Guardiola s rare comments on Yamal: Let him go his own way

As a top coach in football today, Guardiola's evaluation of a young player is very comprehensive and long-term. I think his recent words to Yamal can be regarded as the "three major laws" of the growth of talented players.

First, we need to have the right "soil". Guardiola said that the current Barcelona and Flick system is an ideal place for Yamal's development. This shows that the growth of a genius is inseparable from a tactical environment that can play to his characteristics and a teammate who understands him.

Secondly, we must have a "normal mind". Guardiola repeatedly emphasized that he should not compare Yamal with Messi, and he would wait ten or fifteen years before looking at his achievements. This is actually cooling the outside world and reducing pressure on players. He hopes that everyone can use a normal mentality to give this 17-year-old child a relatively relaxed growth space, rather than crushing him with the hat of "Next Messi".

The third and most important thing is to have a "good body". Guardiola finally emphasized how high Yamal can achieve, the premise is to "avoid injuries." This is crucial. For modern football players, no matter how talented they are, without a healthy body to support them, everything is empty talk. These three points can be said to be the most rational way to success that Guardiola pointed out for Yamal and for all genius boys.