Alexi Lalas lambasted ‘terrible’ Ousmane Dembele at halftime of the World Cup Ultimate between France and Argentina after the winger was hauled off within the forty first minute.
Dembele helped Argentina open the scoring after his foul on Angel di Maria led to a Lionel Messi penalty objective, whereas di Maria’s objective within the thirty sixth minute on the finish of a counterattack prolonged the rating to 2-0.
5 minutes after that, Dembele and Olivier Giroud have been each hauled off, with Dembele getting closely criticized on the FOX halftime present.
Ousmane Dembele took down Angel di Maria within the field, resulting in a Lionel Messi penalty objective
‘He acquired subbed within the forty first minute, he ought to’ve been taken out after quarter-hour,’ Lalas mentioned.
‘Terrible, completely terrible on that proper hand facet together with this dumb, dumb play to take down di Maria.’
Landon Donovan added to Lalas’ sentiment, saying Dembele was caught in ‘no man’s land’ earlier than bringing down di Maria within the field.
‘[Di Maria] completely abused [Dembele] Rob, and I’ve an issue with trendy wingers, in these moments they do not know how one can defend.’
In the meantime, Di Maria was lauded because the ‘participant of the half’ by Clint Dempsey after his contributions to each targets.
If Argentina can maintain onto their lead, it might be Messi’s first World Cup title.
