Lamine Yamal just had his 'debut' with his new shirt number - the legendary number 10 in the match Barca 3-1 Vissel Kobe. Perhaps it was still in the pre-season stage and was a friendly exhibition match so Yamal could not show much.

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According to Pep, it is too early to compare Lamine Yamal with Messi. Photo: The Touchline

The young star, who just celebrated his 18th birthday on July 13, is expected to follow in Messi's footsteps, make a difference and become Barca's new number 10 symbol.

Yamal has shown his ability beyond his years, and is increasingly being compared to Messi. However, Pep Guardiola believes it is too early to talk about that and calls on everyone to let Lamine Yamal develop in his own way.

“ We should let Lamine Yamal make his own way. When he has played football for fifteen years, then we can judge whether Yamal is better than Messi or not .”

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Lamine Yamal wears the number 10 shirt for the first time. Photo: Mundo Deportivo

The Man City captain added: “ The fact that he is compared to Messi is a big problem in itself, it is like comparing a painter to Van Gogh .”

In the eyes of Pep Guardiola, who spent 4 years (2008-2012) as Messi's teacher and together with the rest of Barca created the club's golden age, that student is different, unique and it is not easy to find a second Messi.

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Yamal is talented, but whether he can maintain stability and focus long-term to maximize his potential and inherit the worthy number 10 from Messi remains to be seen. Photo: Foot Mercato

Pep also emphasized that in order to develop into a top player, in addition to talent, concentration and stability also play an extremely important role. The fact that Yamal did not play as expected (against Vissel Kobe) in his first time wearing the number 10 shirt shows that this young star still has a lot to improve before the new season.

No one doubts that Lamine Yamal has talent and has the environment to develop, but to become a real big star, standing firm for many years, it takes perseverance, constant training and striving to be able to fully develop his abilities.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/pep-guardiola-doi-gao-nuoc-lanh-so-sanh-lamine-yamal-voi-messi-2426386.html