Lamine Yamal breaks down his ridiculous assist against Galatasaray

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTonight's question comes from Yahoo Sports: Lamine Yamal, nineteen, told Thierry Henry he spotted defenders sliding whenever he reached the byline against Galatasaray.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIs that brilliant scouting, or are those defenders just predictable? Vera says genius. Dale says the defenders were asking for it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNinety seconds each, and no mentioning your own knees.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThank you, Hank. A nineteen-year-old watched grown professionals for ninety minutes, noticed a pattern, and used it. That is homework, and we should applaud homework.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's a defender who slides every time a teenager walks near the line. That's not a pattern, that's a doorbell, and he rang it twice.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe had two assists, Dale. Two. He read the room, which is more than you did at last month's staff party.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOnce you can be read, you can be beaten. Today it's a defender, tomorrow it's the man who orders the same sandwich every Tuesday.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRebuttals. Vera, you're up, and the sandwich is not a ruling.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEveryone has habits, and the brave ones fix them. Those defenders now have a free lesson from Thierry Henry's interview. That is a gift.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA gift that tells the next team exactly how to stop him. Now every coach in Europe knows the byline plan.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe evidence: Yamal says the second setup came from defenders sliding as he approached the byline. Nobody tricked anybody. It was a habit.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA habit. Vera walks into every room with her arms open, and I've never once been surprised.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBecause I'm welcoming. You, meanwhile, sigh before every sentence, and I could set a watch by it.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLightning round. One sentence each. Is the byline slide a flaw? Dale first.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYes, and it's frankly embarrassing.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNo, it's a lesson with a trophy attached.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCould a teenager scout this desk?

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEasily. He'd have us in four minutes.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFour minutes? I'd make him work for six.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLast one. Would you tell him your habit?

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNever. I'd rather lose.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou've already lost, Dale, and you do it every night around nine-fifteen.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorClosing statements. Thirty seconds. Dale.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIf a nineteen-year-old can map a defense, he can map us. Predictability is how civilizations fall, and it starts with a slide.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNoticing is a talent, and talent is worth celebrating. Let the kid cook, and let the defenders learn.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy ruling: the defenders are predictable, the kid is good, and you're both banned from scouting me. Nobody has to accept it.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI reject it, and I've already clocked your coffee habit.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChat, vote now: genius or doorbell? Type G or D, and Dale, you may not vote twice.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor the record, I always sit down at nine-oh-one Eastern, and now you all know. Dale, slide over.