Flick rewards the squad with 2 days of rest after the 'little hand' against Young Boys

Hansi Flick surprised the press and the FC Barcelona players with a particular reward for the Barça team after the rout against Young Boys (5-0). The German coach was very satisfied with the team's image in Montjuïc and wanted to reward his players for the good work done after a difficult weekend resulting from the first defeat of the season in LaLiga.

"The players will have two days of rest because they deserve it," commented the one from Heildelberg in the post-match press conference. In this way, Barça will return to work on Friday to prepare for the match against Alavés on matchday 9 of LaLiga, the last one before the October national team break. The culés maintain a three-point advantage over Real Madrid in the tournament, with two dates to play before the first Clásico of the season, to be played on October 26 at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Flick makes his work plan in Barcelona more flexible

In this way, Hansi Flick confirms his intention to give the Barça squad more breathing room, something not very common during his time at Bayern Munich. The coach was not a big 'friend' of holidays in the Bavarian team, but he understands that the 2024/25 calendar requires taking advantage of every opportunity for the players to rest, since wear and tear is maximum with games every 3-4 days.

Barça had just played in Pamplona on Saturday, a duel where the 59-year-old coach also opted for another unusual practice in his work methodology: mass rotations. The experiment at El Sadar did not go well, but with five days available to prepare for the visit to Vitoria, Flick understands that the best thing is to give freedom to the footballers, especially those who have been accumulating more training, like Lewandowski and Koundé. The Frenchman, in fact, continues without resting in the season, playing every possible minute (900).