19 - Lamine Yamal

[JamDav1982]

Make him Number 10... even if against rules fuck it.

These are the shirts that are going to be selling like hot cakes soon.

 

[Devils]

Cruel as a hell he didn't have two golazo's to his name today.

Absolute stunning player. Left me speechless.

 

[Horatio]

Sure to have brought a smile on Messi's face today.

 

[FCMessi]

This formula of 70/20, 60/30 split is stupid.

Just do 45/45 and let the better player play proportionally more minutes.

Every player should only be as good as their last game unless there is no back up.

 

[Temptation]

Sure to have brought a smile on Messi's face today.

Only money can make that happen.


Well, money and a private room with Suarez at the Camp Nou.

 

[JamDav1982]

Nah the World Cup and completing football brought the biggest smile to the GOAT.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

Post match presser Xavi says everything PC about Yamal then slips in he has a lot of competition at Barca. Only real competition is Xavi starting retards over him.

 

[FCBarca]

Just have to manage him physically. Seems to have one of those bodies that can bounce around the challenges though. But can't be starting every game.

Watch that, and watch the Saudi's too. Gotta imagine they may offer him a ridiculous unmatchable contract.

Depends on the player/family too. Silly money can never be ruled out but agree that he is so special that it's imperative he is managed cautiously to avoid a physical overload at such a young age that his body will not be able to support yet

May seem premature but even 16 year old Leo was not playing heavy minutes initially and he was arguably at his apex as a direct attacking footballer. We all know the outcome of Ansu's unfortunate meniscus tear that was really an innocuous sequence on the pitch

We all should be brimming with excitement for the kid but also exude some patience to allow the kid to mature more physically before he is heavily overplayed. There's still a strong school of thought that even lifting weights at this age is too soon for developing bones/frame

What a player though, his potential is through the roof

 

[malvolio]

Our first wonderkid from La Masia that might turn worldclass, since Busquets?

 

[JohnN]

Damn... the no. 1 reason to tune in for Barca matches. Great talent!

 

[xavisionary]

Our first wonderkid from La Masia that might turn worldclass, since Busquets Jeffren?

Fixed that for you

 

[JamDav1982]

Busquets was not a wonder kid or much expected from and not really a la masia product either.

Thiago probably last highly rated to be world class at some point.

 

[Porque]

Munir possibly.

 

[malvolio]

Munir possibly.

Many were labelled as wonderkids but they didn't turn into world class players. Some were good/very good players, some were pure trash.

 

[BBZ8800]

What's interesting I don't remember messi at 16 being constantly in the first team. If I'm correct messi was on the first team (constantly ) at the age of 18.

The team was way better back then.
When Messi emerged, he was competing with Ronaldinho, Etoo, Guily and Larsson for 1 out of 3 spots in the attack.
Ronaldinho was the best player in the world.
Etoo was top3 attacker in the world.
Guily played a CL final with Monaco.
Larsson was among the most lethal strikers in Europe for 15 years.

Today we have Lewa, Ferran, Raph, Fati.
Lewa is okish, but finished.
The other 3 would have played at Betis in 2005'.
The other thing: for people who want Yamal to play a lot, remember that Alex Ferguson was giving only 20-is minutes per Season to a 18-19 years old CR7 at Man Utd.
And young Messi also wasn't a starter.

The coach needs to control the kids and don't allow them to lose their heads.
Our last two gems:
1. Gavi, played too much and hasn't improved at all since debut season
2. Fati, lost his head and bought his own hype and suffered horrible injuries