Ex Barcelona Star Warns Yamal: Don’t Repeat Mbappe’s Mistakes

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·26 Agustus 2025

Ex Barcelona Star Warns Yamal: Don’t Repeat Mbappe’s Mistakes

Ex Barcelona star says teenager’s talent is unique but maturity will decide his future

Ex Barcelona Star Warns Yamal: Don’t Repeat Mbappe’s Mistakes

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Former Barcelona midfielder Emmanuel Petit's issued strong warning to rising star Lamine Yamal urging him not to fall into the same mistakes as Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe.

Comparison with Messi but warning on arrogance

Petit told AS that Yamal reminds him of Lionel Messi in the way he operates on the right wing creating danger & opening spaces. But he cautioned:

"He's phenomenon, yet arrogance can be dangerous"

Talent must meet big stage success

The 18 year old recently extended his contract with Barcelona and inherited the legendary No10 shirt once worn by Messi. Petit insisted that Yamal's the potential to win the Ballon d’or if he maintains his level but stressed he must prove himself in major tournaments like the Champions league & the World cup.

🎙️ Emmanuel Petit: "Lamine Yamal’s qualities — technique, vision, power, intelligence in movement — are unique. The only thing he needs to improve is his mentality. Right now, everything is going well for him. But if something negative happens, there will be many waiting to
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Petit underlined that problems often arise when form dips:

"We saw what happened with Mbappe everything was perfect until the situation suddenly turned. Yamal must focus on his mentality and avoid distractions from social media"

Future in his own hands

The French world cup winner concluded that Yamal’s exceptional talent's clear but only maturity'll determine whether he can stay among football’s elite..