""Lamine will not be available [against Valencia] - it's a pity," said Flick. "He played with the national team despite pain. "He had problems, played 79 and 73 minutes, and didn't even train between matches because of this pain. That is not really taking care of the players, is it? It is not. "Spain, they have the best team in the world, best players in the world.""
""I was also on this side, as a national team coach. I know how hard sometimes the job," added Flick. "I never spoke - I have had one conversation via text but I never spoke with him. My Spanish is not good, his English is not good, so maybe this is a problem. "But in the end I think the communication - because we have not only one player there, we have many players there - it could be better.""
Lamine Yamal missed Barcelona first-team training with a groin injury and will not play against Valencia; he is doubtful for the Champions League trip to Newcastle. Yamal featured for Spain in wins over Bulgaria and Turkey, playing 79 and 73 minutes respectively despite pain and limited training between matches. Barcelona manager Hansi Flick criticised Spain's handling of the youngster and said the national team could improve communication with the club. Flick contacted Spain coach Luis de la Fuente by text. Barcelona’s press officer described the issue as discomfort in Yamal's pubic bone.
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]