Lamine Yamal, injured, is he playing too much?

It is the new jewel in the Spanish crown. Lamine Yamal perhaps only has one fault, that of being so strong that his coaches no longer dare to put him on the bench. After an almost full first professional season, at only 16 years old, the FC Barcelona winger has not been spared since the restart.

Of his club’s first 11 official matches, Lamine Yamal started 10, and he rarely came off during the game. With Spain, Luis de la Fuente also had difficulty without his player- key, and the new No. 10 of La Roja played 90 minutes on Saturday evening against Denmark (1-0). As he came out dragging his feet, after having taken a lot of blows, the Catalan press is worried about the prodigy.

The Spanish coach does not want to rest Lamine Yamal

Is Lamine Yamal playing too much? The question is legitimate, but for the Spanish coach, he is not the main responsible. “I already told you the other day about the percentage of minutes spent playing for a national team: 3.5% of all total minutes. It’s a FIFA study that I advise you to consult: 3.5%”, recalled Luis de la Fuente to the media at the beginning of October.

The coach of the European champions considers that it is up to Barça to ensure the health of its player, and that the national team, unlike other examples from other countries (randomly, from France), is not an optional appointment.
“It is easier to manage a footballer if I have 60 or 70 matches with him than if I have one a month, especially when we play for qualifications, European championships, prestige… A responsibility which, as a team, is bigger than any club. We represent an entire country. I don’t believe that the responsibility of managing playing time or not lies with us, although we also do it when we deem it appropriate.he pleaded.