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Lamine Yamal's father is reminded of Diego Armando Maradona by his son

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By Gura Garcia

Sep 24, 2024, 10:35 AM EDT

Lamine Yamal continues to be and make a difference in football worldwideThe forward for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team has shown, game after game, that he has no limits and that his improvement and projection are simply impressive. At just 17 years of age, he has become one of the main offensive players for the Catalan club.

In this regard, Lamine Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, made use of his social networks to make a post about his son, who had a brilliant performance in the match against Villarreal, a match that the Catalan club won with a score of 5 goals to 1, and in said post he compared him to the Argentine star Diego Armando Maradona. “Great son, you make me remember the great myth Diego Armando Maradona,” said the father of the also forward of the Spanish national team on his social networks.

A different player with a lot of potential

Yamal has been characterized by being a different, decisive player who is increasingly Once the ball passes through his feet, you can simply expect a change of pace, which usually happens. Despite being only 17 years old, he has rarely disappointed and has always been supported by the fans.

And it is precisely because of all the above mentioned, that Lamine Yamal He has even been compared to a living legend of Barcelona, ​​the Argentine Lionel Andrés Messi, who currently plays for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer (MLS).

Is Lamine Yamal worthy of comparison to Diego Armando Maradona?

The publication has generated different reactions, dividing into two camps.: People who support the comment of Lamine Yamal’s father, approving the comparison by considering the young Barça star as one of the best and most exciting players in the world today, with the same mystique and magic that Diego Armando Maradona once had when he won over the world of football.

But despite this, others disapprove of the comment, and have arguments that these types of comparisons do not benefit the young player and that, although he is on the road to greatness, he still has a lot to prove and it simply adds more weight and pressure to a boy of only 17 years of age.

Lamine is not affected by the comparisons

Lamine Yamal has stated on more than one occasion that he is not affected by comparisons with the world’s greatest players, as evidenced by a recent interview with ‘L’Equipe’, but the striker is clear that he wants to create his own name, legacy and avoid these types of comparisons.

“It is true that if you are compared to the best player in history “It’s just that you’re doing things right. It doesn’t bother me, obviously, but I try to always be myself.”

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