I believe that all Tottenham fans will not be unfamiliar with Moussa Dembele. As a former midfielder, he is a player who combines contradictions. He's strong, but flexible; he's playing comprehensively, but often the most underrated; he's technically good, but he never shows off and only does his job.
Moussa Dembele was probably the hardest-working player in Thettenham Hotspur squad at the time, but also the most talented player, not only to work hard, but also to do every effort and do his best. Moussa Dembele has always been a hard-working player, forcing, intercepting, flying shovel, as long as Moussa Dembele is in the squad, there is no need to worry. Although Moussa Dembele started out as a frontcourt, he slowly became a midfielder in Fulham as his play matured, and when he arrived at Tottenham, he became a barrier in the midfield, blocking the opposing attack.
Physical conditions definitely give him an advantage in close-quarters hand-to-hand combat, and can use his physical fitness to do a good job of close defense or go forward to press closely, making it easier for him to defeat the opposing players in one-on-one defense, especially players who are not as big as him will suffer more in the confrontation. Defensively, Moussa Dembele's interceptions and pressing are his fortes, but he also contributes a lot in attack.
His ability to play the ball and his creativity often lead to a wonderful offensive organization again and again. At the peak of his creativity, he was one of the best in the team, the passing was threatening and aggressive, directly into the heart of the front, many attacks were organized by him, it was the beginning of the team's offensive, taking on the responsibility of turning from defense to attack, and the manager who worked with him at Fulham, Martin Joel, said that Moussa Dembele was the player he had ever seen with the ball. Of course, as he grew older, his state gradually declined, but there were still occasional strokes of God.
If you deliberately search for "highlights" of Moussa Dembele, you will find that most of them are clips of the ball. Indeed, the part he performed best on the offensive side was indeed the cross-ball. Moussa Dembele's initial exposure to football as a child did not have a goal, and he did not need to shoot, but only to maintain possession, so he had excellent footwork and skills, as well as the ability to control the ball and protect the ball, and these abilities that he had cultivated from an early age could also help him to do a good job in the game.
Usually after regaining possession, he starts to accelerate through the opposing player in midfield, then passes the ball to his teammates in front of him near the midfield line and organizes the attack. He is very flexible, often relying only on his footwork to break through at least two opponents, fake movements are also very skilled, coupled with his strong physical strength, the opposing players are not very effective in defending him, he can easily break through the opponent. With his peak state, it is absolutely not difficult to organize the attack after passing.
As he grew older, Moussa Dembele's physical fitness was naturally inferior to that of his youth, and he could no longer run all over the field, run up and down. Although the ball and passing can still maintain a certain level, the Premier League is a high-intensity competition after all, extremely physically demanding, and under Pochettino, it is more important to pay attention to a lot of tight pressure, so Moussa Dembele believes that he can no longer adapt to the intensity of the game and training, and applies to leave the team. In the end, he also successfully transferred to Guangzhou R&F and began a new page in his career.
"Fight all, cut off, rely on my breath to roll up the whole universe" Moussa Dembele, although not the most outstanding player in the team, he dedicated the peak of his entire player career to Tottenham, fighting every point of strength, and using every breath to support Tottenham's midfield line. Although he may not be the most prominent one on the field, he is certainly one of the most dedicated and hard-working players, and has been working quietly. I believe that all Tottenham fans will never forget him.