They surrender to Hansi Flick! International media praise the work of the Barça coach

Hansi Flick is doing wonders with FC Barcelona. The German coach is the focus of all eyes and comments in European football. This is because his team is being the best at the start of the 2024/25 LaLiga season, where they have won their first four games and have achieved a perfect score of 12 points so far.

In addition, the German has managed to give life to a team that seemed to have lost it, turning it into a strong one not only at the level of play but at the mental level. Now, the players know that they must give 100% during the 90 minutes and not slow down even if it seems that the result is under control. This is the best start in the Spanish tournament in many years and that is why the European media have praised the new 'mastermind' of the Blaugrana team after the 7-0 thrashing of Valladolid.

Bild: “Dream start for Flick”

“Barcelona clearly beat a completely overwhelmed Valladolid 7-0. 4 games, 4 wins and 13 goals for and 3 goals against: the best start to a season for the Catalans in eleven years! He is the first coach since Ernesto Valverde to have collected twelve points from the first four La Liga games.”

Bild also stressed that this start for Flick reminds them a bit of the “brilliant” Bayern with which the German won the treble in 2020, just when the coronavirus pandemic was at its peak and they managed to win the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the Champions League. The following year they crowned the sextuple with the European Super Cup, the German Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

ESPN: “Flick brings out the best in a team”

“Barça crushed Valladolid 7-0 and linked up its fourth victory under the command of Hansi Flick, who brings out the best in a squad that leaves no doubts. This Barça is a complete team, a great team, a team eager to respond both to the demands of its coach and to the doubts that were guessed around him. A group that flies happily with Flick.”

The reference media of sports at a global level also highlighted that although Flick does not fully know the environment or the identity of the culé club, he does not need it and although during the summer there were those who referred to him as a “gym teacher”, the German knew what he was getting into since he arrived at Barcelona but perhaps the Barcelona fans were the ones who “did not know, or suspect, what was expected”.

BBC: “Perfect start for Flick”

“Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Real Valladolid with a resounding 7-0 victory to maintain their perfect start to the new La Liga season. Hansi Flick's side are the only team to have won all four of their opening games and are seven points ahead of champions Real Madrid.”

The British outlet also highlighted the great performances of Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, who led the team to victory and are the best attack in the Spanish tournament, scoring 7 goals between the two of them in just four games. Both lead the fight for the ‘Pichichi’ and it is possible that they will continue to increase their numbers based on the great performance they have had so far.

La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Barça are over the top”

“A triumphant afternoon for Barcelona, ​​who sink Valladolid with 7 goals, as well as three goals against the post, and remain on full points while waiting for Real Madrid to play, moving seven points clear in the table. We must continue to highlight the wonderful Lamine Yamal, who reached 4 assists, more than anyone else in La Liga.”

From Italy they highlighted how far ahead and better Flick's team is in relation to Carlo Ancelotti's team, which shows more doubts than certainties at the start of the league. They stressed that Atlético de Madrid is currently superior to the Merengue team, since it has won more, but, regardless of what they do this weekend, the Blaugrana club will remain at the top of the table.

A Bola: “It’s been ten years since we’ve seen this kind of storm”

“Four LaLiga games, four wins for Barcelona and this Saturday’s win with impressive numbers: 7-0 against Valladolid, in a storm like no other in the last decade. A record that makes the perfect start to the season for the Blaugrana even more brilliant. The heroes of Hans-Dieter Flick’s new Barcelona produced an old-fashioned rout.”

The Portuguese media praised the performance of Raphinha, who scored three goals; of Lewandowski who continues to add to his scoring record for the season and they gave us a very interesting fact about Lamine, who is the player under 18 years of age with the most goal contributions in LaLiga in the 21st century with 6 goals and 8 assists.

L’Equipe: “Flick’s grit”

“Hansi Flick wasted no time in imposing his grit on Barça. Great performance with a hat-trick from Raphinha. The team didn’t give them a break from the first minute to the last. And after scoring, the team exerted ‘ultra-dominance’: 70% possession, 22 shots and 10 great chances. They remain top and are 7 points ahead of Madrid, with one game less.”

The Frenchmen dismissed Flick's very particular 'suffocating' pressure, which is his hallmark in all his teams, and praised the work of Dani Olmo, the club's new signing who has shown a spectacular adaptation in the little time he has had in the game so far, scoring two goals and being one of the essential figures in the attack.

O Jogo: “Flick's immaculate start”

“The team led by the German Hans-Dieter Flick continued their immaculate start to the league, with their fourth victory in four games, the best start to the championship for the Blaugrana since the seven consecutive victories achieved during the reign of Ernesto Valverde, in 2017/18.” The Portuguese applauded the work the coach has done to improve the team's mentality and, like most, consider Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal to be the big stars of the Blaugrana team, which goes into the international break as leaders of the tournament.

There is no doubt that Flick deserves all the praise, although knowing his character, it is possible that he takes it with great humility. After all, he is just starting the season and there is a lot of work ahead, so he will remain firm in his philosophy and management of the squad with the aim of maintaining good performances and fighting for every title available to them.