A mesmerizing Barca

Since Hansi Flick's arrival, every Barcelona match has been an adventurous one, with occasional defeats interspersed with victories.

Barca could beat Real Madrid in 4 El Clasico matches, even when trailing by 2 goals , but still lost the ticket to the Champions League final when only 2 minutes away from Munich (Germany).

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Barca and Lamine Yamal played explosively. Photo: FCB

Regardless, those adventures always end up being exciting, just like the style of football that the legendary Johan Cruyff always pursued as a player or as a coach.

The Blaugrana gave the impression that they played the whole match without looking at the scoreboard or the time, as if they opened the menu and ordered everything in the restaurant, only asking for the bill when the kitchen was about to close.

There is no calculation, it is all about risk, joy, passion. “Barcelona is addictive with Hansi Flick” , famous journalist Ramos Besa – who has many football books, including Barca and Andres Iniesta – once mentioned.

Last season, the cules were disappointed when Xavi's Barca failed on all fronts, and their morale was also very low.

Now it's different, Barca has become a matter of paramount importance, capable of rallying families, friends and neighbours, young and old of course, almost the whole of Catalan society around one team.

Not only Catalans, neutral audiences also find it fascinating to watch Barca play. 95 goals in La Liga. 16 goals against Real Madrid in 4 El Clasicos. 57 goals of opponents were ruled out for offside thanks to VAR.

Hansi Flick has succeeded in building a team that is ambitious, bold and fearless, with Lamine Yamal emerging as a true leader on the pitch and in the dressing room.

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Yamal played with passion and seemed to ignore the scoreboard. Photo: EFE

“Lamine is doing very well,” Flick praised. “Yamal has confidence, believes in what he can do. He is also very intelligent.”

Think differently

Andrea Pirlo once said: “I think, therefore I play.” The 2006 World Cup winner with Italy is one of the best midfielders of the 21st century.

Like Pirlo, Yamal also thinks when he plays football. More than that: Lamine plays differently, thinks differently.

Barca's sports department – ​​headed by Deco, Lionel Messi's former teammate – described: "It's the way he plays that makes Lamine Yamal different, as well as his mindset."

Yamal believed he was the best before he actually was. He felt the weight of the team even before it was handed to him.

Lamine 's spirit has been contagious to his teammates – from Frenkie de Jong to Raphinha, who have emerged from a difficult period – making Barcelona a team that is not only difficult to beat technically, but also very difficult to beat mentally.

Lamine Yamal has completed 144 successful dribbles in La Liga, almost always with the crowd jumping out of their seats. Nine comebacks, three of which came against Real Madrid.

It was as if Yamal and his teammates were playing in the schoolyard, as if the outcome didn't matter, and the only plan was to exchange punches, see who would lose balance first.

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Yamal has a different mindset. Photo: FCB

Playing like this can't win the Champions League, a sports newspaper headlined a few days ago, when Barca were eliminated by Inter in the semi-finals . But that style of play has won over the stands.

“Finally, I told my mother: Champions League happens every year. We will continue to try next season,” Yamal responded to the article after El Clasico.

Besides conquering the stands, winning the Spanish Super Cup and the King's Cup, Yamal is leading Barca to their 28th La Liga title in history, if they beat Espanyol tonight (2:30 a.m. on May 16).

He led Barca when he was only 17 years old. At this age, Leo Messi was still being coached by Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o.

In the 2005-06 season, Barca won La Liga with Messi, at the age of 18, playing the role of super-sub: 17 games, 6 goals and 3 assists. This season, Yamal scored 7 goals and 12 assists to bring Flick's army to the title.

“I can’t compare myself to Leo. He’s simply the greatest player.” For his part, Messi has a soft spot for the La Masia gem, regularly watching the boy he held in his arms as a five-month-old dance with a ball.

Barca under Hansi Flick is fascinating because they own a Lamine Yamal with a different mindset!

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/lamine-yamal-va-su-khac-biet-den-messi-cung-phai-nguong-mo-2401314.html