Szczęsny 'approves' Hansi Flick's decision to continue with Iñaki Peña as starting goalkeeper

At FC Barcelona, many have wanted to generate a debate about who should defend the Culé goal after the injury of Marc-André ter Stegen: whether to opt for the experience of Wojciech Szczęsny, who recently came out of retirement to face this new challenge as the goalkeeper of Barça and is known to be one of the best in the world when in top form; or to bet on Iñaki Peña, the natural replacement for the Blaugrana's 'number 1', who has been the team's goalkeeper on previous occasions but has perhaps had a few performances where he did not show his best version and has appeared somewhat hesitant.

At this point, for Hansi Flick, there seems to be no doubt, as he has opted for Iñaki Peña, asserting in the press conference before the match in Seville: "There is no reason to change the goalkeeper," defending the qualities of the Alicante-born player. Unless there is a drastic change in circumstances, the '13' will continue to be the starter in both LaLiga EA Sports and the UEFA Champions League. On the other hand, Wojciech Szczęsny, in an interview with a Polish media outlet, expressed his agreement with the German coach's decision.

The reason why Szczęsny 'approves' Iñaki Peña's starting position

Wojciech Szczęsny, in an interview with 'Eleven Sports' (the channel that broadcasts LaLiga EA Sports in Poland), agreed with Hansi Flick's decision to keep Iñaki Peña as the starter, expressing the reasons why he believes the Alicante-born player can continue to defend the Culé goal optimally. "No, Iñaki Peña has not given any reason to leave him on the bench. We have talked a lot. I have already told the coach that I am one hundred percent, but the team is performing well. If it's not broken, don't fix it," 'Tek' asserted.

However, this does not mean that Wojciech Szczęsny has lost the ambition to be the goalkeeper of FC Barcelona. In fact, he has made it clear that he still holds onto his expectations of becoming the starting goalkeeper at some point. "If I were in the coach's shoes, I wouldn't play now either. I will have the opportunity to play later. Right now the team is working very well, that's what's important," the Polish player concluded.