Pique and Rakitic: Yamal couldn t play the main player in Barcelona in our era

Recently, Barcelona attacker Ramin Yamal, who was only 17 years old, was in the limelight. However, whether he can become the main force in Barcelona's "golden age" has triggered widespread discussion, and former Barcelona players Pique and Rakitic have questioned this. In just a few days, Ramin Yamal quickly rose from a highly anticipated star to a hot football star. In the key battle against Inter Milan in the Champions League semi-finals, he had extraordinary performance, and his outstanding performance even made his opponents start to be as jealous of him as he was afraid of Messi back then. The capital of Catalonia seems to be brewing a new era, and Barcelona fans are full of longing, dreaming that the team can win the Champions League trophy again. But at this time, a key question surfaced: Can Ramin Yamal really occupy the main position in Barcelona's "golden age"?

former Barcelona players Rakitic and Gerald Pique gave a negative answer. Pique had a clear attitude and said bluntly in his podcast of his friend Casillas: "In our time, Lamin could not play the ball." Rakitic also expressed the same view in an interview: "Lamin could not play the main player in our Barcelona. At that time, we had the strongest offensive combination in history: Messi, Neymar and Suarez." However, Lamin Yamal was still making history. In the match against Inter Milan, he became the youngest goal scorer in the history of the Champions League semi-finals at the age of 17 years and 291 days.

The two players who have made a deep mark at Camp Nou have no basis for Yamal's inability to occupy a place in the teams they have played for. Rakitic experienced the era of coaching by Louis Enrique, when Barcelona had the terrifying "MSN" combination. No matter what kind of opponent they face, Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez can make the opponent's defense scared. In the 2014/2015 season, Barcelona successfully won the Champions League trophy, and the amazing data from the frontcourt Trident played a key role. That season, Messi scored 58 goals and sent 27 assists, Neymar contributed 39 goals and 7 assists, while Luis Suarez had 25 goals and 21 assists. In comparison, Laming's data so far this season is 15 goals and 20 assists.

Another "golden age" for Barcelona was during Guardiola's coaching period. That team achieved an unprecedented "six-champion" achievement, and the attack line also made all opponents frightened. The lineup led by Etoo, Henry and Messi won the championship in all six events in one year. The excellent data of these three people is hard to reach. Messi contributed 38 goals and 15 assists, Henry scored 26 goals and 11 assists, and Etoo had 36 goals and 5 assists.

Despite this, the young attacker, who was only 17 years old, has won numerous praises for his outstanding performance and fearless spirit on the field. Inter Milan coach Inzaghi commented after the Champions League: "Larmin has caused us too much trouble... He is the kind of genius who meets once in fifty years. This is the first time I saw him on the spot; we double-teamed him, but everything he did... (still amazing)." Ellin Haaland also joined the ranks of praise midway through the game, exclaiming: "This guy is incredible!"