10 - Lamine Yamal

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

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.”

 

[DonAK]

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.

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.