Jules Koundé, interviewed this week in The Vanguardtold us that never during his career had he defended leaving so much ground behind him and that he was impressed by the way in which teammates who are actually children like Pau Cubarsí faced such a risky tactic with so much naturalness and under so much pressure. The opinion of the Frenchman, a 25-year-old veteran in a locker room full of creatures, unintentionally summarized two of the aspects that characterize Flick’s Barça: personality and Masia.
Lamine Yamal already masters hitting with the outside like the best Modric… at 17 years old
La Masia and a clean look
The German coach, with a clean look, that is, not tainted by a pessimistic summer atmosphere, upon his arrival audited the squad without prejudice, full of youth players waiting for the internationals to land. This allowed him to carry out a casting of reserve and youth players, which he was amazed by. It happens sometimes in life that one is not aware of what one has until someone else’s eyes make him see it. As if he were a gold digger, Flick filtered out nuggets, molding footballers like Casadó into jewels, a pocket Kimmich, it was said, whose real dimension increases game by game. It is not an anecdote that seven homegrown players entered the derby lineup. It’s a wonder.
Marc Casadó controls a ball in the presence of the blue and white Romero
The exterior of Lamine Yamal
If there is a star youth player at Barça, it is Lamine Yamal, a prodigy who appears very occasionally and is easy to identify because they line up on their own. Xavi did it without complexes when the phenomenon was only 15 years old, a sign that he saw paranormal things in him. Differential players are different due to several circumstances and not only because of their precocity. In the case of Lamine Yamal, talking about premature talent falls short. After a year and a half among the elite, he has taught so many virtues that it is difficult to guess his ceiling. He adds entertainment to his repertoire as if the child he stopped being four days ago was discovering them in the toy section. There are creatures who freak out when Lego comes into their hands; Lamine Yamal plays with the outside of his foot as if he suddenly had a new gadget at his disposal. What makes him unique is that he has reached the level of the best Modric before he came of age. Passes like the one he gave to Olmo no longer surprise us. And they should.
The ‘story’ of the new Barça
FC Barcelona is facing a unique opportunity. Out of necessity and because you can’t be so blind for so long, the joke of signing players like Braithwaite, Junior Firpo, Boateng and a long and depressing company is supposed to be over. One of the worst mistakes of Bartomeu’s presidency was going to the market to sign the middle class of the squad, squandering millions on mediocre and blocking the path and hopes of youth players much more prepared to support the weight of the shirt, possessors of concepts soccer players blown in La Masia difficult to locate outside. Today Barça is building a new young, happy, colorful and committed team that has immediately connected with its people, and that is a treasure for a club whose future should be linked to singularity to survive. There are many big clubs, but none that can afford a narrative like this.
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