Yamal plays almost every game and is already the face of Barcelona, partly because there’s no real competition for his position. He seems to be taking that privilege for granted, with inconsistent performances and questionable behaviour. He loses possession more than any other Barcelona player, keeps missing clear chances, and if there were genuine competition for his position, he would be sitting on the bench. “ The best player in the world” couldn’t prove his at World Cup, Cubarsi and Ferran had to stand for him . Messi wasn’t even a regular starter at 19, and he wasn’t the face of Barcelona because there were so many great players in that team. He had to prove himself every single game. He scored a hat-trick in El Clásico and played football that people hadn’t witnessed in years. 19 year old Messi earned his status through his performances not PR