Lamine Yamal confirmed this season that he has no limits or ceiling, neither in terms of quality nor ambition nor records… It seemed that in his previous seasons he had already surpassed all possible records and milestones and exhibited all his talented football skills, but this campaign he has continued to beat numbers and amaze the world with his dribbles, unchecking, speed, vision of the game, assists and goals, and also with his peculiar self-confidence off the field of play.
In terms of numbers, for example, just a few days ago he became the youngest player in Barcelona’s history to reach 100 games in the domestic competition. The one from Rocafonda achieved it when he was only 18 years and 272 days old. He was also named LaLiga Player of the Month three times, an unprecedented milestone in the history of the award, created in the 13-14 campaign. It is a feat that not even Messi achieved!
In a Barcelona full of stars, the young winger, who was the youngest player to debut in LaLiga (at 16 years and 38 days) and the precocious assistant and scorer in the competition (at 16 years and 45 days), has been, for yet another season, the image of the culé locker room, and its most differential player. He has been the most destabilizing, the most decisive and the most feared, and admired, by all rivals.
An ailment against Celta, he suffered an injury to the femoral biceps of his left leg, has prevented him from completing the season and he has been forced to miss the last six LaLiga games, but until then he led, among other records, the ranking of top assist of the tournament with 11 final passes and the top scorer of the culé squad, with 16 goals in the regular national tournament and 24 among all competitions. This League belongs to Barça thanks, without a doubt, to Lamine Yamal. The youth player, who also took responsibility for taking penalties, has been directly involved in almost a third of the goals.
The international, whose injury will not prevent him from going to the World Cup, has been an undisputed fixture for Hansi Flick, who has not been able to avoid the youth squad’s airy anger in the few matches in which the German coach dared to sit him down, to dose him and take care of him, before the conclusion of the match. His hunger to contribute, to score and to win causes his rejection of rest. The culé right wing has been his without discussion. Only ailments, at the beginning of the course he was stopped by pubalgia, have kept him off the playing field.
The dominance that he has exhibited, with and without the ball, on the field has also continued away from the pitch, before the media and on social networks, where he has also shown great self-confidence as a result of a character and leadership that is very unusual for his age and an exceptional personality. He appears immune to all types of criticism, whether sporting or not, which makes him even more extraordinary.
At 18 years old, Hansi Flick assures that he still has a lot of room for growth. Barça and LaLiga rub their hands.
