Defender Valencia Jose Gay He praised Lamine Yamal on the eve of the Laliga Conflict in the team against Barcelona on Sunday, January 26. Two teams will face the Lluis Companies, where Valencia will threaten to exhaust that he will hope to draw anxiety.
Because Yamal is likely to play on his favored right and gay captaining Valencia from the left back, it will be a direct battle between the two players. However, Gaya is looking forward to the challenge. The 29-year-old admitted that Yamal is one of the best players in the world, citing (via Barca Universal):
“I don’t know if he’s the best, but he is certainly one of the best. I remember seeing him for the first time with the national team when he was 16, and I was stunned. I said to myself,” I said “he will be a player who will mark the era: “And I believe he will do so.”
“He has everything to succeed. The truth is that he is very young, but his potential is unlimited. If he is not the best, he is one of the best and is always nice to face players like him.”
Gaya discussed some technical details about dealing with a 17-year-old. He added:
“It’s hard to defend him because you don’t know what’s better: if you press him quickly or leave room. If you press him quickly, he has the ability to go in both directions, and if you turn away, he can create a tickle situation because he has high speed. “
“You have to aggressively defend yourself and make him run backwards. Players like him prefer to run forward, not backwards, and that’s the key.”
Lamine Yamal has been crucial this season in creating and scoring goals for Barcelona. The wing has picked up impressive nine goals and 14 assists in just 26 games this season, and in the coming weeks he will add that number.
“We will face the best Barcelona” – Captain of Valencia Jose Gaya opens to the challenge of dealing with Barca
Valencia captain Jose Gay also talked about how impressive Barcelona was this season. Los Ches is currently 19th. A league table and will be a mass underdogs against highly flying Blaugrana, who are third in Laliga.
Barca takes an amazing 5-4 victory against Benfice in Uefa Champions Leaguewho acknowledged Gaya that he was watching. Said (via Barca Universal):
“We’ll face the best Barcelona. I watched the match (Champions League) and it was a recital of how they believe in themselves. It’s a fantastic team that plays very well, with incredible players, and they have adapted to what their coach asks from them: to be very aggressive and move forward. “
Barcelona recently did not have the best time in Laliga. They picked up only one win in the last eight league matches, despite impressing in other competitions. However, they will look to turn their bad homemade form against Valencia.
Edited by Arshit Garg
