“Lamine Yamal is already starting to understand how the world of football works. It's not enough to have talent: you also need to know when to speak and, above all, what to say. In this media game, every word weighs more than it seems.. These are the comments made this Monday by Luis Fernando Rojo Ossio for the daily Marca. A call to order echoing the controversial statements of Lamine Yamal before the long-awaited clash between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona on behalf of the 10th day of La Liga. As a reminder, the FC Barcelona star caused a sensation in the Spanish press by accusing the Madrilenians of cheating and distorting the results: “yes, they steal, they complain all the time…”he assured in a stream with Ibai Llanos.
If this sentence did not fail to set the Iberian media on fire and launch this first Clasico of the season, Lamine Yamal ultimately disappointed in great ways. Credited with a 1/10 by the FM editorial team, the Masia prodigy completely came through during the defeat (1-2) of his team. Whistled at every ball taken by the Santiago Bernabéu, the Spanish international failed to make any difference.
An attitude that does not pass
“Perhaps the atmosphere had its influence. It wasn't easy for him today.”recognized, in this capacity, Marcus Sorg, Hansi Flick's deputy. “When the final whistle blew, many went to look for Lamine. I think that's a bit exaggerated.”added, for his part, Frenkie de Jong to defend his teammate. Yes, but there you have it, the comments made by the native of Esplugues de Llobregat before the meeting and the disaster class delivered afterwards logically scalded the Spanish press. “Lamine Yamal used up a lot of his remaining energy with Ibai Llanos. Or he spilled it in the Madrid locker room.analyzes, at the start of the week, the daily A.S..
“Barça's number 10 wanted to be the protagonist of the pre-match press conference, but he couldn't do it on the Bernabéu pitch”adds, for his part, Juan Ignacio Garcia-Ochoa in a column on the website of Marca before specifying: “Lamine's comments, saying that 'Real Madrid is stealing', are more serious than they seem. They are unworthy of a professional footballer and a Barça star. Never have Messi, Xavi or Iniesta uttered such indignation. Even in the era of Mourinho and Guardiola”. In the meantime, Real Madrid has consolidated its first place and is now five points ahead of its great rival.
