 Former midfielder Jermaine Jenas, a teammate of Dembélé's at Tottenham, praised his "passing ability", remarking that the Belgian is "very good technically", while also comparing him to a vacuum cleaner insofar as he "sucks in all the pressure and then releases the ball at the perfect time.If you try to get tight to him, he is strong enough to hold you off and has the ability to look at you and go past you in the blink of an eye.If you drop off him, he is happy too.