The first not very reassuring news from Lamine Yamal
Fear is the watchword this Thursday in Catalonia. Barça won 1-0 last night against Celta de Vigo, an almost anecdotal success given the fear running through the entire country following the injury to Lamine Yamal. The Spanish prodigy injured his left hamstring while taking his penalty before giving up his place immediately. The first news did not take long to fall and it is not necessarily reassuring. Mundo Deportivo evokes a possible absence of 5 weeks, which would be a lesser evil even if Lamine Yamal would miss the Clasico on May 10 against Real Madrid. On the other hand, if this ischio injury proves to be more serious than a simple tear, the absence could be prolonged and this is obviously worrying less than 50 days before the start of the World Cup. A concern shared by the entire Spanish press. “Victory with the Lamine drama”writes the newspaper A.S.. This success has no flavor when we know the importance of Barça’s number 10 in the national team. “Closer, but without Lamine”writes on his side Mundo Deportivo. For his part, the 18-year-old crack would be very affected by this new injury, it would even be a more or less serious injury, and not a strain or a contracture as explained El Chiringuito. Lamine Yamal was so touched that his mother would have gone down to the locker room at half-time of the match. We now have to wait for the results of the first exams for the Spanish international.
Chelsea takes it for its rank
106 days and gone, that’s Liam Rosenior’s record at the helm of the Blues. The former Strasbourg coach will not have lasted long and the big series of defeats has already got the better of him. “Hiring and firing, Chelsea’s new business”indicates the Daily Express. If Roman Abramovitch has always been renowned for his ability to chain coaches, the BlueCo group is doing better, or worse, depending on your point of view. Liam Rosenior is already the 6th coach to go by the wayside since the takeover of the club by Todd Boehly. And when coaches change so much, the English press wonders. “Rosenior is the latest victim when owners and players should be blamed”writes on Daily Mirror. The coach is always the first fuse to blow, but when you string them together so much, maybe the problem is bigger than that. Apart from Enzo Maresca and Thomas Tuchel before BlueCo took charge, no coach will have succeeded in managing this ship which seems out of control.
The glimmer of hope in Nice
OGC Nice finally sees a small glimmer of hope in a disastrous season. The Aiglons won 2-0 on the Strasbourg pitch in the Coupe de France semi-final and will face RC Lens in the final. “At the trance stage”noted The Team for the Gym, who can thank Elye Wahi who scored a double. The former OM striker has always been successful at Meinau, it was there that he scored his first goal with RC Lens. Now, Nice can focus on Sunday evening’s match in Marseille and its mission to maintain, while keeping in mind this Coupe de France final on May 22, which could be the small reward for a season full of troubles.
