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Following an incredible 2024 that noticed him win the distinguished Kopa Trophy and the Golden Boy award, Lamine Yamal is being held as the following massive factor at Barcelona since Lionel Messi.
Comparisons with the Argentine have develop into fairly widespread now, with many anticipating Yamal to develop into the face of Barcelona within the years to return.
In a current function with Adidas, Yamal has supplied his ideas on Messi, whom he considers one in every of his position fashions. He additionally touched upon different subjects together with his trademark celebration.
Yamal’s tackle Lionel Messi
“I actually admire Messi’s persona, the persona that all the time seeks to win. He has received quite a lot of titles and Ballon d’Or, however he all the time needs extra,” Yamal mentioned.
“Even when he didn’t win the World Cup, he by no means stopped making an attempt. That’s one thing I like quite a bit, and it’s very tough. If you win a title, you may chill out a little bit bit, however he by no means did that.
“And definitely now he has the need to win extra titles and extra World Cups. That’s what I like most about him,” he added.
The younger winger lauded the Argentine’s means to dribble previous defenders with sheer effectivity, even in crunch video games.
“What I like most about Messi’s model is the convenience with which he performs. Being in a last and dribbling previous 3-4 gamers, no participant can try this. There could also be a participant who performs nicely for 2 years, however there is just one Messi,” he mentioned.
Yamal is a large admirer of Messi (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Pictures)
Yamal on monitoring again
Yamal additionally supplied his ideas on the concept of an attacking monitoring again and the significance of taking part in freely.
“If you play freely in assault, that is mirrored in your defensive efficiency, however little by little you mature on this matter, and also you develop into extra targeted on defending and serving to the group,” the attacker mentioned.
“It’s about focusing and altering the mindset and figuring out that you just’re defending and serving to the group. If you happen to don’t give your all in defence, you received’t get the ball in assault.
“I believe a participant performs at his finest when he performs as if he’s together with his associates, that’s a very powerful factor,” he added.
Yamal on his celebration
Lamine Yamal is sort of well-known for his trademark celebration and within the interview, he supplied a proof concerning the origin of the celebration.
“Every week earlier than my debut, I used to be hanging out with my associates at night time, pondering of how to have fun, and all of a sudden one in every of my associates prompt it to me, and fortuitously I scored a aim and celebrated like that.
“Since then individuals have began to acknowledge me due to this celebration. It has develop into related to me now and can stay eternally,” the attacker revealed.
“What anybody goals of is to have the ability to play within the Euros and see individuals carrying their jersey and doing their celebration. 5 years in the past they have been doing one other celebration and now they’re doing my celebration. It’s like a dream,” he concluded.
