Not a month. Not a month of the Gamper, where she dazzled lamina yamal with an amazing appearance, which gave him ownership at Barça, until the call for the absolute selection of the Spanish team. Not a month has passed since that irruption that has shaken football in this country. “Lamine in one word? Great, it’s great,” he confessed Louis of the Source about the call to the Barça striker.
The young Barça striker, who turned 16 on July 13, had two options: join the Moroccan team, the country where his father was born, or continue with Spain, where he had already played in the lower categories. “There is no problem of age, they progress at a higher rate than other footballers, it is time to trust him and keep learning, he has a long way to go,” added the coach.
“The boy wanted to come with us. He is a footballer with exceptional power. He is touched by the wand of God, he is different. He is prepared to compete at the highest level with the national team”
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“Lamine has been monitored in the lower categories, but Francis Hernández and Tito met him in Barcelona. The boy wanted to come with us”, said De la Fuente to highlight the choice of the young Barça striker.
“We will all agree that he is a footballer with exceptional power. He is touched by the wand of God, he is different. Neither above, nor by the minimum. I do not look at age, I look at capacity, category and he is prepared to compete at the maximum level with the national team”, said the coach from La Rioja.
In the end, Lamine has not budged from his initial position, despite the strong pressure he has received in recent weeks, coinciding with his spectacular breakthrough into the elite, already being, despite the fact that he is beardless, “a differential player “, as Xavi Hernández, his coach at Barça, does not stop recognizing him.
He has been summoned for the double duel with Georgia (September 8) and Cyprus (September 12 at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes in Granada), now officially transformed into the great novelty of the Spanish team, which is under suspicion for the complicit attitude by Luis de la Fuente, who applauded Rubiales.
So “differential” is that Luis de la Fuente, the coach, has not hesitated to open the doors of ‘La Roja’ for him. Out of conviction (his talent breaks down barriers at breakneck speed) and out of necessity because he doesn’t want Spain to lose a talent of this level.
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“In any case, Lamine wants to be with us, he feels identified to play with us, it is a very important value for the future. You have to bet on him,” De la Fuente said when asked about a video where the player is supposedly seen celebrating with the Moroccan team the elimination of Spain in the last World Cup in Qatar-2022.
Farewell to Jordi Alba
The coach wanted to say goodbye to Jordi Alba. “I have spoken with him and he beat me in the Nations League. And he told me that he wanted to continue focusing on his club, it’s a shame because we had him in the national team. You have no doubt,” said the La Rioja coach. “Jordi Alba leaves an unbeatable legacy for young people. It is the history of Spanish football”
The 24 players on Luis de la Fuente’s list
Goalkeepers: Unai Simón Kepa and David Raya.
Defenses: Carvajal, Azpilicueta, Le Normand, David García, Pau Torres, Laporte, Balde and Gayà.
Midfielders: Rodri, Gavi, Mikel Merino, Zubimendi, Baena and Fabián Ruiz.
Forwards: Morata, Joselu, Marco Asensio, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams, Abel Ruiz and Lamine Yamal.