Hansi Flick during pre-season training, where the German coach tried to instill discipline first.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has explained his philosophy and the idea of the beautiful style of football he will try to instill in the Blaugrana team for next season, saying his players must play with enthusiasm whether with or without the ball.
‘We always want to be active whether we have the ball or not. Without the ball, we want to get the opponent where we want to be so we can take the ball from them there.’
‘We have to press well, and maybe a little bit more than usual,’ Flick said.
Before the Barca boss elaborated further, stressing that every touch must have a purpose: ‘The players, the way they position themselves and the way they play from the first touch is important. This is a beautiful thing. I believe that when the national team players come back, the quality of our team will increase. ‘
Flick is also open to tactical changes on the pitch depending on the opponent they are facing. ‘We always play with our philosophy, our system and the Promotion ufabet way we want to play, but there are differences in tactics so there are probably places where we change things a little bit. It also depends on what the opponent offers us and the possibility that we see the match for us. ‘
With reports linking him with a move for Athletic Bilbao’s Spanish international winger Nico Williams, questions have been raised about how important he sees wingers.
‘We like to have wingers on the sidelines to extend the pitch. I want them to be active. The wingers here want to be involved a little bit, but I want them to be more focused on scoring goals. That’s very important to me.’
Flick also commented on how important the mix of young and experienced players is in the squad, saying: ‘What I see from the young players here, and I have to say from the experienced players as well, is that they are a good example for young players in how they bring quality, intensity and enthusiasm into training. ‘
‘They can see that the big players are doing well, so I should do well too. For me, it’s a great balance now.’
Before talking about Robert Lewandowski’s role, he said: ‘For me, Robert will definitely be in the box. He’s unbelievable. You know, that’s his quality. And I think what I think about in training is scoring goals. ‘
‘We need a lot of chances to score in training. Robert has that and he is one of the key players.’