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 mentioned forward of Sunday’s conflict with Actual Madrid.
Nearly 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 recreation for which coach Hansi Flick is suspended, doesn’t count on the elevated scrutiny to have a detrimental affect.
On the contrary, he advised a press convention: “Lamine is a high participant and I feel [the criticism] shall be motivating for him. I hope all of us see him tomorrow [give] the perfect 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 keep in mind proper, we gained all three video games in opposition to Benfica [in the Champions League last season].”
Sorg, although, made no try to dismiss the affect of the absence of Flick from the Barcelona dugout.
“He’s a very powerful a part of the group and so it’s a drawback after all,” Sorg mentioned. “Nevertheless it’s the identical with the gamers, now we have to cope with it. Everyone is aware of what he expects from us and I feel we’ll do it.
”We’ve to do issues proper, apply stress with and with out the ball, push up the pitch if obligatory… however we gained’t change our means of doing issues; it wouldn’t assist us.
“In these video games, every part is 50-50. Whoever performs finest on the sphere 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 group would miss him, however it’s how it’s,” mentioned Sorg. “We’ve sufficient gamers and need to cope with it.”
