Former Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic is not interested in comparing Lamine Yamal to Lionel Messi and Neymar. He believes everyone should help the teenager handle the pressure rather than add to it. Ad Speaking to FlashScore, Rakitic said that he was proud to see the progress made by Yamal, as the Barcelona star is an incredible player. “He’s an incredible player, I’m proud of him as he progresses and develops. Barcelona and Spain have something special in him, and we must all help him learn to handle the pressure. He has to follow his own path, I wouldn’t compare him to the three of the ‘MSN’.” Ad Trending Talking about his time playing with Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez, Rakitic said that it was special playing with the trio, adding that it was incredible to share the dressing room with them. He said: “It was brilliant to play with them, an incredible time. The whole world witnessed something special, you could tell it was something unique. I think it’s the best thing that could have happened to football.” Ad Rakitic played 277 matches with Lionel Messi at Barcelona, combining for 27 goals. Lamine Yamal is better than Lionel Messi, said ex-Barcelona star Former Barcelona midfielder Mark van Bommel spoke about Lamine Yamal earlier this year and claimed that the teenager was a better player than Lionel Messi at 17. He said that the tough part for the teenager is maintaining the level like the Argentine did for two decades and told Voetbalzone: Ad “When Messi joined Barcelona’s first team, he didn’t play as many games in the beginning compared to Yamal now. So if you compare the two at that age, Yamal is better now. Maintaining this level in the long term is the hardest thing. Messi has been at this level for 20 years. That is exceptional. Ad “If Yamal wants to catch up with Messi in terms of goals, he will have to score another 500 or so. That is almost 30 per season. Is Yamal the best in the world right now? No, he’s not, but he’s well on his way. I don’t think there’s one player who stands out above the rest right now, because there are just so many good players.” Lionel Messi played just nine games for Barcelona at the age of 17, while Yamal played over 100 times for the Catalan side before turning 18. × Feedback Why did you not like this content? Clickbait / Misleading Factually Incorrect Hateful or Abusive Baseless Opinion Too Many Ads Other Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Edited by Sripad.
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After experience of playing with Lionel Messi and Neymar, Ivan Rakitic addresses comparison of Lamine Yamal with iconic Barcelona duo
