FC Barcelona has always had a theory about football that says they should understand and use the basics of the game better than other teams. Being steady on the ball and making good choices when you have it are two things that make Barça’s football so recognizable.

However, that’s exactly why it’s so important for everyone to be involved with the ball. Being alone and not having the ball loses the technical skills of every player on the Barcelona team, and Lamine Yamal has recently been in this situation.

According to the Spanish news source SPORT, 16-year-old Lamine Yamal has been less important in games than he used to be. Because his teammates can’t or won’t pass the ball to him, he loses more and more of his impact as time goes on.The games in the Gamper Trophy and against Villarreal are two great examples of important games that made Yamal who he is. The young player came on as a replacement in the first game and basically turned the game around to help Barcelona win.For the same reason, Yamal was very important in Barcelona’s comeback against Villarreal in La Liga. His 59 touches in that game made a clear impact on the young player, as he received the pass several times and set up a goal, which was then scored by someone else.Since then, things haven’t looked so good. The kid wasn’t used at all in either of the games, against Sevilla and then Poro. The young player is getting fewer passes and touches from his partners since he has only 36 touches in Seville and 39 touches in Portugal.This is a mistake in strategy that Xavi Hernandez needs to fix. At just 16 years old, Yamal is one of the fastest wingers on Barcelona’s present team.Xavi needs to fix the problems that have kept the player from connecting well with his team so far, like using Raphinha as a 10 or Gundogan not being able to find him when playing as an inner.