It’s no coincidence that Barcelona have didn’t win the 2 video games that Lamine Yamal didn’t begin for the workforce, with the defeat towards Actual Sociedad being the newest one.
In any case, the 17-year-old is already the heartbeat of the workforce in assault and is the single-largest inventive presence for the Blaugrana below Hansi Flick.
Yamal’s newest harm sees him miss out on becoming a member of up with the Spanish nationwide workforce, however the remaining he’ll get in consequence could be what his physique requires after a busy begin to the season.
Deco speaks on Yamal
Talking to the media in a current interview, Barcelona sporting director Deco explored the subject of Lamine Yamal in depth addressing not solely his expertise but in addition the current harm blow that the participant suffered.
He started by addressing the elephant within the room, Yamal’s harm, and the way the participant was on the time of the interview.
“I believe every thing was despatched to the Spanish Soccer Federation. When a participant has a bodily drawback, medical doctors discuss to these of the federations. Within the case of Pruna, who has been in soccer and Barça for a few years, he is aware of all of them,” he mentioned on the steps taken by Barcelona to make sure he doesn’t journey to the nationwide workforce.
“The RFEF decides whether or not the participant ought to journey or not, and within the case of Lamine, for all of the checks they did to him, they are saying that he doesn’t must journey. From right here, we’ll deal with it and care for it so that he’s again as quickly as potential,” he added.
Deco was then requested why Yamal even travelled with the workforce to the Basque nation if he was injured, to which he mentioned,
“The supervisor has the rule to summon them, all of them come after which selections are made earlier than making the squad record. Lamine had a doubt as a result of, in the course of the morning coaching, he observed discomfort in a dash.”
At present injured. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Photos)
“As he was already right here, the choice was made to journey and the choice was made to not embrace him in the course of the afternoon. This will occur many instances,” he added.
On Yamal’s contractual state of affairs
The sporting director was then quizzed on whether or not there was concern within the Catalan capital over shedding the participant within the years to come back, particularly given how he has attracted curiosity from throughout the globe.
“It’s regular for a participant like Lamine or others now we have to arouse the curiosity of golf equipment, it’s regular. We all know what the market is like and what the golf equipment are like.”
“Lamine may be very younger however he’s very mature for his age. I think about and I see that he’s joyful to be right here,” he added.
He then added that the participant is aware of he has what it takes to go down as a legend on the largest membership on the earth and that his leaving, thus, was unbelievable.
“With every thing in entrance of him at Barça, I might dare to say that it is rather tough to vary for one more membership.”
“A participant that Barça has and who can have a spectacular historical past within the membership I don’t suppose he’ll change it for one more, however that’s one thing that touches us. We’re very proud of Lamine, he must be valued just like the others and should construct his story,” he elaborated.
Barcelona very proud of Yamal. (Photograph by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Photos)
Lastly, he transmitted calmness over the state of affairs because the sporting director and ensured that every thing was below management.
“We’re calm, there isn’t a concern on this regard however the membership has to do what it has to do. There’s nothing else.”
“As a lot as you might have contracts and clauses, an important factor is that the gamers really feel joyful and cozy and wish to make historical past within the membership, it’s an important factor,” he concluded.
On comparisons with Lionel Messi
Lastly, Deco touched on the subject of evaluating Yamal to Messi and whether or not it did extra hurt than good to the participant to put him below such stress.
“I don’t suppose evaluating him with Leo is an issue for him however a delight for him. I don’t know if it’s good or unhealthy, it depends upon him. It’s rising and I don’t see it as an issue,” he mentioned
“Ultimately, everybody has their very own story, it doesn’t examine. However I perceive that in Barça comparisons of gamers are made, soccer is all the time like that,” he added.
On the identical time, nonetheless, he admitted that the teenager was distinctive in his personal method and that he would thus carve out a spot of his personal in historical past.
“However Lamine is exclusive, it’s his life, he has his life story and the one factor he has is the coincidence of being in the identical membership as Leo and being precocious in his look though in several conditions.”
Talking on the variations between Messi and Yamal’s roles at Barcelona, he said how there was an enormous distinction within the membership’s conditions between when the 2 gamers rose to prominence.
“Leo arrived at a membership and entered a dynamic of a extra made workforce and Lamine is being a part of a revolution, of a reconstruction of the membership. They’re totally different moments.”
Supply: Mundo Deportivo