Olise has Kane at club level & Mbappé + co. at international level..
Dembélé has a Doué, Kvara at club level & Mbappé + co. at international level.
Yamal has Ferran Torres at club level and Ferran Torres at international level.
I feel sorry for the guy.
Stacey King was one of the few that tried his best to keep the Bulls brand up as embarrassing as it got. For him to not see this new era unfolded is tragic
I think we still don’t understand what we’re watching yet, Let’s not forget, Yamal would have won Ballon d’Or at 18 years old, and that alone already sounds crazy . We’re not talking about young talent with potential, we’re talking about arguably the best player in world football already at that age, at 18. There’s no 18 years old in the history of the sport that has ever peaked like this
And this is not just hype or social media excitement. Usually when teenagers break through, you can still point to flaws in their game maybe they lack decision making, physicality, consistency, or influence in big games. With Yamal, it genuinely feels like he already understands football at a crazy age. Goals, assist, dribbles, chances creation. Bro is playing at a crazy level.
The manipulation of space, the tempo control, the way he pauses before exploding, the weight of pass selection, the composure in big moments those are things players normally master around 26-28, not 17 or 18. He doesn’t play like a wonderkid, he plays like a footballer already in his prime.
And historically, I genuinely don’t think we’ve seen an 18-year-old attacker this complete. Not even young Lionel Messi had this level of responsibility this early. Ronaldo at 18 was still raw. Neymar was still in Brazil.
He’s already dictating matches. Teams already defend him like a superstar. Double marking, aggressive pressing traps, physical fouls and he still looks like the best player on the pitch.
His game isn’t even built on pure athleticism alone. That means it’s sustainable. His intelligence, technical security and understanding of rhythm are what make him special, and those qualities usually age incredibly well.
We might genuinely be watching the beginning of the next era-defining footballer in real time.
Very happy for him, he’s finally not getting snubbed from these awards because of his age.
Lamine is the best in the world by a mile, it’s about time everyone starts to understand that