Slap for Lamine Yamal

Football loves talent that bursts into life at the right moment. But it also punishes those who think that the glory of a phone screen is more important than 90 minutes on the pitch.

Lamine Yamal failed to score in El Clasico.

Lamine Yamal walks such a delicate line, between the heights of expectation and the depths of distraction. From the 18-year-old genius who wowed the Camp Nou, he has found himself in the dangerous vortex of the TikTok era, where a glance can get more attention than a shot against Real Madrid.

Lamine Yamal creates trouble for himself

The recent El Clasico at the Bernabéu could be seen as a wake-up call. Not only because Barcelona lost, but because Yamal lost to himself.

In the days leading up to the game, Barca’s No. 10 spent more time in a streamer’s house than in the dressing room. Yamal created arrogant headlines aimed at Real Madrid, then set himself the expectation of being the main character of the big night.

When the match ended, people only saw a distracted Yamal, struggling in a sea of ​​white people, and no longer the pearl that once made all of Europe admire.

The contrast becomes even more glaring when people mention the name Yamal is often mentioned next to: Lionel Messi. Leo was also 18 years old. Leo also came from a working-class neighborhood. Leo also wore the sacred number 10 shirt of Barca. But Messi never thought he was bigger than the club. He never crowned himself when he was still standing in the shadow of seniors like Ronaldinho or Samuel Eto'o. Messi is quiet, quiet, using his feet to set the rules.

Messi only sees Bernabeu as a place to fight for 90 minutes, not a stage to stir up the whole week before.

Lamine Yamal learned a valuable lesson.

Yamal lives in a different world . A world where a photo posted on Instagram is worth as much as a goal. Where sassy quotes are celebrated as confidence. Where every move can be content, every action a trend. The new generation has grown up with attention, and sometimes confuses attention with value.

There’s nothing wrong with an 18-year-old wanting to have fun. The problem is that Yamal is the man wearing the iconic Barca shirt number, being compared across Europe to legends that took decades to define. When the responsibility increases exponentially, immaturity becomes more obvious than ever.

From Rodri's advice to Messi's image

Rodri once gave Yamal advice in Paris: “Let football speak.” A simple statement that applies to all generations. Because the games will decide everything: are you remembered for your goals or your statements? For your qualities on the pitch or for your shocking livestreams?

Barca can forgive a defeat. They will find it hard to forgive their most precious jewel if he loses his focus. A world-class player cannot live solely on the passion for showing off or feeling like he is the center of the universe. Yamal needs to learn to live like a professional, because great talent always requires great responsibility.

Lamine Yamal needs to learn from Lionel Messi.

The positive thing is that Yamal is still very young. Mistakes at this time are still assets to learn from, not career-defining sentences. Mistakes at the age of 18 are sometimes the fulcrum to create a champion at the age of 28. The necessary condition is that Yamal must understand that there are no shortcuts to becoming a legend. No one can maintain the rhythm of the match while chasing the noise off the field. No one can raise the Golden Ball with just a few viral clips.

What got Messi to the top wasn't that he was a genius. It was that Messi knew how to keep that genius from getting distracted.

Today, Yamal is still on the threshold of a great journey. Those legs can still create miracles. That imagination can still draw lines that others cannot see. Yamal has the chance to become the face of a new era at Camp Nou.

Just remember one thing: the applause on the internet will eventually die down. The only light that can sustain a career is the light of fiery European nights, of memorable victories, of moments of lifting trophies in tears of joy.

Yamal must choose the path of Messi. He cannot turn himself into a genius… distracted by the fake cheers he creates.

There is still time. The future is still wide open. But to reach the end of your dream, you need to learn to grow up quickly.

On the pitch, no one stays a social media kid forever. There are only winners or losers.

Source: https://znews.vn/cu-tat-cho-lamine-yamal-post1597327.html