Every top pro is more than proficient in their passing and shooting. There is almost nothing more that can be taught to pros on that front. It is not the technique that is the problem really for Dembele but it's more to do with when he chooses to pass/shoot or not, and that certainly can be changed with coaching.
The short 1-2 touch passing style Poch is trying to employ is not that hard technically as the pass more often only goes 10 yards or less. In preseason you can see we are working very hard on moving the ball quickly and giving the player on the ball options. The lack of movement from our players under the previous two managerial incumbents was shocking but Poch looks to be changing this thankfully if preseason is anything to go by.
There is nothing wrong with Dembele's passing technique nor shooting really IMO, it is the decision he makes when he breaks past a player that he seems to get wrong. He's losing the advantage he has just gained by beating a player through indecision. I wouldn't mind if he tried a few speculative passes or shoots every now and then. Anyway if Poch can get him to move the ball on a bit quicker when he beats his man, which he can do almost at will, then we'll have a different player on our hands this season.
