“Yamal hasn’t quite hit the massive public expectations yet, but remember, he is coming back from an injury. The coach has protected him and Nico Williams really well, giving Williams limited game time. Yamal is still a key player. He looked incredibly sharp against Portugal, giving Nuno Mendes a really hard time on that flank. He also scored when Spain won 2-1 in the European Championship, and he’s spoken to the press with the maturity of a seasoned pro, not a 19-year-old. But football is a team game. Individual brilliance from Mbappe or Yamal can change a match in a split second, but you need a solid team performance to actually win a championship,” the former Mohun Bagan coach said.
