- May 5, 2004
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Dembele is an absolute perfect mix of strength and speed and will embarrass many a player, so I don’t think that shows up Kyle too much.He’s just physically not strong enough. Dembele in the nou camp was the perfect example. Will also get out muscled on set pieces. He can’t beat a man offensively and now doesn’t even try. If he wasn’t an academy product he’d be getting absolutely slated. Nowhere near good enough.
Of course there are question marks over his defending, but as for beating a man offensively, he’s a good dribbler and can do it. It’s all a question of confidence. At the moment he’s still playing it safe because he doesn’t want to lose possession. It’s the tricky thing being a young player trying to establish a place in the side, particularly a defender. Do you play it safe and try not to make mistakes? Or do you take risks to show your talent?