The Barcelona star is within the highlight for controversial causes forward of the Clasico.
Criticism of Lamine Yamal will give additional motivation to the Barcelona star for El Clasico, assistant coach Marcus Sorg stated forward of Sunday’s conflict with Actual Madrid.
Virtually sure to be a central determine within the Clasico, Yamal attracted detrimental consideration within the lead as much as the assembly of the 2 arch rivals by claiming in an look on a social media stream that Madrid “steal” and “complain”.
However Sorg, talking to the media forward of sport for which coach Hansi Flick is suspended, doesn’t anticipate the elevated scrutiny to have a detrimental influence.
On the contrary, he instructed a press convention: “Lamine is a prime participant and I believe [the criticism] will probably be motivating for him. I hope all of us see him tomorrow [give] one of the best efficiency.”
Referencing a head-to-head battle with Madrid left-back Alvaro Carreras, who was signed from Benfica in the summertime, Sorg added: “Lamine is at all times motivated, and if I bear in mind proper, we received all three video games in opposition to Benfica [in the Champions League last season].”
Sorg, although, made no try to dismiss the influence of the absence of Flick from the Barcelona dugout.
“He’s a very powerful a part of the workforce and so it’s an obstacle in fact,” Sorg stated. “However it’s the identical with the gamers, we now have to take care of it. All people is aware of what he expects from us and I believe we’ll do it.
”We now have to do issues proper, apply stress with and with out the ball, push up the pitch if crucial… however we received’t change our approach of doing issues; it wouldn’t assist us.
“In these video games, every little thing is 50-50. Whoever performs finest on the sector will win.”
Barca may even be with out Raphinha due to a hamstring harm, however Sorg is assured that, between Yamal, Marcus Rashford, Ferran Torres and Fermin Lopez, the Blaugrana have the assets to thrive going ahead in opposition to Madrid.
“Raphinha — each workforce would miss him, however it’s how it’s,” stated Sorg. “We now have sufficient gamers and must take care of it.”