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Booked for a clean steal of the ball after having been repeatedly fouled by the defender who wasn’t booked until late in the match. Only in Spain
19 - Lamine Yamal
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Never know? The chance of the card being revoked is 0.
Too much dribbling when it is not needed.
Well, playing without the ball has gotten better than in previous matches, but there are still problems. He has to chase the opposing left-back, otherwise against stronger opponents it will be the same as against Benfica, when their left-back wore down the right flank of Barcelona's defense.
But fans usually look at what a player does on the ball, forgetting that on average a player possesses the ball for 3 -5 minutes per match. And just as important is what he does for the remaining 85 minutes.
If Yamal's problem of playing without the ball is not solved, you will remember my words after the big matches.
Well, playing without the ball has gotten better than in previous matches, but there are still problems. He has to chase the opposing left-back, otherwise against stronger opponents it will be the same as against Benfica, when their left-back wore down the right flank of Barcelona's defense.
But fans usually look at what a player does on the ball, forgetting that on average a player possesses the ball for 3 -5 minutes per match. And just as important is what he does for the remaining 85 minutes.
If Yamal's problem of playing without the ball is not solved, you will remember my words after the big matches.
KingLeo10
Senior Member
To contextualize, Messi in 14/15 was averaging 10+ dribbles a game across a CL campaign where we played PSG x 4, City x 2, Bayern x 2 and Juve x 1
Not taking anything away from how amazing Lamine is but damn, the GOAT was a menace
BusiTheKing
Senior Member
The yellow was more for the combined complaint and kicking away the ball.
In La Liga you can kick away the ball all you want if you do it nonchalantly. But if you do it in visual frustration then it's an immediate yellow.
In La Liga you can kick away the ball all you want if you do it nonchalantly. But if you do it in visual frustration then it's an immediate yellow.
It also often depends what color shirt you wear.
Temptation
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Good post. Messi was levels above as a dribbler. Yamal is a very different kind of player.To contextualize, Messi in 14/15 was averaging 10+ dribbles a game across a CL campaign where we played PSG x 4, City x 2, Bayern x 2 and Juve x 1
Not taking anything away from how amazing Lamine is but damn, the GOAT was a menace
Temptation
Well-known member
The issue is that he's a bit selfish sometimes. Needs to stay humble and keep working hard to maintain his level. Neymar is not the best idol to have in that regard.
serghei
Senior Member
Can't really complain the ref allowed some dirty plays considering Gavi should have been off in the first 15 mins if the ref applies the rules by the book. We have two clear yellows here in succession.
So... let's not moan about the refs in this round.
Lamine has insane ability on the ball, not only for his age but for all ages already, he's gonna be huge if he has the brain for the elite level. Football ability is all there and it can only improve if his head is screwed on properly.
So... let's not moan about the refs in this round.
Lamine has insane ability on the ball, not only for his age but for all ages already, he's gonna be huge if he has the brain for the elite level. Football ability is all there and it can only improve if his head is screwed on properly.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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The Spanish Maestro
Iniesta Ultra
Senior Member
way too often his teammates watch him dribble barely making movement why we rarely see one twos nor productive combos
Fermin tried but he's too anxious
Fermin tried but he's too anxious
MonteCuler
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Should be
Pretty sure the coaching staff adviced him to be as well
Also I don't understand the humble talk. He's fairly humble for his age and what he has achieved so far. Actually one would expect him to be much less humble.
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Mike the Knife
Only an injury could derail his very certain path to legend - he has a quality only the greatest to have played this game had and you hear it from opponents & legends themselves. There’s no point denying it, whatever his final score will be, he defines this generation…at 17 - *Unless a career impacting injury
Even Messi never experienced similar at that age in terms of performance, prominence & the team’s dependance on those very young shoulders. Yet, inexplicably, he seems to thrive in it which is unprecedented for a professional athlete. So I think fans should accept it rather than debate if, it’s only about how great will he become - there’s only one direction for his trajectory, I hope he is here for most of that career because the possibilities are mental
Even Messi never experienced similar at that age in terms of performance, prominence & the team’s dependance on those very young shoulders. Yet, inexplicably, he seems to thrive in it which is unprecedented for a professional athlete. So I think fans should accept it rather than debate if, it’s only about how great will he become - there’s only one direction for his trajectory, I hope he is here for most of that career because the possibilities are mental
Long hair Messi in 06/07 and 07/08 averaged 7.1 and 8.4 completed dribbles per 90. Holy sh!t. Even in his last season at 35, he still averaged like near 4 successful dribbles per game.To contextualize, Messi in 14/15 was averaging 10+ dribbles a game across a CL campaign where we played PSG x 4, City x 2, Bayern x 2 and Juve x 1
Not taking anything away from how amazing Lamine is but damn, the GOAT was a menace
But Messi from very beginning was extremely high volume dribbler.
Yamal has attempted much more this season compared to last season and Euro. He plays more like a protagonist now.
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