Barcelona, Spain – E be like say wahala don land as Barcelona coach, Hansi Flick, don dey vex for Spain national team. Na about their young star, Lamine Yamal wey get groin injury wey go make am miss di upcoming La Liga match against Valencia this Sunday.
Dey say Yamal, wey just 18 years old, don play World Cup qualifier match against Bulgaria and Turkey, despite say e dey manage pain like serious champ. Flick come talk say e no happy say Spain use am without any proper check. “Lamine go national team with pain, no train well, na painkillers he dey use play. Dem dey three goals ahead in every match, still he play 79 and 73 minutes. Dis no be how you take care of players,” Flick yarn.
Yamal don start di season correct, already score two goals and get plenty assists. But now, na so we dey hear say him go chop bench for Valencia match plus possible absence for di Champions League opening clash against Newcastle.
Flick wey don coach Germany before come talk say him communication with Spain coach, Luis de la Fuente, no dey okay. E laugh say, “Maybe my Spanish no too correct, his English no go too well, so na we be di problem. But as coach, I sabi how e be, communication suppose dey clear and smooth like palm wine for village party.”
Barcelona sef dey face injury wahala as midfielder Frenkie de Jong go miss di match too. But no be all bad news as young player, Marc Bernal, wey don dey recover from long injury, go dey sit down for bench. Flick dey hopeful say di boys go fit carry di day even for small stadium wey dem dey play with Valencia, wetin dey close to Camp Nou wey dey undergo serious renovation.
“I talk to di players, di captains, dem dey confident say dis go no affect us. Valencia go play for di same stadium wey get only 6,000 capacity, na dem sabi. We don show say we fit win for dis kind place before. We dey prepare well, and I trust say we go deliver,” Flick yan.
Na so di football world dey observe wetin go happen on Sunday as Barcelona fans dey hope say dem self fit manage di catching fire as dem dey get ready for di new season even with all di hurdles dem dey face. Let’s see if dem go sweep Valencia away make all dis recent injury wahala no be mouth talk. Fingers crossed!
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