Hansi Flick is a signing determined to mark an era at Can Barça

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Hansi Flick's arrival at the FC Barcelona dugout was a very complex chapter. Xavi's early resignation, with subsequent regret, both accepted by Joan Laporta, also affected the German. However, curiously, shortly after the confirmation of the Egarense, the definitive contacts arrived for the signing of the German coach. After dazzling Deco with his methods, all the positive responses that were needed were gathered and the ex-Bayern coach was given the reins of the Blaugrana team.

When he arrived at the club, the 59-year-old coach said that he had wanted to train at Can Barça for years. Thus, the moment he found out that he was being considered as a possible replacement for Xavi Hernández, he began to soak up Barcelonaism. He met with important people, such as Pep Guardiola or Domènec Torrent, to learn about the values ​​of the entity and studied the philosophy that brought so much joy to the Blaugrana colours. In the same way, he made sure to arrive with a great knowledge of La Masia in order to be able to work with young talents.

An impeccable job and person

The coach landed in the city of Barcelona with his homework well done. Even knowing that the club was and is suffering from economic difficulties, nothing took away his enthusiasm to take the reins of a generation of golden boys. In fact, only with the signings of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor, he is showing that his method works. It has been a long time since FC Barcelona demonstrated its power and imposed itself in the way it has done this season against rivals of the caliber of Real Madrid, Bayern or Borussia Dortmund, among others. Even in defeats such as the one against Atlético, the team showed 'Barça DNA'.

It is clear that most of the credit for the work with the youngsters is due to Xavi Hernández, for making debuts and giving continuity to several of the current Barça stars. However, Flick is also doing a great job in this regard. In fact, 5 youth players have played for the first time with the first team (Gerard Martín, Sergi Domínguez, Andrés Cuenca, Marc Bernal and Toni Fernández). Likewise, Marc Casadó's goal could also be pointed out to him because, despite having had some minutes last season, he is the player he is thanks to the German.

His impact on the sporting side is undeniable despite the short time he has been here, but his involvement on a personal level is also very noteworthy. Just arrived, he attended the floral tribute that FC Barcelona made to the statue of Rafael Casanova on the National Day of Catalonia on September 11. There, he took photos and chatted with everyone who approached him. He was imbued with the culture of the club from the first day. He also showed what kind of person he is with gestures such as returning a candy to a journalist who had given it to him during a coughing fit the day before. Likewise, after the match against Barbastro, he gave his coat to Frenkie de Jong, who was only covering his torso with a thermal shirt.

The aforementioned reasons, among other great examples of the human and sporting value that Flick has shown, make the author of this opinion piece think that Hansi is a signing determined to mark an era at Can Barça. His arrival was close to not happening on a couple of occasions, but it's good that he has arrived. Please, let the German work, he knows what he's doing.

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