Spain warns Lamine Yamal

Quickly becoming a global phenomenon, Lamine Yamal has established himself as one of the best players on the football planet. At just 17 years old, the Spanish winger exudes maturity and disconcerting regularity. This summer, after an already impressive season with Barça, he competed in the Euro and was one of the great architects of La Roja’s final coronation. And after a short summer, he continued to play with his club. Since the start of the season, Lamine Yamal has already scored 5 goals and provided 5 assists (12 matches).

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But in Spain, if his level is unanimous and we highlight his precocity never seen before, we are also worried about the frantic pace he has experienced since the start of his career. At 17, the Spanish international (16 caps) is well on his way to a second season with more than 60 matches. An impressive pace, but also dangerous for your health. Called up by Spain during this truce, Lamine Yamal still risks being a starter and playing a series of matches. And Luis de la Fuente also answered this question at a press conference, believing that it was mainly up to Barça to preserve him during the season. “You have Lamine for 70 matches, I have him once a month. I don’t think the responsibility for resting him or not lies with the national team, but rather with those with whom he spends most of the time.he said.

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De La Fuente warns Lamine Yamal

The Spanish coach is constantly being challenged on this subject and some Barcelona followers would like La Roja to let him rest on certain matches. In Spain, the subject is growing and Luis de la Fuente wanted to be clear during an interview with Sports World this Saturday morning. The Catalan media logically questioned the 63-year-old coach about Lamine Yamal. And he obviously got excited for his player. “We must promote the work of the Federation and thank the attitude and behavior of Lamine and his entire family for agreeing to play with us (editor’s note: he was also coveted by Morocco who had also met him). It’s wonderful. And then, he is a footballer who, over time, we realize how very good and different he is. Lamine represents something different in national team football”he first said before continuing.“But let’s not forget that these are very young players. He’s a 17 year old kid, in the training phase. You will experience very difficult times, in which you will be questioned. He has made football history and that is when we will have to support him. This will happen to you, but for this you need to be well supported. And I’m not just talking at the family and advisory level, but also at the club level. It’s fantastic and you will always have it so that in those less good times they continue to help you continue to grow.”

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But after the outbreak, De La Fuente wanted to warn the player and his ability to manage his pace. “Maturity is a common characteristic of this type of player. When we see that he has this touch, I say that he is touched by this wand of God, which is different… These are players who, at 17, have nothing to do with a boy of their age . They are much more mature people, with a very significant degree of responsibility, who interpret and accept any proposal and situation that you propose to them because they are brilliant. But I also saw these footballers who fell into the water. Don’t make the mistake of wanting to walk faster than you need to, this can be wasted. You have to check that he plays football very well and the 1000 other details that are really important. This is now clear. And De La Fuente, who had been singled out for Gavi’s injury, also responded, explaining that as coach, he could not afford to leave players behind to please the clubs… Barça and Lamine Yamal have been warned, we will have to seriously manage ourselves to avoid burning our wings.