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Capello calls Juventus' Kenan Yildiz 'Italy's Lamine Yamal'
Former coach Fabio Capello compared Juventus midfielder Kenan Yildiz to Lamine Yamal at an awards ceremony.
Yildiz received the Bulgarelli Award as best midfielder of last season.
Capello called him “Italy’s Yamal,” referring to Barcelona’s young star, who wears the number 10 shirt.
Yildiz also wears number 10 for Juventus, but is currently injured.
Capello said Yildiz can produce unexpected moments and make football more entertaining.
He argued that young players should be encouraged to show their imagination.
The comments came as Capello expressed hope for more exciting football from Juventus.
Fabio Capello called Juventus midfielder Kenan Yildiz “the Yamal of Italy.”
He made the comparison while Yildiz received the Bulgarelli Award as the best midfielder of the previous season.
Capello said Yildiz brings imagination and entertaining football.
He also cited Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal as an example of the kind of player who can counter dull football.
Yildiz, Juventus’s number 10, was injured at the time of the award.
- Who
- Fabio Capello compared Juventus midfielder Kenan Yildiz with Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal.
- What
- Capello called Yildiz “the Yamal of Italy” and praised his imagination.
- When
- At the Bulgarelli Award ceremony; the date of the ceremony is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Capello said Yildiz has imagination and can make football entertaining rather than boring.
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Capello, then Juventus coach, saw Lionel Messi play at the Trofeo Gamper and tried to bring him to Turin.
Yildiz was named the best midfielder of the season at the Bulgarelli Award.
Capello compared Yildiz with Lamine Yamal and praised his imagination.
- Player
- Kenan Yildiz
- Club
- Juventus
- Comparison
- Capello called Yildiz “the Yamal of Italy
- Award
- Bulgarelli Award for best midfielder of the previous season
- Injury
- Yildiz was injured at the time of the award
What people are saying
Es el Yamal de Italia
Te muestra cosas que no te imaginarías: es hermoso ver un fútbol que no sea aburrido
Les hemos quitado la imaginación a los jugadores, pero él la tiene: devolvámosles la imaginación a los jóvenes, Kenan nos entretendrá, es el Yamal de Italia