The brutal physical change of Lamine Yamal that is taking him to the next level

Lamine Yamal has turned into one of the indisputable protagonists of this season in the FC Barcelona. The right extreme, with so alone 16 years, went initially a risky bet by part of Xavi Hernández, the one who decided to give him the titularity in this position and the player answered with grow. It has showed like an alternative 'electrical', irreverent and incredibly ilusionante by the right-handed side, giving other bríos to the Barcelona picture.

After a beginning imparable in his career like culé, the native of Esplugues of Llobregat lived a series of commitments in which it lost the titularity to hands of Raphinha. Xavi Hernández, the one who has known to manage of effective way the sportive path of the '27' in the first team, apparently decided dosificar his participation and relieve him a bit the responsibility to lead the attack of the Barça to so short age. Nevertheless, Lamine continued having participations from the bench, being considered always like an alternative to contribute freshness in the offensive appearance.

Nevertheless, in the last meetings of the Catalan picture, the Hispanic-Moroccan has recovered his paper protagónico in the eleven headline of the technician of Terrassa, and has done it with a remarkable brilliance. Taking advantage of the absence of Raphinha and without anybody more than contest his position, the extreme has showed a confidence and atrevimiento own of the big players. His desparpajo, combined with his skill to dribble, his speed and his capacity of taking of decisions, have positioned it like the most dangerous tool in the offensive appearance of the FC Barcelona.

Lamine Yamal and his plan of physical strengthening

This advance in his level has to , no only to the confidence that has offered him Xavi Hernández and to his innate potential and talent, but also to an excellent work made by the cast of the City Condal to improve his physical condition. Recently, it has revealed that the player has been subjecting to a rigorous program of muscular strengthening, which, in addition to doing it stronger, also has contributed to that it grow in height. In fact, Deco, sportive director of the club, stood out recently that the Hispanic-Moroccan has grown more than 10 centimetres in the last year.

It does especially striking that, in spite of his growth and increase of muscular mass, something that sometimes can do that the players go back heavier and lose agility, Lamine Yamal has not experienced this process. Even, it shows even more agile and managed, making started of speed with which is used to to leave backwards to his opponents. Added to this, his skills to dribble keep on being lethal. According to data of 'Opt', keeps on being the player with the greater percentage of success in dribblings in the five main Leagues, making a gambeta successfully each 29 minutes.