Atletico forward and Spain national team player Alex Baena spoke out in support of the national team’s head coach, Luis de la Fuente, following criticism linked to the injury of Barcelona player Lamine Yamal.
The 18-year-old winger will miss the October matches due to groin pain.
Alex Baena for Sport.es
We show the utmost care for the players here. There is too much fuss around him because he is from Barcelona. If he were from another club, there wouldn’t be so much talk.
Earlier, Barcelona’s coach Hans-Dieter Flick accused the Spain national team coaching staff of negligence, emphasizing that Yamal played despite discomfort.
This season, the winger has played five matches for Barcelona, scoring four goals and providing one assist.
