On Tuesday, Uruguay will play a friendly game against France. Suarez will meet with his club teammate Dembele. Before the game, the Uruguay striker received an interview in which he said a few words about this controversial club teammate Dembele. About the controversy raised by the attitude of Dembele, Suarez believes that Dembele should take responsibility.
Recently, Dembele has been criticized for being late and his problematic attitude. Some reports say that Barcelona is considering to sell him because of his unprofessionality.
About the young French international, Suarez said, “It’s not because he hasn’t adapted to the locker room. His relationship with teammates is very harmonious. He is very happy. But like some people have said and Dembele himself may know, it is very important to clearly understand your own situation.”
“He should probably be more focused and be more responsible in some respects. He is still very young and can learn from the more experienced players around him. But he deserves to be in Barcelona.”
“Being a football player is really a privilege. He should focus his energy on football. In Barcelona’s locker room, there are many models of professional players, and he needs to be motivated by them.”
In fact, Suarez is not the first player to publicly say that Dembele is “unprofessional”. A few days ago, Pique reminded Dembele that he needed to be a player surrouded by football 24 hours a day. Barcelona’s former captain Puyol also suggested that he should reflect himself a little bit.