Lamine Yamal: “I’m at 90 or 80 percent and rising, and I think we’re going to win the World Cup”

The Spanish international winger Lamine Yamal commented this Tuesday that he feels “very good” ahead of the World Cup round of 32 match between Spain and Austria, and has indicated that he is “at 90 or 80 percent, and rising”, as well as that he thinks that Spain is going to “win the World Cup” because he does not see any team that is better.

“I’m very good, very excited and excited. We’ve seen that several big teams have been left out and we’re excited about this moment. I’m at 90 or 80%, and rising… I’m ready for 90 minutes against Austria,” said the Spanish international winger in an interview given to COPE at the Spanish team’s training camp at the World Cup.

Lamine Yamal pointed out, given the criticism that Spain’s game is receiving, that “the important thing is to win.” “Obviously you have to play well, but if you play well and lose, we all leave sad. It is true that we can improve because we are much better than the level we are showing, but as long as we win and advance to the next round,” he acknowledged.

In addition, he added that everyone hopes to “play better” and that they want it that way. “70% is no longer useful, we want 100%. But we have in mind that we have to stay calm, that step by step, we are in the sixteenth and the important thing is to win,” he explained.

The star of FC Barcelona and the national team responded to his preference for winning the World Cup and the Champions League: “Obviously I want to win the World Cup and the Champions League. I think that I am going to win the World Cup this year and that the Champions League is going to cost me more. It is not an obsession, but I do believe that we are going to win it.”

Regarding being the leader of the national team, he pointed out that he understands that people “claim” the player who “excites them the most.” “Obviously Pedri, Rodri and Nico are great, but I am Barça’s ’10’, I am the winger, I am the one who can change the game at some point and I am happy with that. I don’t feel pressure, pressure is a problem when you can’t do what they ask of you and I believe that I can do what they ask of me,” he stressed.

“I felt a lot of happiness. I had never felt so much when scoring. I think the World Cup is different from anything I have played in, and even more so playing with your country. It was a feeling of tranquility, happiness, that I can finally play again and score a goal,” he said about scoring his first goal in a World Cup.

As for rivals to take into account in order to fight for the title, the Catalan winger expressed that he does not see any team that is “very inferior” to Spain and that is why we have to go out “to give everything and win” each game. “I don’t see any of them that are impossible to beat either. France is not superior to us. They haven’t beaten us since the Euro Cup. The group stage has nothing to do with the current matches. I don’t see any favorites, none of them are above us,” he stressed.

A Lamine who “really likes” the World Cup that Vinícius Junior is doing, as well as that of Leo Messi, and who has been surprised by the Moroccan Ismael Saibari. On the other hand, he sees his teammates Rodrigo Hernández and Pedri “very well.” “Pedri, he’s not stiff. And I see Rodri very well on the field. We have to trust, now comes the important moment. If we play well from now on, no one is going to talk about the group stage,” he concluded.

The one from Rocafonda admitted that he has not spoken again with Dani Carvajal or “anyone from Real Madrid” after the controversy in the last Liga Clásico, in which he accused the whites of ‘stealing’. While regarding the possible signing of Julián Álvarez for Barça, he stated that he likes the Argentine “a lot”, as well as Mikel Oyarzabal. “It’s Deco’s job. We will protect whoever comes and we will be very happy with him,” he concluded.