Lamine Yamal: Playing with fear can lead to injury

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Lamine Yamal said playing with fear can cause injury. He admitted moments of caution against Uruguay but said he wasn't scared.
Lamine Yamal has warned that playing with fear can lead to injury. The player stated, “If you play with fear, the worst will happen to you in the end, and you might get injured on your own.”
Reflecting on a match against Uruguay, Yamal said he was not scared but acknowledged moments of hesitation. “I wasn't scared vs Uruguay, but it's true there were moments where you think: why would I run at full speed when we're already practically qualified?”
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