FC Barcelona coach Xavi has literally fallen in love with a nugget from the Catalan club.
Xavi knows how to recognize a talented player when he sees one. This is the case with Lamine Yamal. Author of a decisive pass and elected man of the match during the stunning victory of FC Barcelona against Villarreal (4-3), Sunday in La Liga, the young prodigy of Barça (16 years old) was applauded by the opposing supporters on his exit from the field, the Blaugrana coach not failing to also greet the crack in a press conference after the meeting.
“Expectations are very high with Lamine Yamal and even more when we see him play. But he is not a starter because of a whim of the coach, he is considered capable of making the differencedid he declare. He’s a different player, who’s ready, who makes the right choices… That’s the most important thing in football, decision-making. Lamine Yamal’s decision making is almost always correct and good, and on many occasions he makes the best decision. »
“He is a player who will mark an era”
For the Catalan technician, the former resident of La Masia is quite simply ” extraordinary “. “He works and listens. He has competition but he is already ready to playhe said. I hope he will stay many years here, at Barça, because he is a player who will mark an era. But you have to stay calm. » If he is spared from injury, there is no doubt that the striker, probable future Spanish international, will have a great career.