Admiration gradually gives way to exasperation. Announced as the new prodigy of Spanish football, Lamine Yamal has so far lived up to expectations. His recent second place in the Ballon d’Or, after his coronation at Euro 2024 with La Roja and a brilliant season with FC Barcelona, confirmed this. But his attitude, his provocations and his excesses off the field are already starting to annoy.
Former coach (Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, OM, etc.) and Spain coach, Javier Clemente reflects the general feeling across the Pyrenees. “As a player he is very good, but the problem is that if he does not behave properly in his private life”he declared in the show Què T’hi Jugueson the Cadena Ser. For him, the young Blaugrana winger (18 years old) “won’t last long, that’s clear”.
Lamine Yamal, it’s over!
And not just because of his lifestyle. “He does brilliant things, but his opponents already know how he plays, how to counter him. They know that he is one of those players who should not be allowed to shine, because he is so talented that he can do anything. He will be marked very closely and monitored closelyhe analyzed. It won’t be as spectacular as what we’ve seen so far. »
In the press too, experts are getting tired of the Barça nugget. After his controversial package with the Seleccion, some voices are even raised for Luis de la Fuente not to keep him in the list for the 2026 World Cup. “I wouldn’t take him to the World Cup!said journalist Isaac Fouto, from the media El Desmarque. What he is doing is a complete lack of loyalty to Spain. » It’s said!
