The injury to Lamine Yamal, which has ruled him out of Barcelona’s game against Valencia tonight, has sparked a lot of fury inside the club.
Now, SPORT has brought forward an extensive report detailing how manager Hansi Flick learned about the problem and his immediate reaction.
After his Spain duties, Lamine returned to training on Tuesday after playing with the Spanish national team, albeit without stepping onto the pitch.
But, as per the report, it was not until Saturday that Flick, who had been confident of having his star available, learned that the pubic problems were more than minor discomfort.
Flick is furious with Spain NT over Lamine’s injury. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
That was when Flick went from perplexity to anger and indignation, making it very clear that he would not remain silent in the press conference.
The German is a direct person who rarely hides his feelings. He was clearly hurt, stating that the winger was already injured and yet the Spain coach, Luis de la Fuente, had played him for 79 and 73 minutes against Bulgaria and Turkey, respectively.
Flick, who has experience as Germany’s national coach, is particularly sensitive to relations between federations and clubs.
On this occasion, he felt that he was not treated fairly by those responsible at the Spanish national team, with whom until now there had been a smoother relationship.
