Unacceptable statements by Sampaoli: “Dembele plays like an autistic person, so does Mbappe”

He overstepped the bounds o Jorge Sampaoli. The Argentine coach used unacceptable language when commenting on the performance of the French national team, referring to Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappewhich did not offer the expectations in the last Euro.

“Dembele plays like an autistic. He starts an attack by himself and finishes it again by himself. He doesn’t have the ability to make a teammate shine. He only knows how to do it for himself. Bape is kind of like that“said Sampaoli, who has been unemployed since last September and with such positions it will probably take a long time to find his next team.

The 64-year-old coach won the 2015 Copa America with Chile, but then had a less than successful career with the Argentine national team and clubs such as Sevilla, Marseille, Santos, Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo.

Jorge Sampaoli (Argentine coach): “France’s performance at EURO 2024? Dembele (former Barca player) plays like an autistic. He doesn’t have the ability to make a team-mate shine, he only knows how to shine himself. Mbappe is a bit like that.” pic.twitter.com/gM6OUbbDb0

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