Is Lamine Yamal the heir to Messi's throne?
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Published 2024-07-12
Will Barcelona be able to keep hold of him much longer? On today's podcast, we take a look at his spectacular rise and just how he's sparkling at the tournament at such a young age.
Adam Leventhal is joined by The Athletic's Pol Ballus, who is out in Germany covering Spain at Euro 2024 as well as La Liga writer Dermot Corrigan
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:15 Why Lamine Yamal is so special
00:04:19 Lamine Yamal & Spain
00:06:16 Lamine’s skill
00:09:40 Yamal & Spanish team players
00:13:33 Lamine Yamal & Lionel Messi
00:21:26 Will Yamal stay in La Liga?
00:32:04 Could Yamal have the weight of Messi on his shoulders?
00:33:30 Where could Yamal play football in 4 years time?
00:35:55 England vs Spain
00:36:37 Outro
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All Comments (21)
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Let Lamine Be Yamal!
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As a barca fan i hope he just becomes half the player messi was If he does he will already be one of the greats in history
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Lamine is a fantastic player but I have massive reservations for a player to be playing so many games so young. It is unfair on the player to have to shoulder the weight of not just Spain but Barcelona as well. We've seen Barcelona youth players like Fati, Gabri and Pedri suffer massive injury setbacks due to them being played until their legs fell off. We've seen this with Owen, Tierney, when he was being played every game that by the time he gets to Arsenal, he has to take a year off because of the physical condition he was in. You can say the same with Rooney but lifestyle may have played a factor in why he became less and less effective in his later years. I hope Yamal gets to be able to live up to his frightening potential and that he isn't ruined by reckless tackles and/or poor medical care.
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Gavi, Yamal, Cubarsi, Dani Rodriguez, Guille Fernandez New Golden Generation of La Masia
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Yamal is him, i am not unto this type of comparaison , hope he keeps improving and unlock all his potentials
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Alot of crazy statements made here Just because he’s 16 doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand how famous he is, or understand the pressure (which is completely internal and subjective) lets not be so quick to make judgements about the guys awareness of what he’s doing… drowning in dogma just because he’s young guys
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I’ve not seen any barca fans worried about losing him
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Do you all realize yamal is playing for fc Barcelona first team and starting also? Why you all are saying he's unaware of the crowd and the pressure ? How much more pressure can you get when playing for barcelona ? Lol
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The Athletic already asking where Yamal is gonna leave to 😂
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We said the same thing about Ansu Fati a few years ago and look what happened. Just let the kid do his own thing stop trying to make him the next something.
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Let's see how he's doing at 25/26 years old before giving our verdict.
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Lamine Yamal, a generational talent 🔥🔥
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IF he becomes a quarter of Messi he will become Homelanders level.
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Anyone else bothered by the freaking kitchen and utensils background sounds and noises!🤯🤦😅
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Bro don’t spread lies, dembele was never on the bench because lamine was playing. Dembele left to psg shortly after lamine had his debut. He got a lot of playing time when raphinha and ferran torres were injured . Get your facts straight please.
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Let's hope he is healthy and could have an impact like Messi. But we shouldn't compare them now. Messi is exceptional because he has sustained his game for decades.
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The idea of Barcelona selling Yamal is nonsense. If Barcelona theoretically had 200M to sign anyone in the transfer market it would be Yamal. We have him and he is staying.
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Reminder who was the so called next Messi before ending up in Brighton…sometimes dont need to hype these things when they aren’t even near that yet
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Yamal the best player in the team? Get real. Rodri obviously is.
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Impossible bar to meet. Looking at records both Ronaldo and Messi met I can't see anyone being like them.....but he will have a great career.