FLICK HAS GIVEN A RADICAL TURN TO THE CULÉ DYNAMICS
The five key decisions Hansi Flick has made that have revolutionised FC Barcelona
Published:14/09/2024 - 20:23h
Updated:15/09/2024 - 03:10h
Barça has been revolutionised by the arrival of Hansi Flick. The German has made five key decisions that have served to radically change the dynamics of the club and excite the fans
In a summer transfer window in which Dani Olmo was presented as the star signing for FC Barcelona, Hansi Flick has established himself as the signing of the summer. The German coach landed in Barcelona with little fanfare, with his focus on giving a radical turn to a Barça project that seemed to have 'stagnated' under the orders of Xavi Hernández. Four wins in the first four LaLiga games are beginning to support the Barça coach, whose decisions have been key in the Catalan team's perfect start.
Hansi Flick's decisions
The first of these would be linked to physical preparation. Flick brought with him to the Ciutat Esportiva the trainers Julio Tous, Pepe Conde, Rafa Maldonado and Germán Fernández, giving the team an important change in this area. The Blaugrana team feels a significant evolution in this aspect, maintaining high pressure for many minutes, especially in the final third of the field. The Catalans do not lower their intensity, and are able to maintain it in the final stretch of the matches.
Likewise, when a footballer comes off the bench to warm up on the sidelines during the matches, a physical trainer joins in to supervise the exercises. Coming out well prepared is key to preventing injuries, so the 'physio' joins in the movements to direct them in person and avoid the decrease in intensity. In this way, the German team saves itself the image of its players 'walking' along the sidelines or stopping to observe some incident of the duel instead of being concentrated to come out as plugged in as possible for the match.
However, these decisions would not be limited to the playing fields. In home matches...
Flick concentrates the squad in a hotel with the technical staff in the hours before.
... The 'parades' of the footballers, whose images entering the Spotify Camp Nou with daring outfits went viral, have ended, since with the German they have been forced to arrive together at the stadium with the official uniform.
Full confidence of the 'staff' in the youth team
On the other hand, Flick has shown that his confidence in the youth team is complete, and the irruptions of the 'Marcs' thus prove it. In his first months in the Ciudad Condal, the German has been seen in different matches of the club's lower categories. Hansi has gone on several occasions to the Johan Cruyff to see Barça Atlètic live, and he also witnessed live the match that the Youth team played against Badalona.
The coaching staff is fundamental for Flick
Finally, the union of the coaching staff is transcendental and non-negotiable for Flick. In fact, the first meal called by the German was not with the players, nor with the directors, nor with the press. The German gathered last week his 'staff' and all the professionals who work to support the players of the first team of Barça as well as his team: the doctors, the press, the security people, the assistants, among others.
Five keys that justify the great start of the project of the German in the Barça dugout. The main objective of the German is to return Barça to the path of victory, reason for which he has chosen to 'revolutionize' the dynamics of the team from the foundations to return the club to the place to which it belongs.
