A few days ago the extraordinary midfielder Ivan Rakitic declared that Lamine Yamal He would not have had a place in that Barcelona of the Triplet of 2015. His opinion, respectable like any other, left in the air the debate on how to assess a player in his fair measure, without intervening factors such as forofismo, friendship, loyalty, fidelity or toxicity of social networks.
The appearance of Lamine In the universe of football it is great news. He has introduced a very spectacular and extremely effective football. The best, without a doubt, has been that somehow gives a folder to the debate on the end of Leo Messi in it Barça And it opens a multicolored horizon to Barcelona that could only be truncated by an inappropriate and premature lesion-let's not-or a multi-multi-multi-multi millionaire transfer-a possibility open to 100%-.
Now, when stadiums and fans around the world expect the new appearances of Laminethe International Federation of History and Statistics of Football, the IFFHS In its acronym in English, he has proclaimed Messi As the best player in history, as explained by the journalist Roberto Rodríguez this same week on the pages of The avant -garde.
The IFFHS It has been based on statistics, indicating that the Argentine star has won more titles than anyone, 46, distributed among the Barça (36), the PSG (2), The Inter Miami (2) and with the albiceleste (6), and among them leagues, Champions, World Cup, the Copa América and the World Cup, in addition to obtaining eight golden balls.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, Figure as the second best player, with three World Cups and his 1,000 goals, and the D10S Maradona, third.
Cristiano Ronaldo, to which Madrid for years tried to compare with Messi Ridicle and obsessively, it appears in a deserved fourth position in this table of legends that continue until the top ten of history is completed with the names of 14, Johan Cruyff, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Franz Beckenbauer, Alfredo di Stéfano y Ronaldinho.
Five of the 10 best players in the world wore the same colors as Lamine
A very relevant fact is that five of the 10 best, Messi, Johan, Maradona, Ronaldo Y Ronaldinho, They played at FC Barcelona. No other team on the planet can offer such data.
Closed the chapter on who is the best, MESSIIn capital letters, the world looks forward now. And in this new chapter appears early Laminethat is coda and surpasses other players much more formed and greater than him as Ousmane Dembélé o Kylian Mbappé. These players and future stars of the universal sphere that will appear in the coming years will write what will happen in the world of football from the post Messi era to the end of the century.
Has great merit what was achieved so far by Lamine. A lot. At his age he has broken records that were not available or Messiat Skinbut it will be a true feat for this young teenager of the Barça reach the dimensions of victories of the Argentine and the Brazilian, and the level of respect they reached by the fans and their playmates.
Lamine He has started extraordinarily well, but it is evident that, in football, and in his own life, staying in the first line is very difficult and that is where the real success lies, the one that reached primarily Messi y Skin.
It is a desire in the world of football, perhaps not shared by Florentino Pérezthat Lamine remain amazed and selling the brand Barça globally. You will not miss offers, but you have to remember the phrase of Jorge Valdano when Messi left the Barcelona. “Until now Lionel Messi Era del Barçanow belongs to everyone. ”
He Barça will suffer strong economic onslaught for Lamineso we will have to endure and get a business plan that contemplates 20 years of transparency and growth of the club, the exploitation of the Well Camp Nouand with Lamine Barca dress, the best brand and image of the world of sport, without discussion. Hopefully the IFFHS Make sure that Lamine ENTER IN THE CLUB OF THE 10 BEST, OR IN THE NUMBER ONE OF THE NEW STAGE OF WORLD FOOTBALL, THE POST STAGE Messithe stage of one's own Lamine Yamal.