Laminecentrism, the Axis of Barcelona's New Golden Generation

The sun is known as heliocentrism, or the center of the solar system. In football, a new term "laminescentrism" is set to emerge. This term refers to the play and development of the Barcelona squad that revolves around their new phenomenon, Lamine Yamal.

Yamal has demonstrated his significant and central role for Barca in the 2024-2025 season. Three domestic championship titles, particularly in La Liga, cannot be separated from the brilliant performances of the young Catalan talent of Moroccan descent.

The collection of eight goals and 13 assists from 33 appearances in La Liga demonstrates Yamal's increasing contribution in the era of Hans-Dieter Flick. Yamal's goal contributions are only surpassed by his two teammates in the forward line, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha, who have accumulated a total of 27 goals and assists by week 36.

Despite being outnumbered, Yamal scored a crucial goal that gave Barcelona the lead over Espanyol on Friday (16/5/2025) early in the morning WIB, at the Cornella-El Prat Stadium. The curling left-footed shot, which has become Yamal's trademark, initiated a 2-0 victory for Barcelona, securing the La Liga title for the 2024-2025 season.

At the age of just about to turn 18 in July, Yamal certainly still has much to offer to his favorite club since childhood. Barca is not just a football club for Yamal. More than that, Barca is a breath of tranquility and happiness in the life of the player who enjoys the anime Dragon Ball.

After successfully securing La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Super Cup in his second full season with the senior team of Blaugrana, Yamal has promised more trophies in the future.

"Winning La Liga with Barca is amazing, like a dream come true. But this is just the beginning of the trophy parade we want to bring to the club," Yamal told ESPN.

"It is impossible to feel tired of winning trophies. I have permanently instilled that in my mind," said the 1.8-meter tall player.

Barca President Joan Laporta has signaled that Yamal is the cornerstone of the team's development starting from the 2025-2026 season. Barca does not need to bring in players with megastar status. They have already produced a new football phenomenon in Yamal.

"He (Yamal) is one of those players who is destined to have a unique professional career to be on the path to becoming the best footballer in history. He is not a player who just wants to show off his skills, but has a special innate talent," Laporta told Rac 1.

Laporta did not hesitate to equate Yamal's influence with that of Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi. The two players emerged into the main team of Barca during Laporta's first term in leadership at Barca from 2003 to 2010.

Furthermore, Laporta prioritizes retaining the winning team from this season, rather than bringing in new players. However, Bayer Leverkusen's center-back, Jonathan Tah, has been widely rumored as a potential new player for Barca starting this summer. Tah will be a free transfer as of June 30, 2025.

"We have a very good and balanced team. The best players do not always create the best team. Our squad is already very competitive," said Laporta, who aims for Barca to win the Champions League next season.

Barca coach Hans-Dieter Flick agrees with Laporta. From the beginning of his interest in coaching Barca, Flick has indeed not had the desire to turn Barca into a super team through the acquisition of expensive players.

Flick prioritizes challenging himself to nurture great players from the ranks of Barca's academy, La Masia. In addition to Yamal, Flick is assisting in the development of other young Barca players, such as Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, Fermin Lopez, Gerard Martin, Marc Casado, Hector Port, and Marc Bernal.

"The level of this team is already extraordinary, but we have the potential to continue to develop and reach even higher levels," said Flick, who comes from Heidelberg, Germany, as reported by Sport.

Flick's confidence is not without reason. Barca swept all three domestic trophies by defeating their eternal rival, Real Madrid, with the youngest squad in La Liga.

Flick has players with an average age of 25.1 years. This figure is significantly below the average age of the squads of the 20 contestants in La Liga 2024-2025, which is 27.3 years.

Deco, the Sporting Director of Barca, is likely to be busier finding clubs to loan out Barca's young players rather than scouting opportunities to recruit players from other European giants. Pau Victor, among others, is a player who has the potential to be loaned to another team to increase his playing time.

"We know the potential and quality of the team. My biggest challenge in the next few years is to find the right team for our young players," Deco was quoted as saying by Marca.

He added, "Barca has proven capable of continuously producing great players. The young players emerging from the development system have contributed to the formation of the team. This makes us very excited about the prospects of this team."