If any footballer in Europe deserves praise, it’s definitely Lamine Yamal, whose tricks, passes and shots have left us all in awe. He’s only 17, and the joy the Barcelona youngster shows while playing is definitely on another level compared to others.And that joy is precisely what Barcelona legend Rivaldo has noticed about the mesmerizing kid.Gavi back in the squad after 335 days, just in time for a grueling stretchSpeaking to Sport newspaper, Rivaldo assessed the teenage sensation’s style of play while also admitting that he expects him to make a significant impact on football.”At times, he reminds me of me because I also played to enjoy football, that joy… He has that joy, he plays to enjoy, he enjoys it and so do the fans. He’s 17 years old, but plays like he’s 26 or 27. Surely he is going to be a great – he already is. He is doing a great job: he won the Euro title, he is seen well in Barcelona… But one day, he will be the best in the world.Barca on a ‘Yamal 2030’ mission”We have to protect him because he is a talented player. Football is to enter hard. There are fouls, but not with violence or with the idea of hurting someone. The referees have to be more attentive, not only for him, but for everyone,” concluded Rivaldo, who spent five impressive years at Camp Nou between 1997 and 2002.##NAJAVA_MECA_8424353##
