Why You Should Play Like Lamine Yamal. — Transcript

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1. 0:00Here's why you should play like Lamine
2. 0:02Yamal.
3. 0:03Now, this isn't about copying his skills
4. 0:05[music] or trying to become the next
5. 0:06Yamal. It's about adopting the certain
6. 0:09habits and genius tactics that make him
7. 0:11so effective in modern football. Because
8. 0:14the truth is
9. 0:15a lot of what makes Yamal special
10. 0:18has nothing to do with talent.
11. 0:20It's the way he thinks, the way he
12. 0:22creates space, the way he manipulates
13. 0:24defenders,
14. 0:26and the way he makes decisions under
15. 0:27pressure.
16. 0:28And the best part
17. 0:30these are things that almost any [music]
18. 0:32footballer can add to their game.
19. 0:34So, let's break down the reasons why
20. 0:35playing a little more like Lamine Yamal
21. 0:38could make you a much more dangerous
22. 0:40player on the pitch. The first reason
23. 0:42you should play like Lamine Yamal is
24. 0:44because he's a minimalist dribbler.
25. 0:46If you watch grassroots football, you'll
26. 0:48notice a common mistake. The moment a
27. 0:50player gets the ball, they try to pull
28. 0:52off as many skills as possible.
29. 0:54>> [music]
30. 0:54>> Step-overs, roulettes, flicks. Sometimes
31. 0:57they beat the defender, but just as
32. 0:59often they lose possession because they
33. 1:01spent too much time on the ball. Lamine
34. 1:03Yamal [music] takes a completely
35. 1:04different approach. He doesn't dribble
36. 1:06to impress people. He dribbles to solve
37. 1:08problems. If a simple body faint can
38. 1:11beat a defender,
39. 1:12>> [music]
40. 1:12>> he'll use it. If a quick change of
41. 1:14direction creates space, that's enough.
42. 1:16He doesn't care how the defender is
43. 1:18beaten, only that the defender is
44. 1:21beaten.
45. 1:22And that's exactly why you should adopt
46. 1:23[music] this part of his game.
47. 1:25Modern football is incredibly fast. The
48. 1:27longer you stay [music] on the ball, the
49. 1:29more time defenders have to recover and
50. 1:31teammates have to stop their runs.
51. 1:33By using the simplest move possible,
52. 1:35Yamal attacks [music] space before the
53. 1:37defense can reorganize. This makes him
54. 1:40more efficient, more unpredictable, and
55. 1:42much harder to stop.
56. 1:44The lesson isn't to stop using skills.
57. 1:47The lesson is to make every skill have a
58. 1:49purpose.
59. 1:50Because at the end of the day
60. 1:52football doesn't reward the player with
61. 1:55the biggest skill collection.
62. 1:56It rewards the player who creates an
63. 1:58advantage with the least amount of
64. 2:00effort. The second reason is he doesn't
65. 2:03just react to defenders, he controls
66. 2:05them.
67. 2:06Most players see a defender and
68. 2:07immediately think, [music] "How do I
69. 2:09beat him?" So, they attack as fast as
70. 2:11possible hoping their speed or skill
71. 2:12will get them through.
72. 2:14Yamal sees [music] things differently.
73. 2:16He knows that every defender has to make
74. 2:18a decision. Should they close him down?
75. 2:20Should they wait? Should another
76. 2:22defender come across [music] to help?
77. 2:24And instead of rushing, Yamal lets the
78. 2:26defender make that choice first.
79. 2:28If a second defender moves towards him,
80. 2:30[music] he's already created space for a
81. 2:31teammate to exploit. A simple pass can
82. 2:34suddenly [music] turn into a dangerous
83. 2:35attack because the defense has been
84. 2:37pulled out of shape.
85. 2:39But if nobody comes to help,
86. 2:41Yamal gets exactly what he wants, a one
87. 2:44versus one.
88. 2:46This is a huge lesson for modern
89. 2:48footballers because you don't always
90. 2:49have to beat players with fancy
91. 2:50dribbles. [music]
92. 2:52Sometimes simply making defenders move
93. 2:54is enough to create an advantage for
94. 2:56your team.
95. 2:57That's why Yamal is so effective.
96. 2:59He understands that football is a game
97. 3:01of space.
98. 3:02By attracting defenders towards him, he
99. 3:04creates space somewhere else.
100. 3:07And if they refuse to step out,
101. 3:09he has the quality to punish them
102. 3:11himself.
103. 3:12So, don't just think about beating your
104. 3:13opponent.
105. 3:15Think about controlling their decisions
106. 3:17because the moment you can make
107. 3:18defenders play your game,
108. 3:21you've already gained the upper hand.
109. 3:23The third is [music] because his style
110. 3:25is perfect for modern football.
111. 3:27Football isn't the same game it was 20
112. 3:29years ago.
113. 3:30Teams press higher, defenders recover
114. 3:32[music] faster, and tactics are more
115. 3:34advanced than ever.
116. 3:36You simply don't get much time or space
117. 3:37on the ball.
118. 3:39Yet somehow,
119. 3:40Lamine Yamal thrives [music] in this
120. 3:42environment.
121. 3:44Why?
122. 3:45Because he doesn't fight against modern
123. 3:47football.
124. 3:48He uses it to his advantage.
125. 3:50Instead [music] of trying to do
126. 3:51something spectacular every time he gets
127. 3:54the ball, Yamal quickly reads the
128. 3:56situation and picks the option with the
129. 3:58highest chance of success.
130. 4:00If he can beat a defender with one
131. 4:02touch, he [music] will.
132. 4:04If a simple pass creates a better
133. 4:06attack, he'll make the pass.
134. 4:08If the defense leaves space, he'll
135. 4:10exploit it immediately.
136. 4:12This is exactly why you should adopt his
137. 4:14approach.
138. 4:16Many players think improving means
139. 4:18learning more skills or attempting more
140. 4:20difficult plays.
141. 4:22But in modern football, the player who
142. 4:24succeeds is often the one who can
143. 4:26process information and make [music]
144. 4:28good decisions the fastest.
145. 4:31The quicker you recognize an
146. 4:32opportunity,
147. 4:33the quicker you can take advantage of it
148. 4:35before the defense recovers.
149. 4:37That's why Yamal's game is so effective.
150. 4:40He's not trying to [music] prove how
151. 4:41talented he is with every touch.
152. 4:43He's trying to make the game easier for
153. 4:45himself and harder for the opposition.
154. 4:49And in today's fast, tactical game,
155. 4:52that's one of the biggest advantages a
156. 4:53footballer can have. The fourth reason
157. 4:56is
158. 4:56because he doesn't force one style
159. 4:58[music] of play.
160. 4:59A lot of footballers make up their mind
161. 5:01before they even receive the ball.
162. 5:03If they're a dribbler, they'll dribble.
163. 5:06If they're a passer, they'll pass.
164. 5:08They become predictable and good
165. 5:10defenders quickly figure them out.
166. 5:12Lamine Yamal is different. He adapts to
167. 5:15whatever the game gives him.
168. 5:17If a defender stands off, he'll drive
169. 5:19into the space.
170. 5:20If the defender gets too close, he'll
171. 5:22use their momentum against them.
172. 5:24If a teammate is in a better position,
173. 5:26he'll make the pass.
174. 5:27If the defense leaves an opening, he'll
175. 5:29attack it himself.
176. 5:31This is one of the biggest reasons he's
177. 5:32so difficult to defend.
178. 5:34The opposition can't predict his next
179. 5:36move
180. 5:37because he doesn't have one
181. 5:38predetermined plan.
182. 5:40Instead of [music] forcing the game to
183. 5:41fit his style, he adjusts his style to
184. 5:43fit the situation.
185. 5:45And that's a huge lesson for every
186. 5:47[music] footballer.
187. 5:48The best players aren't the ones who
188. 5:49always dribble or always shoot.
189. 5:52They're the ones who can recognize
190. 5:53what's [music] happening and choose the
191. 5:55option that gives their team the biggest
192. 5:57advantage. Modern football rewards
193. 5:59adaptability.
194. 6:00Every match is different, every defender
195. 6:02is different, and every situation is
196. 6:04different.
197. 6:05Lamine Yamal understands that. He plays
198. 6:08the game the situation demands. And
199. 6:10that's exactly why his style is so
200. 6:12effective at the highest level. And
201. 6:14that's why you should play more like
202. 6:15Yamal.
203. 6:16You don't need his talent or his left
204. 6:18foot [music] to learn from him. You just
205. 6:20need to adopt the habits that make him
206. 6:21so effective in modern football.
207. 6:24Let me know in the comments which of
208. 6:25these traits you're going to add to
209. 6:27[music] your game
210. 6:28or which player I should break down
211. 6:30next.
212. 6:31Thanks for watching, guys, and I'll see
213. 6:32you guys in the next one.