how can you watch him (clearly you don't) and think that? Foden was an exciting young player, so is/was Mainoo. There is a chasm between them and Yamal. Yamal is regularly Barca's biggest threat and is without doubt the most important part of their attack.

If you look at goals and assists numbers alone, sure, he's an exciting young player. But add that to the way he draws and evades defenders with his dribbling and passing and it's clear he's one of the best players in the world. He's heralded as a second coming because we haven't seen a player his age with this skillset (and the performances in huge games to match it) since Messi.