Pep Guardiola calls for "calm" for Lamine Yamal and speaks out about the FC Barcelona project

In the run-up to the friendly between Manchester City and FC Barcelona in Orlando on Wednesday morning, Pep Guardiola took the time to analyse the current situation at Barcelona, ​​as well as the good moment that the Barcelona youth team is experiencing. The man from Santpedor was cautious and wanted "time" for Hansi Flick to develop his project, as well as openly praising Lamine Yamal.

"I hope the best for Barça. Flick is an exceptional person, he had an extraordinary year with Bayern. It's a question of giving him what the coaches don't have, which is time," said the Catalan. When all the players return, they can move forward. Hansi knows that he needs to win, like everyone else," Pep stressed.

Guardiola, always very clear with regard to the Barça

The City boss also said: "I hope he can win the first few games so that he can get time and gradually play better. But Barça's potential will always be there," he said. Pep also wanted to say that "I wouldn't be here if it weren't for Barça. I will always be grateful for what the club gave me. My development as a person, as a player, as a coach..." he concluded.

The Masia is the jewel of the crown

Looking towards La Masia, Guardiola explained that "the youth team never fails. The youth team players have to have the role they deserve in training and Hansi decides," he analysed. "I don't know what their parents have given this generation of youth team players... but they don't need support, they can take care of themselves. This generation of Cubarsí, Lamine, Gavi, Pedri, Balde... whenever they have come out they have fulfilled their role and this is a guarantee because it gives the club economic stability and a feeling of identity with the people," he stressed.

Finally, Pep wanted to expand his praise for Lamine Yamal, revealing that "Rodri always asks him when he comes from the national team and he tells me wonders. You see, at this age if you play for Barça with continuity and then you go with the national team and play it is because you are special," he explained. "If Xavi gave him his debut it's because he saw something different in him than the rest. There are lads who anticipate the process. Hopefully when he's 25 we won't be tired of him, these things happen. The expectations are very high. He'll have drops in performance but we have to be calm," said Pep.