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Stephan seems to like Dembele having started him in each friendly so far. And Dembele has replied with 4 goals - impressive goals at that.
It's clear the lad is talented but, as you say, he must improve his work without the ball. Poku has the wide left berth and Stephan wants Chair in the middle so it's likely Dembele would play wide left as he did last Saturday. If we continue with the current two LBs, this will be a problem if Dembele doesn't copy what Smyth does in helping out his fullback.
Indeed, I get that. It'll be very interesting to see what Stephan goes for because he clearly likes Dembele, having picked him to start in all of the friendlies so far.
Just wanted to flag up the fact that Dembele has scored 4 goals in pre season, and with both feet. Poku looks like he's got the wide right slot and Stephan wants Chair to have the middle slot. That leaves the wide left slot.
Dembele has his weaknesses and he'll probably have an inexperienced LB behind him, but given those goals, does he deserve a starting place?
Just watched his interview on the offy. He comes across as a quiet and serious lad, which I like. I think he will take some time to adjust to this level, so I hope the crowd allows him that space.
If Celar is off, we'll see another striker come in and you'd think it would be one of Ba, Nkada or Tovide. I don't think Burrell will be first choice and, when Frey is fit, the unicorn could well be the starting striker.
I listened to it travelling to Loftus Road for the friendly today and had very similar thoughts. I find it annoying that he employs the typical politician's tactic of using 500 words to answer a question when 50 would suffice. It consumes time and gives a false impression of having a good command of the subject at hand.
We've also retained/given new contracts to Dunne, Varane, Cook, Walsh and Field this summer, deals that are equally if not more important than the new signings.
Celar was nowhere to be seen v Cardiff, as were all our strikers. It'll be interesting, and possibly telling, to see who is picked up front on Saturday.
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