Barcelona won her 28th Liga League title Thursday after defeating her rivals from the Espanyol city. Here’s how coach Hansi Flick designed the title victory.
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The tactical meaning of the German manager Hansi Flick was crucial to guide Barcelona in their 28th Spanish League title which they said Thursday when they beat City Rivals Espanyol 1-0, obtaining an unassailable advance of seven points on Real Madrid placed in the second row with two games to play.
The remarkable Laliga and Copa del Rey double a surprising turnaround for Barcelona, given the turbulence on and off the field when Flick replaced Xavi Hernandez as a manager a year ago.
The German tactician, who was dismissed as coach of the German national team in September 2023 following a series of defeats, orchestrated a Renaissance which transcends simple results.
In a season when Barcelona scored 95 amazing goals in 35 championship games – 23 more than real – Flick reintroduced Verve’s attack in a club that treats entertaining football as a religion.
Flick was responsible for relaunching Barcelona’s fortune after the Catalan team did not win trophies from last season of Xavi, with their difficulties on the ground exacerbated by disturbances out of the field, in particular by deepening financial problems and an arbitration scandal which could make slips for years in Spanish justice.
Flick inherited a team of very talented players who were impatient to prove their value in the middle of the club’s out of the club. He played a decisive role in blocking outside noise, protecting the locker room with a “football stick” mentality.
The players adopted implacable work ethics and the intensity brought to the club, transforming the negative atmosphere around the club in motivation.
“We have always thought positively and we could feel it watching training sessions.
“It is always important to be mentally strong. This is what we looked for throughout the year. Winning the Super Cup in January gave us confidence. It was Grear to see how the players reached their highest level and others have improved. ”
The aggressive film changes things in Barcelona
Flick checked what he could, implementing an additional daily daily in training with the approval of the players, and has become obsessed with the construction of a team that would be very aggressive in attack, whatever, where or against whom they were against.
He managed to get the most out of veterans such as Frenkie de Jong, Jules Kounde and Raphinha, who under the command of Flick had a stellar season.
Following his remarkable escape campaign at the age of 18 in 2020-2021, the young maestro of midfielder Pedri finally proved his value as a world class midfielder after overcoming more than three years of fighting persistent injury problems.
Perhaps the biggest contribution of Flick has been to feed Lamine Yamal, because the talented adolescent has become an unstoppable force – go up and down in the right channel and create all kinds of problems for opposing defenses.
His tactics have contributed to us to solve the problems of Barça at the front when he was building a real attack juggernaut, playing some of the most entertaining football fans this season.
Their attacker prowess was obvious in all competitions because they scored 169 impressive goals in 58 games, including 43 in 14 outings in the Champions League.
However, although they were on the verge of their first European final in a decade, their hopes of triple were destroyed by Inter Milan in one of the largest semi-finals of the Champions League ever disputed. Global defeat 7-6 was a rare spot in what was otherwise a season to savor.
Their nine fighting victories in all competitions highlight the belief film that instilled in its players.
These returns include three against Real Madrid’s bitter rivals, including the fascinating victory of 4-3 of last weekend which placed them in a position to win the title with matches to lose and a 3-2 victory in the final of the COPA Del Rey.
The Flick’s challenges, waiting for, will repair their defensive fragility without compromising their attack power so that they can defend their crown against Real who will seek to put the disappointing season of Kylian Mbappe behind while they welcome a new manager in Xabi Alonso, with Ancelotti heading for Brazil.
