Popular football analyst, Eric Garcia has come out to say that Lamine Yamal has the personality and maturity to make the right decisions on the pitch. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he believes there is no ceiling for the youngster right now because he delivers something different in every game.
Garcia added that Yamal still has a few things to improve on, but he has a lot of time to work on them.
His words, He’s good! He’s definitely good. I think we’ve been praising him for a year, since he was introduced into the first team, and we were all cautious. Because people started comparing him with Lionel Messi. With players who have a similar style of play you start thinking, “We might have something special right here.” And not because of these moments of most talented skills or dribbles or assists or goals, or passing with that outside left… not because of that, it’s because at 17, managing everything that is around a game like El Classico or the European Championship final with the national team. To have the personality, the maturity to make the right decisions in those moments, it’s something that is not easy. You’re not gonna see it in many players.
And then we can track back to players who have been fantastic. We had one with many similarities in Ansu Fati. Everybody started comparing him with Lionel Messi, he got the number 10 [jersey], then got an injury, and then struggled to get back into the first team. Now he’s getting better, but it’s still not easy when you play for Barcelona, to get minutes and you have to deliver in those minutes.
So I think that Lamine, because of that maturity, is good right now. I think that there is no ceiling. That is, we can’t compare it with any player that you might think of. Every single game he is giving us something else, something different. Oh well, now it’s speed, now he’s strong. Now he battles, now he fights, and now he tracks back, and now that skill, and now he’s got the right foot. We can continue praising him. I think he’s fantastic. He’s got a lot of room to improve, of course, but I think that we need to let it be and enjoy the ride.”
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Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.
The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.
In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.
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