Hans-Dieter Flick

[jairzinho]

We could have gone with Kounde-Eric-Iñigo-Balde and not play such a high line. Then maybe Cassado-Pedri with Lewa, Raph and Ferran up top. Take Raphinha off for Yamal around 65th min etc.

 

[Birdy]

Bilbao at home is never tough compared to Osasuna on the road lol. You made any research on that, Bilbao have like one of the most disastrous records vs Barca away.

History doesn't play football. Squads and their coaches play.

Bilbao is a much better team than Osasuna, no doubt about that

 

[serghei]

History doesn't play football. Squads and their coaches play.

Bilbao is a much better team than Osasuna, no doubt about that

Venues matter. A LOT usually.

 

[MontenegrinCuler]

If he applies the policy to rest when medical team tells him then what does he do when they tell him he needs to rest a key player for el Clasico?

It's a terrible approach. He is the one who needs to plan ahead and based on opponents.

He should rest players when we have a comfortable lead, such as vs Valladolid or Girona

I have no doubts he will do that in the future, as the spanish press for sure will not miss the opportunity to tell him that after this match

And I also have little doubts he'll realise it himself

Still considering the ugly circumstances he's found himself in, that make resting a player equal to having a braindead brainless moron in your starting lineup, I don't put blame on him. He's dealing good with these circumstances, considering we are still top of La Liga.

 

[serghei]

Still considering the ugly circumstances he's found himself in, that make resting a player equal to having a braindead brainless moron in your starting lineup, I don't put blame on him. He's dealing good with these circumstances, considering we are still top of La Liga.

Obviously, the critique he's facing is based on the idea that errors like this one are gonna make us drop from 1st place. The reason the team is 1st is because, until today, no fuck-up happened in the league.

 

[Birdy]

Venues matter. A LOT usually.

They do.
Even if you are right and Bilbao H was in the merely 'tricky' games, the Osasuna A is never in the 'tough games' list of the season

We move.
We have played already 5 away, not an easy one in them. If we win against Alaves we will have 6 away off the list.

 

[serghei]

They do.
Even if you are right and Bilbao H was in the merely 'tricky' games, the Osasuna A is never in the 'tough games' list of the season

We move.
We have played already 5 away, not an easy one in them. If we win against Alaves we will have 6 away off the list.

Alaves is on the easy side.

 

[jamrock]

Kounde garcia Cubarsi fort

Casado Pedri

And the same front 4.

We would standy a much better chance, and he still rest every he wanted bar casado.

Even better rest one of yamal or raph vs getafe and play one today.

But I'm not even going that far back.

 

[iniestaGOAT]

He thinks hes in bumdesliga playing bums every week.
Not the case here.

hopefully lesson learnt.

 

[Joan]

Osasuna is historically a tough match away from home. Sociedad also used to be tough in the past, for instance.

But it's not just the venue. Osasuna has been in good form lately, especially at home. Wouldn't have been an easy match even if we played with our temporary first 11.

Terrible approach from Flick, can't criticise him much given the injury list but he should've anticipated this.

 

[Birdy]

Alaves is on the easy side.

On paper, yes
But they are 9th currently, top half of the table

In any case, we can win this and go to the NT break top of LL

 

[MontenegrinCuler]

Hansi Flick: "We have a lot of injuries, but there are no excuses."


There definitely are excuses, but I love the way he keeps carrying on with what he promised us the moment he arrived here - that there will be no excuses.

 

[MontenegrinCuler]

Hansi Flick: "If you want to blame someone, blame me. I made the mistakes. I overplayed the players and now we had to rest them."

Like I said, zero doubts he'll learn from it himself.

 

[serghei]

He said that? If he did, zero problems for me. It can happen, move on.

 

[MontenegrinCuler]

He said that? If he did, zero problems for me. It can happen, move on.

Yeah, on post match interview. Also, the words from other players such as Raphinha and Pau Victor... Visible change in mentality in the entire squad. Nobody takes any excuses and everybody takes the responsibility.