”What’s worrying about Lamine Yamal isn’t the injury itself. In the locker room, they’re downplaying it, and sources at Barça admit he’s almost completely free of discomfort in his groin, but it’s normal that he’s not at 100% because he lacks match fitness. What is a bit concerning is that to recover from a delicate injury like this, you have to be very disciplined and strictly follow the instructions of the physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists, and Lamine sometimes struggles with that. Managing Lamine isn’t always easy.
“[Messi] never missed a session, [and] sometimes they had to hold him back because they’re competitive animals and sometimes he pushed himself too hard. You have to do boring, mechanical, repetitive exercises and follow certain guidelines. That’s just how it is, there’s no other way. He has to focus and strive for recovery, be disciplined like Messi was.”