At the same level as Messi or Maradona, what is said in Spain about Lamine Yamal
The young Spanish jewel is one of the biggest worldwide projections.
The early appearance of the young Lamine Yamal in the first squad of FC Barcelona did not take long time to draw sighs from the 'culé' fans, and quickly led to the youth receiving the call from the coach of the Spanish National Team, Luis de la Fuente. The talent of this jewel generates great enthusiasm among spanish fans, the press and even the coach, so the comparisons do not take long to come.
In a press conference prior to the matches against Scotland and Norway for the European Qualifiers towards Euro 2024, the coach of the Spanish National Team revealed the list of those players who are called up for the next matches and there again included the talented 16-year-old young man trained in the lower divisions of FC Barcelona, ‘La Masia’.
“We always make sure the process is as reasonable as possible, but there are players who knock down the door before others”, said the head coach Luis de la Fuente, alluding to the early explosion of the forward, who became the youngest to score a goal with the Spain National Team by scoring in the win against Georgia National Team on September 8. To give more strength to his arguments, the spanish coach made a curious comparison with the top argentinian stars.
What did the spanish coach say comparing Lamine Yamal with Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona?
Luis de la Fuente once again included the young jewel of FC Barcelona and, to justify his choice, he made a curious comparison between the youth player and the two argentinian idols. There he emphasized the beginnings of 'Leo' and ‘Diego’ as professional footballers: "If Messi or Maradona were 16 years old, questioning whether they played would seem sacrilege if we think about it today". "They are footballers with such a special touch, so different, that we do not have to put limits on them. We have to let them develop their full potential and demonstrate their full category. Yamal has fantastic potential and exceptional conditions, so their performance is going to be who demands what we can give him and what we can't", said the 62-year-old coach.
