Ousmane Dembélé (@ousmanedembele07) • FacebookWhat makes a good player great, and a great player the best? Based on those answers, one player stood out above all the others: a kid called Ousmane Dembélé, then a youth player yet to make a first-team appearance at Rennes. After all, Dembélé had not scored more than 10 league goals in a season since his debut campaign at Rennes. This curious-motivated talent who once scored penalties with either foot, and even took corners with either foot, quietly became the main man. I still don’t know exactly what makes a good player great but I am closer to an answer.

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2025 05:42 UTC