10 - Lamine Yamal

KingLeo10 said:

Messi had injuries but he was a lot more dedicated to his craft than this lad seems to be. I still see minimal improvement on his shooting or other facets of his game - still reliant on that Arjen Robben cut shot (to be fair, that is a brilliant shot but it's too predictable now).

I really value his talent but he and his entourage are not very likable unless they are producing big results for Barcelona.

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Most 18 year old players aren't supposed to be the finished product. Even Messi wasn't, and shouldn't be a comparison anyway since Messi is the greatest of all time and won't be surpassed.

In fact the only 18 year old in history that was polished was probably R9?

His shooting have definitely improved since the start of last season even if it's still inconsistent. Him cutting in all the time is a habit that started this season. He would usually go outside too.

His lack of 1v1s vs. PSG makes sense now btw with his injury.

If he is truly injured

KingLeo10 said:

Messi had injuries but he was a lot more dedicated to his craft than this lad seems to be. I still see minimal improvement on his shooting or other facets of his game - still reliant on that Arjen Robben cut shot (to be fair, that is a brilliant shot but it's too predictable now).

I really value his talent but he and his entourage are not very likable unless they are producing big results for Barcelona.

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Based on what you really have no idea if he trains hard or not. Just what is reported in the media which is mostly exaggerated

Fati_Future_BallonDor said:

According to AS, Yamal was feeling some discomfort after the defeat to PSG and told De la Fuente that he felt “it would be best to rest for the next two weeks.”
However, it seems that the Spain boss wasn’t too happy with Yamal’s idea. He reportedly told the teenager that “if he could play against Sevilla, he could also play for the national team.”
Yamal went back to Barcelona and told them all about his conversation which led to Deco getting in touch with Aitor Karanka. The response was reportedly “just as unsympathetic as the national team coach.”

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To me, it's normal, like international coaches would always call their best players.

France did a similar thing when they called Dembele for the last Intl break, even after Dembele was taken off in PSG's game before the break due to a thigh injury, he was still called and injured in his first game for them (funny enough, he'll be called again once fit). Portugal recently just called Joao Neves, who PSG rested against us, and PSG fans are hitting back, which is also expected (a similar thing would happen here). Funny enough, I believe Flick would've called Yamal to the National team if he were Spain's coach, cause if you're fit to play your club games, then the coaches would feel that you can play international games.

For Yamal, the best should be what happened as he would be rested for the Sevilla game and in turn wouldn't be called to play for Spain in the next week.

I blame the midget succubus draining his vril and injuring his bones.

An excorcism is in order.

Miss you mister. Without you it just isn't the same.

Speaking about Lamine, this is an easy 2-1 if he isn't selfish vs PSG. Kid has a lot to learn. He has 2 open players there. Especially rashford has an empty half of the net.