Wojciech Szczesny has been chatting about Lamine Yamal and thinks the teenager is staying grounded despite all the attention that surrounds him at present.<\/p>\n
Yamal has emerged as arguably the biggest talent on the planet after becoming a key player for Barcelona and Spain.<\/p>\n
Szczesny has been asked about his teenage team-mate and thinks he\u2019s doing just fine on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what I think? Everyone has their own path. And to this day, I don\u2019t see any red flags. I think his attitude towards football, towards life, is what makes him the player he is,\u201d he told FootTruckTV.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it\u2019s like… you can\u2019t really change someone\u2019s personality. They say Neymar could have achieved so much more in football if he\u2019d had a different mentality. But if he had approached football and life differently, he wouldn\u2019t have been the Neymar who puts on a show.\u201d<\/p>\n
Szczesny also thinks that Yamal should simply be himself and continue to bring joy to football fans around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think with personalities like that, you shouldn\u2019t hold them back too much. You have to let them enjoy football, because that joy isn\u2019t just contagious for their teammates, it inspires millions of people around the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think that\u2019s more due to Lamine \u2019s surroundings than to him. He\u2019s only 17. He has the right, maybe even the obligation, to make some youthful mistakes. Let\u2019s hope that if he does, it won\u2019t have serious consequences. But his surroundings will undoubtedly be important to him.\u201d<\/p>\n