Dembele's retention problem has attracted the attention of countless Barca fans and directly affected the operation of the club's top management. Earlier, Barca mouthpiece media "Daily Sport" compared Dembele's data under the five Barca managers. The data shows that Dembele is the most efficient under Xavi, far surpassing the other 4 Barca managers. Let's take a look at the specific data.
During valverde's time, Dembele made 74 appearances, a total of 4215 minutes, scored 19 goals and assisted 15 times, and averaged 1 goal in 124 minutes; during the Sideon period, Dembele has been recuperating from injuries and missed 25 games; during the Koman period, he made 44 appearances, a total of 2699 minutes, scored 11 goals and assisted 5 times, with an average of 1 goal directly involved in 169 minutes; 1 appearance, 25 minutes, 0 goals and 0 assists during the Bajuan period. Under Harvey, Dembele made 20 appearances, 1148 minutes, scoring 2 goals and assisting 9 times, averaging 1 goal in 104 minutes.
From the specific data, the coaching periods of Saidin and Bajuan can be completely ignored, mainly compared with Valverde, Koeman and Xavi. It is clear from Dembele's performance in these three periods that his engagement and efficiency on the offensive end have increased significantly. On the one hand, it is due to Dembele's own physical condition; on the other hand, it is because of Harvey's tactical play.
During valverde and Koeman, Dembele could not get rid of the label of "glass man", repeating the plot of "charging for 2 hours and talking for 5 minutes". We can only glimpse his talent and strength from his intermittent performance, but Dembele's performance during this period is definitely discounted. Because many times he just came back and was injured again, he did not have a healthy physical state all the time, and his performance was difficult to say stable.
This problem was seen by Xavi before he took office, and he was determined to reorganize Barca's medical team and develop a targeted rehabilitation plan for key players. As a result, a magical scene appeared, during the Harvey period, Dembele rarely stayed away from injuries and became an "iron man" who could play continuously. In the past, seeing Dembele accelerate and change direction in the game, we couldn't help but pinch him for him, but now when we see Dembele with the ball, we are worried about whether the opponent can keep up with his pace and rhythm.
In addition, comparing the data of these three managers during their coaching periods, it can also be found that Dembele's goal-to-assist ratio is significantly unbalanced. He seems to have gone from being a scoring winger to an organizational winger, scoring fewer shots on goal, and making key passes from the bottom and cutting inside to make him a good one, for two main reasons.
One is Harvey's request. After the previous Dembele held the ball, he would generally choose to accelerate, and then use the terrifying left and right foot balancing ability combined with the change of direction to attack the opponent's defense. This style of play is very direct and lethal, but it is very easy to get injured. Now under Harvey, Dembele has played more reasonably. He is no longer obsessed with personal performance, but has more contact and understanding with his teammates.
The second is due to the joining of Aubameyang. We can clearly see that after Aubameyang joined, Dembele seemed to have changed his personality both on and off the field, and the two former Dortmund players had a bonding effect at Barca, and the doubles played a new performance.
At present, Harvey's reconstruction is progressing in an orderly manner, and the club's top brass is also actively reinforcing the team. Barca will become more mature and strong in the new season, which is a new opportunity for Dembele. If you turn around and leave when the team has been sinking for many years and finally see the hope of revival, it will be forever saddled with the infamy from Barca fans. And if he chooses to stay and grow with the team and move towards revival, he will be expected to completely reverse the previous bad character design and change from a sinner to a successful minister.