Lamine Yamal accused of ‘dropping a bit’, teenager’s big problem identified

Undoubtedly the biggest youngster in world football, Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has been criticised for not adding goals to his game, with the youngster struggling to hit the back of the net.

Yamal has continued to warm the hearts of football lovers with impressive performance for Barcelona and the Spanish national team. However, Roma legend Francesco Totti believes the youngster needs to improve on his scoring abilities.

Totti has praised Barcelona prodigy Yamal but suggested that the teenager’s form in front of goal has not been good enough, with Yamal having failed to score in La Liga since October.

Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona celebrates. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

“He still scores few goals,” Totti said at the Viva la Futbol podcast (h/t MARCA). “He is very strong, he flew at the Euros… He seemed to be flying, then he dropped a bit, he is very good, but he still scores few goals.”

Yamalwho rose through the ranks at Barcelona academy had a breakthrough season under Xavi in the 2023-24 campaign, scoring seven goals in 50 appearances across all competitions.

His breakthrough season was followed with an impressive performance at EURO 2024, where he was awarded the best young player accolade.

Yamal began the 2024-25 season under Hansi Flick in incredible form, scoring five goals in his first 11 La Liga appearances of the season.

However, his last last league goal came during the famous 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu and since that game on October 27, Yamal has gone 12 league games without scoring.

With the Catalonia club now prepared for the final phases of the season, Yamal will be eager to get back on the score sheet. The Spanish forward will next be seen in action on Wednesday evening, when Barcelona visit Benfica in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16.