Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has hailed Lamine Yamal after the youngster inspired Spain to a dominant 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia at the 2026 World Cup. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Stressing that he was amazed by Yamal‘s overall impact before he was taken off at half-time, Rooney noted that the youngster’s maturity on the ball is commendable.
Wayne added that watching Lamine enjoy playing football puts a smile on his face.
His words, “Do you know what I absolutely love him, he just makes me smile. The enjoyment and fun he plays with. What he does for that Spain team, there’s a lot of young players in that Spain team and he give them that confidence.
They won the Euros with him as a 16 year old, now he’s matured as a player, which seems crazy to say about an 18-year-old, but he gives every other player on that pitch for Spain a confidence and belief that they can go on and win this World Cup.
When you’ve got that about you, to make other players feel better on the football pitch, it’s incredible to have that as an 18-year-old.
Him running back and helping his team out. When you get a big player that’s willing to run back and willing to help out. The impact that has on the rest of the team, they’re looking at that and thinking, ‘we’ve got a superstar running back and helping out defensively.’ That means everyone else has to do it, whether they like it or not.”
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