Hans-Dieter Flick

[mc_lovin]

Flick answered this question already in his last presser after the Betis game

'we are a YOUNG team' he said, implying that the inconsistency is part of the process of a young group of players maturing

Xavi had an even younger team

 

[MontenegrinCuler]

Flick: "Winning 6 of the last 24 possible points in La Liga? I'm not worried about that statistic. We are working well. We have to improve? Yes, we do. But I'm happy."

He knows very few teams would actually win against this Getafe low block and does not panic. He knows his team has done an incredible job in the last few games and they will continue to do so if they forget about this game.

 

[jamrock]

What does it help to "outplay the opponent" if we don't win?

Atleti was the only game I enjoyed, others we were better but not something I would really enjoy tbf.

And then there were likes of Sociedad, Osasuna etc where we just didn't show up.

True

 

[jamrock]

It's 6 in 24? One less than I thought..
Thats freaking awful.

Not saying he should be sacked, but it's awful no two ways about it.

 

[DonAK]

He need to ditch Lewandowski and probably have Olmo start for Gavi vs. teams like this going forward.

 

[jamrock]

Yea I said Olmo should have started this game about 15 minutes in.

Or go with a false 9 to draw them out

 

[mc_lovin]

He need to ditch Lewandowski and probably have Olmo start for Gavi vs. teams like this going forward.

You know who wanted to ditch Lewy? I know, I am getting annoying.

 

[MontenegrinCuler]

What does it help to "outplay the opponent" if we don't win?

It doesn't help but you need to take it in account when judging the manager. It is NOT the same when you lose while playing shit and when you lose while playing good. Not in a club like Barça. In Real Madrid, Juventus, Milan it probably is.

 

[DonAK]

You know who wanted to ditch Lewy? I know, I am getting annoying.

Sadly I don't think even he could have made that happen. Pini Zahavi negotiated a helluva deal for Lewandowski. He got us by the balls unless we sign an actual replacement.

Maybe Flick should try Olmo as a false 9 in a few games and just bench this container ship.

 

[serghei]

Not much more to be said. Yes, the league results have been bad, but the manager should be given time to solve these issues.

Next season is gonna be telling if he can do it, or a tough league like La Liga is too much for his brand of football to function in a consistent manner.

In the cups things can look very different.

 

[Mihai Stefan]

This. This is the philosophy of this club, it seems pretty strange to me that a very little number of fans actually care about the way football is played and doesn't just judge the results. That is what I would expect to see in Italian clubs or Real Madrid whose ultimate perception of football is reduced to trophies. But not in a club like Barça whose history is based on the beauty of the game.

Of course results are important but if there are signs of improvement it will eventually come. If football is beautiful and we are satisfied with it, if there is a fighting spirit and players also want to win the games there is nothing to panic about and no reason to sack the manager as some here suggest.

Don't be an asshole, man. GOOD MEMORIES are made strictly for the fact that trophies are won, not for how they are played, my favorite memory is the 2011 UCL final, when Barcelona dominated Manchester United, and we won the most important trophy possible.
Most likely, without giving hate, you started following Barcelona in the era when they were one of the UCL favorites, post 2005. Let's stop lying to ourselves that trophies matter little and that the importance is the philosophy of the game, this is a coping system for fans who can't accept that their team lost.
I'd rather my team play like Atletico/Getafe and win the treble season after season, than constantly make beautiful passes and miss from 2 meters, i don't give names, Raphinha and Lewandowski.

 

[MontenegrinCuler]

trophies matter little and that the importance is the philosophy of the game, this is a coping system for fans who can't accept that their team lost.

Never said that. They matter equally. The problem is most people don't recognize that. Only results are judged and the team performance goes completely under the radar.

 

[iniestaGOAT]

These fools have the nerve to talk about good performances after the disasterclass we dropped today

5th time in 7 league games
Dropped points in all 7

 

[Barcaman]

8 points in last 8 games.

Any other manager would be fired with that poor form but hey, we won irrelevant Saudi cup.

Stop it. CL run is great and we play better football and without whining.

Flick needs to learn though. Said he was surprised with an atmosphere on the stadium. Would expect Barca manager to do his homework and not act like Alice in wonderland.
La Liga is more complex than Bundesliga and teams are way more cynical. Refs are worse too. But he should have known that.

 

[M3ls]

Don't be an asshole, man. GOOD MEMORIES are made strictly for the fact that trophies are won, not for how they are played, my favorite memory is the 2011 UCL final, when Barcelona dominated Manchester United, and we won the most important trophy possible.
Most likely, without giving hate, you started following Barcelona in the era when they were one of the UCL favorites, post 2005. Let's stop lying to ourselves that trophies matter little and that the importance is the philosophy of the game, this is a coping system for fans who can't accept that their team lost.
I'd rather my team play like Atletico/Getafe and win the treble season after season, than constantly make beautiful passes and miss from 2 meters, i don't give names, Raphinha and Lewandowski.

What is this nonsense? I never thought of the 2011 finals in the context of a title. Never. I only think of the quality of play against a top club.

I remember the Valverde era. We were winning La Liga titles, but I was constantly criticizing the quality of the team's play during that period, I didn't care about the results. There was so much criticism that I was banned from the forum with the words - hidden Madrid fan. Your words that I highlighted sound just awful coming from a Barcelona fan.