Lamine Yamal He keeps breaking records. He does it with him Barcelona and also with the Spanish team, with which he became the minor player with the most goals generated in its history. Another record broken in the last match of Spain in view of Swiss In Genevawhere he came back to help so that Joselu Mato He made it 0-1 with a header after a brilliant dribble past his marker with whom he was standing on the end line.
With this assist, he now has eight in the senior team, which are added to his three goals to make a total of 11 goals generated. Another mark of precocity on the part of a footballer called to mark an era both in his club and in his national team, with whom he already knows what it means to win a title, the European Cup made last July in Germany.
In addition, the vast majority of the goals he generates are decisive. Without going any further, it is he who has assisted Nicolas Williams in the 1-0 of the final of the European Cup against Englandand also who opened the box against France in the semi-finals with a spectacular goal. But in the quarter-finals and round of 16 he also had a big influence, providing two more assists against Germany and Georgia. And in this back-to-front run, Yamal put the center that ended 3-0 Daniel Carvajal at the beginning against Croatia.
This Sunday against Switzerland, he only played 46 minutes, but the winger Barca has become a must-have for Luis de la Fuente. Yamal started in all European Cup matches except the third group stage match against Albaniawhile Spain was already mathematically first. Today, in the first break of the season in the national team, he was not excluded from the eleven in either of the two matches of the League of Nations.
Lamine Yamal, a footballer to protect
De la Fuente gave a second-half respite against Switzerland to a player who, at just 17, is getting used to playing absolutely everything. This is how the coach explained his change in a press conference: “Lamine was tired and fatigued, but that’s normal after a demanding match with this weather. Today went very well, we were right with this approach. His participation in the first half helped this good second half of Ferran Torres“.
De la Fuente is aware of the talent he has in his hands. And he is the one who has taken it upon himself to give him enough confidence to exploit all his qualities alongside other players like Williams, Daniel Olmo either Fabien Ruiz. Lamine Yamal is one of the greatest talents in world football, but we must not forget that he is 17 years old. And the precedents with some of his teammates are not good, so it is essential to protect him.
