Hans-Dieter Flick

serghei said:

Flick's very true statements are like a slap in the face to the posters around here who said La Liga is easy to win, with only Madrid to be concerned about, and beating the smaller sides is very straightforward. It is obviously not that easy to beat the midtable and bottom table clubs, as Flick found out very quickly.

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serghei said:

Flick's very true statements are like a slap in the face to the posters around here who said La Liga is easy to win, with only Madrid to be concerned about, and beating the smaller sides is very straightforward. It is obviously not that easy to beat the midtable and bottom table clubs, as Flick found out very quickly.

He is finding out why Spanish sides dominate European competitions.

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iniestaGOAT said:

Hes found out nothing.
Or hes learnt nothing.
Until we see changes or flexibility in his tactics there is no hope.

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serghei said:

I believe he is gonna learn. He hasn't been exposed to reactive football in Bundesliga because 19th placed team there plays pretty much like the 1st place. There is almost no variation in the entire league. This is his first contact with teams that are aware of their strenghts and weaknesses and set up playing in a realistic manner to account for that.

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Messigician said:

Stop it

No one is saying you need to win every game Flick just makes dumb mistakes like rotating for champions league games vs young boys when PSG likely to qualify with 5 points in 5 games.

Or conceding two late game goals against sociedad because of a naive high line, even Liverpool and Pep tell teams to drop deeper and get tighter at the back.

These are the things he’s being criticised for not one or two dropped points.

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Messigician said:

Titanium Thomas says that’s utter bollocks

Tuchel's Mainz side prioritized adaptability in their approach, changing formation or tactical set-up multiple times each game to negate the particular strengths of their opponent. Speaking on this, Tuchel remarked, "We broke all [established] tactical rules [and assumptions] not for the sake of it, but because we were inferior in all aspects [at Mainz] and were forced to."[37] During his time at Dortmund, Tuchel often used the 4–1–4–1 and 4–2–3–1 formations; with the former, he made his team force overloads in space out wide, while with the latter, he looked to create overloads in pockets of space in between the lines of the opposition.[19] He also made the club more ball-dominant, as average possession by the team increased almost 9% following his appointment.

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mc_lovin said:

There's a good chance we will essentially lose the League today (after our last 6 rotten games) and you know the usual simps will still defend Flick to the death

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serghei said:

Flick's very true statements are like a slap in the face to the posters around here who said La Liga is easy to win, with only Madrid to be concerned about, and beating the smaller sides is very straightforward. It is obviously not that easy to beat the midtable and bottom table clubs, as Flick found out very quickly.

He is finding out why Spanish sides have dominated all relevant European competitions.

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MontenegrinCuler said:

There is no guarantee of any team losing the league in December, especially if the point gap is maximum 3-6 points and all teams involved in the title race are prone to frequently dropping them.

I dont understand how do you guys not learn from Atletico themselves. Few months ago they were like 10 points behind us, losing 4-0 to Benfica in CL and it was all pointing towards a disastrous season. A brief winning streak against easy opponents and suddenly it is all the opposite.

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KingLeo10 said:

Birdy still rates LL as the weakest of the 4 major leagues by far

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