Ludicrous Lamine
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Welcome in to the latest edition of ESPN FC. I'm Dan Thomas, joined by Ali Moreno and Stevie Nicol. We'll be talking FA Cup a little bit later on, but we'll kick things off in La Liga. Athletic Club taking on Barcelona. Real Madrid, of course, beat Celta Vigo yesterday. But Barca, with that 1-0 victory, thanks to a brilliant goal from Laminia Mar, means that Barca, four points clear at the top of the tape. For more on this, Luis Garcia joins us. Luis, it's what being a superstar is all about, isn't it?
Yeah, exactly. And at some point, we were wondering why Hansi Flick was keeping Lami Jamal there in the right side after a tough game during the week, knowing what is coming for the young talent. But it is what it is. It was rested Rafinha, it was rested Lewandowski, it was rested Pedri in the middle of the park, but Lami Jamal wasn't rested. And today, he had a tough, tough game because he was well-marked, he was double-upped in a few occasions, but he just needs a good pass in the right position, to put it in the top corner and to make the lead for Barcelona. And in the end, the three points. It wasn't an easy game for Barcelona. Tough, difficult. Atleti Club de Bilbao had a few options, but I'll mention it.
They are in the right positions. They create a lot of opportunities, but they don't have the clinical, the accuracy in the last year. They have so many problems this season. Atleti Club de Bilbao, no Nico Williams today. That brings more threat on the wide areas. It was all about Iñaki Williams. Belenguer, that he was very tired also after the midweek game. So in the end, a good three points for Barcelona. Very important ones to keep the momentum going. And of course, after the defeat of Newcastle, I'm sure that they are going to be happy to face them in this midweek game. Best player in the world?
Yeah, well, I've been saying that for a while, but yes. And it's getting to the point now to where he doesn't even have to play well to have an impact on the game. It wasn't a good game by Lamin Yaman. And we talked about it in halftime. He didn't have the impact that he would have wanted. He was very quiet. Pedri comes on the field, makes a difference, finds Salaminyamar in a good position, isolated 1v1. And Adama, when he sucked in, now he's collapsing towards Salaminyamar, but he's panicking because he knows he's giving him time and space. And as he is panicking, then he loses his footing. And guess what? And you losing your footing, you allow Lamin Yamal to cut to the inside and finish in the manner in which he did.
What was Lamine Yamal's impact in Barcelona's recent match?
And so, it's that story of a player that maybe goes missing for long periods of time in the game, hasn't had the impact, it's been a tough match, Adama has done well defensively, and you lose 1-0 and the game winner was Lamin Yamal. That's a superstar. And that's when we cross the threshold of somebody who doesn't have to be at his best to still be better than you. Be better than Atleti Clu. And he didn't need to be better than Atleti Clu over the course of 90 minutes. He needed to be better than Atleti Clu in one sequence. And he was better than Adama, scores the game winner, and Barcelona take the three points. You know, your superstars always forget what's just happened. And they're ready. to make something happen themselves.
You know, he's not running around thinking, oh, it's not my day today, things are not quite going for me. He's running around going, get me the ball, because I'm going to separate us from this team. And then he gets it, and he doesn't panic. Composure, accuracy, picks his spot, delivers it.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:53
2
What was Lamine Yamal's impact in Barcelona's recent match?
2:53–7:55
3
Is Lamine Yamal currently the best player in the world?
7:55–33:10
4
What are the implications of Arsenal's FA Cup victory?
33:10–39:03
5
Why do analysts believe Arsenal won't win the quadruple this season?
39:03–46:45
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