The management of Lamine Yamal by FC Barcelona is controversial. For several weeks, the young Spanish international has been suffering from groin pain which limits his speed and explosiveness. Despite this embarrassment, he continues to be started regularly by Hansi Flick, due to a lack of real offensive alternatives in a decimated squad. A situation which is starting to worry, to the point of causing a real shock wave on the other side of Spain.
Barça plays with fire with Lamine Yamal
It was former Real Madrid goalkeeper Santi Cañizares who started the charge. Guest of
Radio Marcahe openly questioned the medical monitoring of the Catalan club. “It’s not the best club to recover from an injury. There are too many relapses, and that worries me more than letting Yamal breathe a little”he said. A frontal attack against the Barça staff, accused of rushing the player’s return to the detriment of his health. Cañizares did not hesitate to cite other worrying cases, from Gavi to Ter Stegen, via Ansu Fati, to support his point: according to him, the club does not learn from its mistakes.
These words, relayed throughout Spain, found an echo among certain former players, like Alberto Bueno. The ex-Madrid striker shared the same concerns, believing that Yamal “is not 100%” and that a forced rest would be “more beneficial than dangerous”.
Between medical caution and sporting emergency
According to specialist Pedro Luis Ripoll, the pubalgia that Yamal suffers from can halve a player’s hitting power and mobility if it is not treated properly. Coming back too soon increases the risk of worsening, or even lasting relapse. The problem is that Barça, weakened by numerous absences (Raphinha, Gavi, Ter Stegen, Christensen, etc.), hardly has the luxury of sparing its 18-year-old jewel. Hansi Flick, already under pressure after the defeat against Real Madrid, therefore continues to rely on him despite everything.
The dilemma is cruel: protect the future of Lamine Yamal or preserve Barça’s immediate competitiveness. Catalan leaders ensure they closely monitor his physical condition and adapt training sessions, but the images of the player visibly diminished during the Clasico have only fueled doubt. One thing is certain: in the current context, the slightest relapse of the Catalan prodigy would become a sporting and media bomb.
