He definitely would. He made his debut against Betis at age 15 and instantly created a huge chance.
He was always gonna play for them. Incredible talent.
Lamine Yamal | Now 17 Year Old Barca Wonderkid
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He definitely would. He made his debut against Betis at age 15 and instantly created a huge chance.
He was always gonna play for them. Incredible talent.
I hate Barcelona.
What a goal from the kid, fantastic talent
La Maisa have produced so much talent in the 21st century it's almost comical.
Crazy he’s 16, and played 50 games last season - for Barcelona!
“Ballon Dor! Ballon dor! Ballon dor!”
He’s very Henryesque imo. His gait is quite gangly despite not being especially tall and yet elegant. Compare that to Williams who’s got lots of little touches on the ball and it all looks quite last second. Also the mirrored way he cuts in and open his body up and passes.
Burnout watch is all my cynical brain can think of.
Swap deal for Sancho?
And was their best player!
Was a brilliant goal but Phil Fodens had a good year at City
If he scores 3 more in the tournament…
Barcelona need to use responsibly next season to ease physical but also mental tiredness. He needs to be a 16-year-old as much as possible and be nobody's saviour.
Nah, Barça's season was too mediocre.
He'll be 17 for the final, I'm not saying he's past it, but he's not really 16.
casts a line...
casts a line...
Must be so weird to be playing at that age with teammates twice your age or over. I know he's used to playing alongside older youth players for a while but even still he appears to be handling everything well.
I'm sure everyone tries to be accommodating, but I'm thinking of dressing humour etc. For a start there'll be cultural references that he might not get, and if he tried to crack jokes relevant to his age group there could be a load of blank stares.
Then there's speaking up and offering encouragement or guidance to teammates. Playing with guys your own age anyone on the team can do it. The idea of doing things like that would indimidate the hell out of me and I'd be quiet as a mouse on and off the pitch. Maybe he's quiet too, but I think it would affect my game, feeling out of place and uncomfortable. Hats off to him that it's not like that for him.
I'm sure everyone tries to be accommodating, but I'm thinking of dressing humour etc. For a start there'll be cultural references that he might not get, and if he tried to crack jokes relevant to his age group there could be a load of blank stares.
Then there's speaking up and offering encouragement or guidance to teammates. Playing with guys your own age anyone on the team can do it. The idea of doing things like that would indimidate the hell out of me and I'd be quiet as a mouse on and off the pitch. Maybe he's quiet too, but I think it would affect my game, feeling out of place and uncomfortable. Hats off to him that it's not like that for him.
He's a star!
Looks like the quiet type.
Yamal’s teammate, Jesus Navas, whom he shared the pitch with tonight, has a son who is only 4 or 5 years younger than Yamal.
He does, but it's great that it's not affecting his performances. I could see how it easily would, perhaps feeling a bit alienated.
There might be times where he might want to tell another player to look for him in certain moments but feels out of place speaking up, that kind of thing. He can't even join in with something like talking about the fancy new cars he or his teammates have bought as he's not old enough to drive!
Potential to be widely regarded as the best player in the world in his peak and collect multiple Ballon d'Or awards. So potential to be one of the best players of all time IMO. I hope Barcelona manages him carefully.
True but as you said yourself I'm sure everyone treats him akin to a little brother or so, plus competitive activities like playing games or joking around knows no age.
But yeah he's certainly shown great mentality so far.
Zidane was too and didn't do him any harm tbf.
Looks better at this age than Messi did, doesn't he? Doesn't mean he'll be anywhere close, of course.
looks like young rashford, real breath of fresh air
Yeah, him, Messi and I'm sure many others, if anything it betrays a more thoughtful character.
And we had someone saying he is pedro/sanchez talent if he develops well 
Messi regen.
And that's without bringing up Cubarsi too, who at 17, is a lock as a world class defender.
He looks fantastic, but those shouldn't be the expectations at all.
Incredible talent. He also seems to be a real team player, not out only for his own glory but always with an eye for his team mates. I hope it stays that way.
Looks just as good. Even quite similar in playing style and skillset, same ridiculous combo of agility and burst too
I agree with you. Takes a lot from a Madrid fan to say that @giorno.
@giorno 15 years?! If he's that good he should be in the discussion within 5
Jesus Navas is also older than Lamine Yamal's dad
Feck sake
Love how well he can wrap his foot around the ball with a varied range of power and precision. I don't think just merely saying caressing the ball does him justice, not that I have. Even his wing play and assists have been more than enough but to score such a magical goal in a semi-final.
Did remind me of Rooney scoring for Everton at a young age. If you're good enough you're old enough and Yamal certainly is.
Did remind me of Rooney scoring for Everton at a young age. If you're good enough you're old enough and Yamal certainly is.