The quality that Gündogan must enhance if he wants to remain in Hansi Flick's XI

The arrival of Hansi Flick to the bench of the FC Barcelona like relief of Xavi Hernández will mark, without any doubt, the start of a renewed sportive project with all the tactical modifications that this comports. Separating of the tactical system that, considering the antecedents of the native trainer of Heidelberg, could be evolving of the classical 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1, there are other variants that the germano could be implementing in his tactical approach.

One of these probably was the intensity with which contest the commitments, since the one of Baden-Wurtemberg does a lot of emphasis in the physical preparation of his players. His proposal of game, based in an intense pressure and a high wear, requires a big physical deployment by part of the players. This contrasts with the to what this staff was accustomed, considering that the tactical proposal of Xavi Hernández offered less 'war' to physical level and centred more in the mobility of the balloon.

This point could be reason to debate the paper of İlkay Gündoğan in the staff culé for the season 2024/25. Although anybody doubts of the quality of the '22' culé, the one who finished the campaign 2023/24 like leader of assistances of the club with 14 and with a considerable quantity of annotations (five), is necessary to evaluate what so well can adapt 'Gündo' to the proposal of dynamic game that Flick could implement.

It will fit İlkay Gündogan in the plan of game of Hansi Flick?

It remains clear that the native of Gelsenkirchen, because of his quality and performance in the game, in addition to his previous experience with the trainer germano in the 'Mannschaft', would have to have a place in the eleven headline, perhaps no guaranteeed, but yes with good perspectives. However, it is necessary to consider if Gündoğan is had to make the intense physical deployment necessary to play under the orders of Flick, especially when in the centre of the field there are names like Pablo Gavi and Fermín López, those who have showed, further of his technical quality, a big form to live the game. Both show a tireless intensity so much in the pressure and the repliegue defensive as in the attack, looking for mark the difference.

In this point, İlkay seems more adapted for a football more pausado, based in the control of the possession and without so much physical requirement, but with a technician and flawless tactics. It stands out like a big enabler and has a good sense of the positioning in the field to be always in the correct zone for the played. It will be necessary to see if with the arrival of the míster German, Gündoğan adds to his wide repertoire of tools a more intense game and improves his capacity of pressure.