Few players don develop stronger understanding with Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for di FIFA World Cup than Pedro Porro.
After beginning di tournament on di bench, di Spain international don cement im place for Luis de la Fuente im starting XI and don become one of di most important pieces alongside di teenage winger.
Di growing Pedro Porro Lamine Yamal partnership for Spain im right flank don be one of di team im biggest strengths for recent matches.
Dia movement, communication and understanding don help Spain create danger consistently, with Porro adapting im game to maximise di influence of di Barcelona forward.
Speaking to Mundo Deportivo before Spain im World Cup semi-final against France, di Tottenham defender explain how dat connection don develop both on and off di pitch.
Asked about im growing reputation as Lamine Yamal im key partner for Spain, Porro admit di relationship don be built through trust and experience rather dan anything happening overnight.
“E be more a question of trust. E build up over di course of matches, through playing alongside am.
“E normal for di first few matches to be tougher because I play for England too, and I no play with am dere.
“Everything a bit harder at first, but e also about understanding wetin he need for each match.
“For di last match against Belgium, di focus na more for defence because Doku dey play.
“For di first half, we manage to pull off dat move wey lead to our first goal. E more about how di match dey go, wetin he need and wetin di team need.”
Porro also reveal say dia understanding dey strengthened long before kick-off, with regular conversations helping both players stay on di same page throughout matches.
Discussing dose interactions, he say, “We even get chat before matches and during di match as well.
“Talking help people understand each other, as I always talk. Tins dey go really well with am; we get great relationship.
“E dey better and better, wey important for am, for di team and for me. I really happy about dat.”
Lastly, when dem ask wetin dose conversations involve, Porro prefer to keep di details private, adding, “Just aspects of di game, wetin he need depending on wetin di opposition dey do. I no go talk anything, but dat wetin we need during di match,” he conclude.
