Why it's too early to move Lamine Yamal from the right wing at Barcelona

""I wouldn't mind a change of position for Lamine,""

""I once told my son I'd put (Ousmane) Dembele at centre forward, and now Luis Enrique has put him there at Paris Saint-Germain and he keeps scoring goals.""

""I think Lamine would also enjoy it more, and he'd touch the ball more in that position. Sometimes on the wing you don't touch the ball. Although it's true that it might solve one problem and we'd have another.""

A proposal suggests moving Lamine Yamal from the right wing into a central attacking role to increase his touches and scoring opportunities. The suggestion cites other forwards who have benefited from positional changes. Yamal has registered 28 goals and 39 assists in 114 appearances while primarily operating on the flank. Early-career comparisons have been made with Lionel Messi, noting 24 goals in 105 appearances for Yamal by age 18 versus Messi's one goal in nine senior matches. Concerns include Yamal's physicality and pressing suitability as a centre-forward in a 4-3-3, while a 4-2-3-1 might be more viable but would disrupt the right flank.

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