Lamine Yamal is going through the first turbulence of his career. And the least we can say is that the Barça prodigy did nothing to protect himself.
Before the
This weekend's Clasicothe new phenomenon of world football had created a huge controversy by casually declaring in an informal context that Real Madrid were “stealing”. The 18-year-old striker was inevitably expected around the corner.
But Yamal, physically diminished, did not meet expectations in this big meeting. Unable to weigh in, uninspired in his one-on-ones, the 2024 European champion missed out on his Clasico. And the Spanish press did not spare him.
Yamal gets destroyed everywhere
In his editorial for Marca, journalist Luis Fernando Rojo Ossio writes: “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.. Same story for AS: “Lamine Yamal used up a lot of his remaining energy with Ibai Llanos. Or he spilled it in the Madrid locker room.”
Juan Ignacio Garcia-Ochoa goes further in Marca: “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. Finally, in France, on social networks, puns with the star's first name have multiplied:
“Lamine of bad days”, “Lamine discomfited” … The fans of the rival club rejoiced, even if Vinicius, involved in an altercation with the young striker, found a way to make people talk about him too.
