Recently, Spanish Sexta journalist Jose Alvarez Haya talked about Yamal's alleged dissatisfaction with being substituted in the game against Vallecano.
Previously, Mundo Deportivo reported that Yamal was dissatisfied after being replaced by Flick in the second half of the game against Vallecano. Jose Alvarez Haya said: "Yamal's actions have nothing to do with Flick. There were 8 minutes left in the game, and he had already received a yellow card, and the next round was against Atletico Madrid. Lamine obviously understood the substitution arrangement."
The reporter continued: "He was repeatedly fouled by his opponents on the field but did not get a card, and the obvious penalty was not awarded... He was extremely angry with the referee's penalty."
Earlier, Yamal and Fermin have once again shown an attitude of disliking being replaced. The forward and midfielder were substituted by Flick in the second half of Sunday's match against Vallecano. Neither of them gladly accepted the head coach's decision and made this emotion clear.
Fermin did not perform as well as usual in the game against Vallecano, and he was replaced by Olmo in the 61st minute. Although before leaving the field, the player applauded the stands for the fans' applause and shook hands with Olmo and Flick, he then kicked the cooler next to the assistant coach on the sidelines with his right foot, which was a manifestation of his anger at being substituted and his own performance in the game.
In fact, after the game, when Flick was asked about Fermin's anger, the head coach clearly expressed his attitude: "We want to make substitutions, he must accept it, because Olmo is also an extremely good player."
The same is true for Yamal. He was replaced by Rashford in the 82nd minute, but the number 10 player also did not gladly accept the substitution. The footage taken by DAZN clearly showed Yamal's extremely dissatisfied emotions towards Flick.
As soon as he left the field, he avoided the head coach's gaze, even though the two completed a handshake. On the way to the bench seat, Yamal even pointed to Flick four times in a row.
Then, the forward complained to Arnau-Blanco, one of Flick's assistant coaches: "It's always like this, it's crazy, it's outrageous." Arnau-Blanco tried to soothe the emotions of the young player from the side.
But Yamal not only did not calm down, but became even more excited. "Only targeting me, always targeting me." He said repeatedly, and Arnau-Blanco replied: "Okay."
Soon after, before the game was about to end, Yamal hid in the stairwell leading to the player tunnel, where he was comforted by Szczesny who soothed him.
This is not the first time Yamal has been angry about being substituted. Earlier this season, he had already expressed this emotion in the match against Levante