After shocking fans with the manner in which he took his penalty kick against Liverpool on Tuesday night, the star player for Paris Saint-Germain, Ousmane Dembele, has provided an explanation as to why he has chosen to take penalties with his supposedly weaker foot.
The match at Anfield was a thrilling contest that went all the way to extra time and penalties, where Luis Enrique’s team emerged victorious. Dembele scored a goal in the 12th minute to tie the score and bring Paris Saint-Germain at an equal footing with Liverpool.
Desire Doue scored the game-winning penalty kick shortly after Gianluigi Donnarumma denied both Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones. The Parisian team was flawless from 12 yards out, and Desire Doue was the one who took the kick.
From the point of view of Paris Saint-Germain, there were a few fine penalties, but none of them were better than Dembele’s. After shocking fans with the manner in which he took his penalty kick against Liverpool on Tuesday night, the star player for Paris Saint-Germain, Ousmane Dembele, has provided an explanation as to why he has chosen to take penalties with his supposedly weaker foot.
The match at Anfield was a thrilling contest that went all the way to extra time and penalties, where Luis Enrique’s team emerged victorious. Dembele scored a goal in the 12th minute to tie the score and bring Paris Saint-Germain at an equal footing with Liverpool.
Desire Doue scored the game-winning penalty kick shortly after Gianluigi Donnarumma denied both Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones. The Parisian team was flawless from 12 yards out, and Desire Doue was the one who took the kick.
From the point of view of Paris Saint-Germain, there were a few fine penalties, but none of them were better than Dembele’s.
The France international appeared to be preparing to take the penalty kick with his left foot, but instead he switched to his right foot and smashed the ball into the top corner of the goal.
Fans spoke highly of the penalty, praising it as one of the best they had ever witnessed. They were impressed by his extraordinary ability to switch the foot he was striking with.
The forward who formerly played for Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund is possibly the most two-footed player in the world of football, and he has already provided an explanation for why he chooses to take penalties with his right foot.
When asked about the reason he takes penalties with his weak foot, Dembele explains.
When Dembele was playing for Rennes many years ago, an interviewer asked him if he was left or right footed. He responded by saying, “Left footed.” An interviewer asked him this question. I’m more of a left-footed person, yes.
Dembele responded to the reporter’s question about why he takes penalties with his right peg by saying, “Because I shoot better with my right foot.” The reporter noted that Dembele takes penalties with his right peg.
Due to the fact that Dembele is skilled with both feet, it is extremely challenging and unpredictable for goalkeepers to determine which foot he will use to attempt to make a save.
The same thing happened at Euro 2024, when he sent Diogo Costa in the wrong direction during France’s penalty shootout victory over Portugal in July.
TransferMarkt reports that during his professional career, he has only taken four penalties in competitive games, excluding shootouts. During the Copa del Rey, he scored three of them and missed one of them for Barcelona.
Following Kylian Mbappe’s departure, Dembele has been used as a false nine and has stepped up his performance. He has scored 29 goals and assisted on six others across all competitions. Dembele has been deployed under Luis Enrique.
