Lamine Yamal has been merely sensational for FC Barcelona and the Spanish nationwide group over the previous yr or so, firmly cementing his standing as top-of-the-line younger footballers throughout the globe.
Simply 17 years previous, the teenage sensation gained the Kopa Trophy and the Golden Boy Award for 2024 following his heroics with Barça and Spain, with whom he gained the UEFA Euro 2024.
The affect and affect that he has on the Blaugrana was clear over the previous few weeks because the group struggled for wins in La Liga in his injury-enforced absence.
However as quickly as he returned to the beginning XI final night time in opposition to RCD Mallorca, the La Masia wonderkid led his group to an emphatic victory.
Lamine doesn’t rating sufficient objectives, claims pundit
Lamine’s efficiency final night time in opposition to Mallorca was merely sensational as he not solely gained a penalty within the second half that allowed Barcelona to make it 2-1 earlier than aiding Raphinha for his second purpose with a surprising trivela move.
Lamine starred for Barcelona vs Mallorca. (Picture by Rafa Babot/Getty Photos)
Nevertheless, former soccer agent turned pundit, Josep Maria Minguella, was vital of the 17-year-old Barcelona rising star’s goalscoring capability, claiming that the teenager wants to attain extra steadily.
“Barça play 70% of the video games in opposition to inferior opponents. Lamine lacks one thing… he doesn’t have a purpose, he doesn’t have the objectives he may have,” stated Minguella on Beteve (h/t SPORT).
“Raphinha, for instance, has extra. What Lamine does he does properly, however he lacks. Robben, in his place, scored objectives all over, as a result of he would hook it along with his left foot and shoot. An attacker has to attain, in any other case he’s lacking one thing.”
Lamine, thus far this season, has netted six objectives from 18 video games throughout all competitions, though he was responsible of spurning some first rate possibilities throughout final night time’s sport in opposition to Mallorca.
It should be remembered that Lamine remains to be solely 17 years previous and nonetheless wants to shine some elements of his sport. With extra publicity and expertise, the La Masia wonderkid will solely get even higher.