dembele, who scored PSG’s only goal in the defeat, believes his teammates need to show more fight if they want to repeat their performances from last season.

“We started the match very badly,” Dembélé said against Ligue 1+. “Rennes played a very good match, but I think we have to show more desire.

“Above all, we have to play for PSG to win games. If we play as individuals on the pitch, it won’t work. We won’t win the titles we want.”

“Last season we put the club above everything else, before thinking about ourselves. We have to rediscover that, especially in these games.”

“We know we are in the second half of the season. And Paris Saint-Germain must come first, not individual players.”

8 – Defeats Paris SG in Ligue 1 under QSI

Rennes – 8
Monaco – 7
Lyon – 6

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Rennes have now beaten PSG for the eighth time in Ligue 1 under QSI ownership (in 29 games) and are the team the Parisiens have lost to most in the top flight in that period.

Luis Enrique praised Rennes for their performance but called on his side to do better.

“It’s a difficult analysis to make because I think we dominated the first half and created a lot of chances, but we went into halftime trailing 1-0,” he told the club’s website.

“After that we created a lot. We almost expected four goals but only scored one, while Rennes scored less than two goals but scored three goals. Considering they were so efficient, they deserve to win.”

“We have to improve, we are annoyed because this result means a little less confidence for the team. And the opponent feels that he can win, and in that sense it is more difficult for us.”