Playing with a 16-year-old is not normal in professional football. Even less so in the elite. And Lamine Yamal He was not only a starter at Barça Xavibut he was the best player of the season, even though now they want to give this honorary title to the fugitive Gundogan. Turning two 17-year-old boys into undisputed players, as he did Xavi con Cubarsi y Lamine Yamalit is even less normal. From seeing them so much and, due to their good performance, we often forget their age. Cubarsiplaying as a defender, and with the centre-backs exposed at Barça, it could have been reckless. But his unusually precise way of bringing the ball out of play not only improved the performance of the whole team but also led him to the Spanish national team. If it was very strange to play with two 17-year-old players, doing it with three, as he is doing Flick con Cubarsi, Bernal y Lamine Yamal It should fill pages in every newspaper in the world.
Three 17-year-old players (not 18, not 20, which would still be very young) is an extraordinary fact. We have made it normal, from seeing them in the line-up so often, and it is not. It is a success, first of all for these specific players, who show enormous talent and uninhibited self-confidence in equal parts. But it is a success for the Club, for La Masia and a source of pride for Barça. Seeing the left-footed player Marc Bernalat his age and with his inexperience, many details of two reference midfielders like Sergio Busquets y Guardiolait is a huge satisfaction. Having three minors in the photo of each match does not give points or titles, but it is a phenomenon that gives Barça something that it has been lacking since the farewell of Messi: Club self-esteem.
