Lamine Yamal has hailed comments from former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann. As a motivator for Spain ahead of their Euro 2024 football quarter-final clash on Friday.
Spain 16-year-old forward Lamine Yamal has said criticism from former Germany goalkeeper. Jens Lehmann has given him added motivation ahead of the Spanish giants’ Euro 2024 semi-finals clash on Friday, Mundo Deportivo reported on Wednesday UFABET
Former Germany goalkeeper Lehmann has previously said of Spain: ‘It’s a small and inexperienced team. They are all very short and have little experience in these games. They are a young team in the sense. That they have very young forwards, from goalkeeper to defender, with Morata up front. They are a very small team in terms of height. ‘
Asked about Lehmann’s comments, the young Spain forward replied: ‘We’ve said that these things give us more motivation. What will he say at the end? He’s German, he wants to help his national team. But we’ll see on the pitch whether we show that we’re small and inexperienced. ‘
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos also addressed Lehmann’s comments. Saying: ‘Lehmann does not represent us. He often has different opinions from others. They have shown that they have experienced players: Morata, Rodri, Nacho, Carvajal. It’s not true what they say. We expect a top Spanish team. They play very well, but so do we. I’m waiting for a beautiful game. ‘