Is There Anything That Lamine Yamal Can’t Do?

We look at the numbers this year with Lamine, because we know he's always been a showman. We know he's always been technically amazing. He's been a dribbler, a creator. But you now look at the goal-scoring figures that he's starting to add to his game now. And it's just becoming a bit frightening, because what can't he do? What can't he do? He's unstoppable 1v1. He can find a pass out of nothing. And now he's curling it from 35 yards out after taking a man on the dribble. How do you stop a guy like that, man? When he's playing at this level, how do you stop Lamine Yamal? And he also seems that finishing is not even his main goal on the pitch. He enjoys more giving assists to his team. And that'll come. Don't worry. Eventually, Lamine will start getting goal-driven. And you're going to see him become a player that scores 25 to 30 every season. I don't think he'll ever get to Mbappe or Haaland's level just because of the... Well, what they do is amazing, but I don't even think it's in his nature. But he will end up being a player that is consistently scoring you 25 to 30 goals in all competitions. There's no question about it. And when that happens, already I think he's the best player in the world. But the fact that it's even a conversation, I think eventually it's going to get to a point where it gets a bit uncomfortable for everyone else. Luka, you are a huge Neymar Jr. fan. I am. So when you see Lamine Yamal on the pitch, what do you think? I mean, do you feel the same? I don't feel the same because I think when you're a child growing up, you feel different emotion watching certain players. And now as an adult, you appreciate brilliance, but it's not the same feeling. An adult. He turned 23. I guess unfortunately I'm an adult, isn't it? At the same time, I'm not as childish as I once was. Yesterday I was 25 and today I'm 54. Time goes by quickly. Time goes quick, man. It's something like that. I think for the kids growing up nowadays, Lamine is what Neymar was to my generation. I love watching Yamal. I remember when I was lucky enough to watch him live in the Euros against us. And at that point when I watched him there, I thought he was the best player in the world already at 16. Because what I'd seen from that game, I was like, I don't think anyone else can replicate it. further developed and enhanced his game like you said his numbers have become outrageous he's a confident player like he doesn't feel pressure he knows he's the best and i always like that's something i always appreciate with ronaldo and i always respected where regardless of what people thought he in his mind he was always number one and Lamine's got that arrogance about him and i think you need that to really reach the pinnacle of anything you do in life especially in sports he's just a joy man even the galatasaray game the way ran the show I mean that assist to Gordon I think it's even more outrageous that the ball flings off the defender's leg at an uncontrolled pace and he still somehow controls it into his stride into a ball roll and this is Gordon he loses possession of the ball it flies off the defender's shin he somehow controls it into one movement he's got this touch of the football that very few players i've ever seen in my lifetime have and he's destined for greatness he's destined to be an all-time great he's destined i think he already is great like i'm not saying destined i mean to be an all-timer if he ends his career today man he's one of the best players i've ever watched in my life fair enough i we always want to wait and see how the career goes and i guess maybe it's a little hypocritical because the other day i said jude you need to let him finish his career but yamal's hit such a level already that i mean we already think he's the greatest teenager we've seen. I don't know if there's ever been a player this young who was in my eyes the best player in the world at this age. Maybe you have to go back to Pelé. I don't know R9, maybe, potentially. When he was 18, was he the best? I mean he won the Ballon d'Or quite young, right? He won the Ballon d'Or but he wasn't that young. I was in the stadium against Spain and I came out the stadium. Which one, the Euros? Yeah, Spain. What I just saw. And you know what, for me it's it's disappointing you you hinted that you teased me a little earlier for it but like it's disappointing for me that maybe it's the age of social media but i don't think people truly appreciate what they're watching with this kid i think there's so many people that hold like tribalism or agendas online and it really holds them back from appreciating what they're watching and i think it happened with Messi too right like Messi i mean i look at the last world cup the agendas that people got uh almost entrenched in it really stopped them from enjoying what we were watching which was a 39 year old running the biggest tournament on the planet on his own And I think it's stopping people from appreciating Yamal. People are so obsessed with words like PR and this and that. But if you just strip all of that back and watch the 90-minute game, how can you come away from games when this kid is playing and be anything less than absolutely amazed? He's an absolute joke.