Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick spoke to the media forward of Sunday’s match in opposition to Sevilla, and as anticipated, his press convention was dominated by the subject of Lamine Yamal.
On Friday, the 18-year-old was included within the Spain squad for his or her upcoming matches in opposition to Georgia and Bulgaria, however solely hours later, he was pressured to drag out after struggling a relapse of the pubis harm he picked up final month.
As per Diario AS, Flick gave an replace on the state of affairs along with his quantity 10.
“He felt good, and if not, then he wouldn’t have performed in opposition to PSG. I’ve spoken with him, in the present day he’s higher however he isn’t properly. I spoke to him this morning. And I requested him how we will help him.
“Everybody is aware of about his high quality however it’s my accountability to offer him the load of minutes when he returns, which I’ll. If the gamers will not be 100%, they give attention to their strengths, and with the ball he’s unbelievable, however you additionally should be good with out the ball, as a result of it’s a must to handle the minutes properly.”
He additionally admitted that he’s uncertain about when Lamine Yamal will have the ability to return, thus casting doubt on his involvement within the first Clasico of the season in three weeks’ time.
“We don’t know when he’ll be again, it’s not a straightforward harm, it’s not a muscular factor. We don’t know if he will probably be in two, three or 4 weeks. I don’t know if he will probably be for El Clasico. He’ll work with the restoration workforce and we’ll see how he evolves.”
Flick sad at Spain U21s call-up for Marc Bernal
One other controversial state of affairs with a Barcelona participant and the Spanish Soccer Federation has arisen within the final 24 hours, with Marc Bernal having been included within the Spain U21 squad, regardless of having barely featured since he returned from an ACL tear final August. Flick admitted his annoyance on the teenager being referred to as up.
“He’s not able to play many minutes in the mean time. He’s coming off a critical harm of greater than a yr. In fact he isn’t 100%, he isn’t on the bodily stage he was earlier than the harm, and I believe the Federation must be cautious and care for him as properly.”
It’s comprehensible that Flick is irritated about Bernal, provided that he has been very cautious along with his minutes since he returned to motion in September. He, like Barcelona, will probably be determined for the midfielder to keep away from selecting up any accidents while away with the Spain U21s.