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During his visit to Mundo Deportivo, Jordi Roura and Aureli Altimira, Former managers of the FC Barcelona quarry, recalled how they signed each jewel of La Masia who is now with Hansi Flick and especially analyzed the case of Lamine Yamal, whom they brought in when he was six years old. “We are surprised by the maturity with which he is playing, what he is doing at this age is unusual,” they admit.
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Video Roura and Altimira, on their visit to MD
PHOTO: PERE PUNTÍ
Lamine Yamal (17 years old)
“The best thing is your well-furnished head”
“He came to a test when he was six years old. He was skinny, not much, he walked strangely… In that game there were 20 children behind a ball. crazy. But from time to time, that strange looking boy would do things that you would say: “Oysters! “This kid is different!”. The first feeling was one of skepticism but We quickly realized that this player was another story. We sat down to watch the game at the Ciutat Esportiva and commented: “Now he has to spend it there.” And he invented something different and did it well. He is a very special player.
Today it is one of the best in the world. It seems that he is able to withstand the pressure, let’s hope he continues like this, because he is being compared to Leo and those are big words, no, the following. He is in a team with a great future, who knows each other and is well surrounded. This is very important to him.
The most important thing is that he doesn’t go crazy, that you don’t see anything strange about him. He has a good head and his way of behaving at the moment is going well.”
Pau Cubarsí (17 years old)
“He had good footing and was aggressive and intense”
“We had reports from the scouts of Girona and we saw it in the Powerade Cup. Our concern was to see how he would evolve physically. I asked to know who his father was to see his physique. I saw that he was a big guy, ‘ben parit’. In terms of football, he suited us because of his personality and because, in addition to having good feet, he was very good defensively. Aggressive and intense.”
Gavi (20 years old)
“We were faster than Madrid, Atlético and Villarreal”
“We received very good information from the Andalusian scouts. And it is essential to know how to use it. On Sunday we were already watching it in Seville. I immediately called Aureli – Roura says – because we had to activate quickly. We spoke with his agent, Ivan de la Penabecause they were Madrid, Atlético and Villarreal pending for the week Gavi I was already visiting The Masia. Speed was key.”
Alejandro Balde (21 years old)
“If he wanted to get there, he had to push and he did.”
“He signs it Marc Serra, our Football-7 manager. Physically he was a marvel, but he lacked finesse and concentration to be more regular. He was extreme but we placed him on the side to exploit its speed and its arrival. He improved technically, with an exquisite left foot, but we had to tighten the screws. He did it well, he had plenty, but not 100%. If I wanted to get there, I had to push. He did it and he is already an intense, aggressive side, with wonderful driving.”
Marc Casadó (20 years old)
“Without being spectacular, it had personality”
“Without being spectacular, it caught my attention in 7-a-side football when I was in the Granollers. The Vallès observer, the great Isidre Gil He started to follow him. He went to the Damm and we set up a friendly against them to decide. He missed a penalty, but showed his personality by going down to get the ball under pressure from Barça. The game ended and we informed his parents that we were signing it.”
Fermín López (21 years old)
“It is the story that has cost the most”
“It is the story that has cost the most. We saw it for the first time in a tournament in The Lagoon with the Betis. We had very good information, but everyone went out to the field and we saw that he was very small. But he started playing and he was very, very good. “It will grow,” we said. But he didn’t. And every summer his father told us: “This year it’s time for him to go, right?” And we responded that Fermín would continue as long as we were in the Barça. To the coaches, who always wanted to win as normal, we insisted: “You always have to play for a while.” His case makes us very happy because he has put a lot of work into it.”
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Marc Bernal (17 years old)
“He was left-handed, with a good physique”
“It came from the inexhaustible pool of Gimnàstic de Manresa. Was southpawwith good physique and we incorporated it although We had to see if pivot or internalr. In addition, it was going well for us because we also compensated for so many rather short midfielders. We had some doubts at the coordination level, because it was difficult for him to move due to his corpulence, but over the years he took a step forward and gave a spectacular performance. We want to send him a big hug and wish him a speedy recovery.”
Hèctor Fort (18 years old)
“With his physique there were few”
“He stood out for his physique, but he could adapt to various areas of the field. It was a matter of time to see where he would end up. He played a lot as a winger and center back in 11-a-side football, because there were few with his physique. But with his route he fit in as a winger. He has improved a lot in terms of concentration, mentality, and being constant. “It has arrived earlier than expected, but it is responding.”
