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'Very self-destructive' - Luis de la Fuente sounds out Lamine Yamal warning as Spain boss hits back at Barcelona star's critics

<p>De La Fuente was responding to criticism levied at his team after their penalty shootout loss to Portugal in last Sunday's Europa League final. Yamal had a relatively quiet night by his own lofty standards, as he was expertly marshalled by Portuguese left back Nuno Mendes. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/portugal-player-ratings-spain-cristiano-ronaldo-delivers-again-nuno-mendes-lamine-yamal-diogo-costa-heroics-nations-league-final-victory/blt98783aec76680f62#cs7973b2fa7161967e" target="_blank">GOAL gave the PSG star a 9/10 for his performance</a>. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Some of the backlash directed at Yamal has bordered on the bizarre. For example, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/real-madrid-legend-guti-bizarre-attack-lamine-yamal-barcelona-wonderkid-ibiza-fashion-choice-media-spain/blt7cf99413cc62f681" target="_self">Real Madrid legend Guti</a> took aim at the 17-year-old's decision to wear his hat backwards in a press conference. Such comments compelled De La Fuente to warn the Spanish football public to fight their "self-destructive" instinct of building up new stars, only to cut them down through the media and their criticism. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p><a href="#" target="_blank">As per quotes published by Mundo Deportivo</a>, De La Fuente: "Lamine Yamal? In Spain, we’re very self-destructive – we go from praising someone to the heavens to rejecting them over a single mistake. </p><p>“Life’s about balance. Not getting carried away in success or sinking in failure. We have to be cautious.”</p>

WHAT DE LA FUENTE SAID

<p>The criticism seems to have minimal effect on the prodigious young winner. The 17-year-old continues to antagonise his naysayers, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lamine-yamal-enigmatic-message-critics-barcelona-star-helicopter-trip-beach-double-winning-season/blt72ed3c74680c98c4" target="_self">posting enigmatic messages from his post-season break</a>. Whether he chooses to use the digs as fuel, or he chooses to ignore them, it seems Yamal does not let the opinions of outsiders affect his mentality. </p>

WHAT NEXT FOR LAMINE YAMAL?

'Very self-destructive' - Luis de la Fuente sounds out Lamine Yamal warning as Spain boss hits back at Barcelona star's critics | Goal.com

Spain boss Luis de La Fuente has hit out at Lamine Yamal&apos;s critics, lamenting Spanish football&apos;s &quot;self-destructive&quot; tendencies.