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Rodri Tells Lamine Yamal, Who's Battling World Cup 'Anxiety,' To 'Calm Down'

Rodri Calls For Composure From Yamal As Spain prepares for a heavyweight showdown against France, captain Rodri has highlighted a specific area of improvement for the nation’s brightest young talent. The 30-year-old midfielder believes that Yamal has been playing with a level of urgency that borders on anxiety, which has occasionally hindered his natural explosiveness on the wing. "I think he needs to calm down a bit, that anxiety that sometimes he has to prove himself," Rodri stated in the mixed zone following Spain's progress. "He's a very important player for us because of what he does with...