Julian Nagelsmann and Ilkay Gundogan are both wary of the damage Lamine Yamal could cause against Germany
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00:00Of course he has a lot of quality. He has a very good one-on-one.
00:04He's only 16 and that gives him a lot of chances to keep up with our players.
00:13I don't think you can always defend against him because he's very variable.
00:18Sometimes he goes in, sometimes he goes out.
00:20Of course his left foot is a lot stronger than his right,
00:22but it's not like he can't use his right at all.
00:25You have to be prepared for a lot of things.
00:29But he doesn't have a lot of experience on that level yet.
00:32If things don't work out or if the opponent is a bit tougher,
00:37we'll see how he reacts.
00:39It's not a requirement that we kick him out of the game, don't worry.
00:43We want to have the ball and not hurt the player.
00:45But he's an interesting player who does it very well and for a neutral spectator.
00:51Lamin is very old.
00:54He was 16 when he played in the last season.
00:59It's the same for him.
01:01Especially when you look at where he was when he was 16,
01:06it's a completely different place.
01:09It shows that this new generation can play football at such a high level so early on
01:15and take responsibility for the pitch.
01:18That's how he plays football and the risk he takes.
01:23And that's rewarded because he has the qualities to do so.