Teamwork illuminates Moussa’s marvel

• Dembele’s well-worked group idea nominated for a FIFA Puskás Award
• It concerned all 11 Celtic players, 25 passes, a rabona and a backheel
• The goalscorer has been lauded by some of Europe’s heading coaches

Moussa Dembele spent many of final deteriorate being showered with praise. Pep Guardiola described him as “exceptional”, while Zinedine Zidane pronounced he entirely accepted since his associate countryman had turn “one of a many talked about immature strikers in Europe”.

“He isn’t usually scoring goals – he is scoring large goals, critical goals,” pronounced Zidane. “That to me is always a pointer of a good player. we played with a biggest strikers, Ronaldo, [Thierry] Henry, Raul, and we knew on a biggest occasions they would win we games – and Dembele is already display that.”

With such adulation, inevitably, came speculation. It was widely reported in Jan that a afterwards 20-year-old was set for a £30 million pierce to Chelsea, while Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal were also heavily linked.

Celtic, though, hold on to their esteem asset. Manager Brendan Rodgers, asked progressing about a reported £15 million bid, done that idea clear. “15m? That’s his left toe,” pronounced a former Liverpool manager.

“I worked with Didier Drogba during Chelsea and we consider Moussa’s of that ilk,” Rodgers added. “The child is clearly one of a good intensity strikers in a world.”

1 year, 3 trophies and 32 goals given @MDembele_10 hermetic for #CelticFC! pic.twitter.com/oJ76GB87QS

— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) 24 Jun 2017

Yet for all a regard lavished on Dembele and his grant to Celtic’s fourth domestic three-way – achieved but losing a singular diversion – it was not particular luminosity that warranted him a assignment for a Puskás Award.

Instead, and by his possess fervent admission, a interest of his shortlisted strike – one that hermetic a hat-trick in a 5-2 win during St Johnstone – emanates from a grant of a collective.

All 11 Celtic players were concerned in a move, with 25 passes capped by an doubtful rabona from right-back Mikael Lustig and a pleasant back-heel from Callum McGregor to set adult a shot. “It combined another few million onto Dembele’s cost tag, momentarily incited Lustig into Maradona and had Celtic fans bragging about Total Football,” reported a following day’s Daily Record newspaper.

Lustig described it as “a good goal,” admitting: “I’m not certain I’ve been partial of one like it before.” 

25 uninterrupted passes to build adult from GK to idea scorer.The beauty of that idea is a group work @celticfc âš½#SimpleFootball @dembelition https://t.co/Kqgre85MIV

— Moussa Dembélé (@MDembele_10) 25 Sep 2017

The scorer, besides quoting a late, good Johan Cruyff on Twitter, also revelled in carrying been a partial of something special. “It was one of a best group goals I’ve been concerned in since there was a lot of technical things in there, penalty-box skills,” pronounced Dembele. “This idea was a pleasure for me.”

A pleasure for Dembele to score, and a pleasure for a universe to watch. But usually you, the FIFA.com users, can confirm who collects a Puskás Award, so don’t forget to cast your vote.

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