"We have to let Lamine Yamal make mistakes; no one can spoil him on the pitch."

The sting in La Tribu, this Tuesday, about the Barcelona player

Lamine Yamal 's birthday party certainly wasn't ideal for a player who, as van Gaal would say, has the world football spotlight on him 24/7. But let's not forget that he's 18 years old , and has the absolute freedom to celebrate whatever birthday he thinks he deserves in private, in private, and in private, and we have to let the kid have it.

He's had plenty of years to make a mistake; he has made it, he's making it, and he'll continue to make it. But, for now, Lamine Yamal 's behavior on the field is exemplary. The problem is the loudspeaker and the spotlight on him. I'd like to remind you that Lamine Yamal, at 17, has been criticized for wearing sunglasses at a celebration, for putting his cap backward at a press conference with the Spanish national football team, and what can I tell you about what's being said and what will be said about the famous birthday party that marked his coming of age.

But I repeat: we have to let the kid make a mistake, we have to correct Lamine Yamal 's attitude so as not to ruin him, because so far on the pitch, no one has been able to ruin him, and the feeling from outside is that it's going to be very difficult for this kid to lose his mind. Time will tell, but I repeat: let's not overthink it, nor open our hands to hit Lamine Yamal before he truly deserves it.