Things have changed at Barça this season. In recent years, many media have mentioned a rather “Club Med” working atmosphere on the side of the Catalan club, with a rather low level of requirement and rather quiet training sessions. The arrival of the German coach has obviously changed everything, and many players confirmed it during different media outings. It is not a coincidence that this season, many players have managed to raise their level compared to the previous seasons, and that the team seems as much stronger on the physical level.
And Hansi Flick knows, so that his group continues to perform, he must keep everyone under pressure. In recent days, Jules Koundé, for example, paid the price. Arrived late at the chat before the liga match against the Rayo, the Frenchman attended the meeting from the sidelines, he who is however an indisputable holder. This is not the first time that it has happened, to the former Bordeaux as to other players, since Iñaki Peña had lost his place as a holder for this same reason in early January, and has not found it since.
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During this match against Rayo Vallecano, an episode had also been talked about: the release of Robert Lewandowski a few minutes from the end. The Polish scorer did not deprive himself to display his dissatisfaction following the decision of his coach, and Hansi Flick did not tremble when he had to justify himself in the media: “This is my decision. It's me who makes the decisions, not the players ”. And this is proof that Flick does not linger more than that on the statutes. Without being a tyrant. “He is very accessible, he is a man who likes to talk to players. In addition to being serious, he jokes, he is not as serious as he looks. He helps us a lot, we young players. He is always listening to our needs and it's pleasant. He takes things seriously when necessary. He has this touch of sergeant, but also this bit of kindness when he speaks to the players ”said Pedri at the start of the season.
Another strong choice that is more and more about Barcelona: the disappearance of Marc Casado of the eleven holder. Indisputable for a good part of the season, the player trained at the Masia has been replacing four times on the last five games of his team. Flick now seems to prefer Frenkie de Jong, and this while Casado has not failed. “It's like that”was content to summarize Flick recently, the German having very rarely wanting to justify his choices publicly. Anyway, his FC Barcelona seems to be on the right path …
