Hans-Dieter Flick

[FinBarcelonafan]

He can't press with this team, except in short bursts of 20 mins or so, like we've seen with Xavi, so that's out. The question is if he has any idea whatsoever about alternative ways of playing.

We need to alternate periods of pressing, with periods of being compact at the back, with short distances between the lines, and playing on the counter.

I think you are right and he seems to expect them to press 90min. It will never happen.

Basically no plan B

 

[serghei]

I think you are right and he seems to expect them to press 90min. It will never happen.

Basically no plan B

If he expects that then he's a complete fool and we need to get rid of him. We need someone pragmatic that is conscient about the limitations of the team and acts to build around them.

 

[jamrock]

No one presses for 90 minutes anyways, he showed good signs he understood this in the friendlies

 

[serghei]

No one presses for 90 minutes anyways, he showed good signs he understood this in the friendlies

That's correct.

 

[JamDav1982]

No top team would think that Lewa/Gundo is how can press from front in modern football.

Made worse by having no real pace around them.

 

[mc_lovin]

Don't understand why all the good signs in US tour evaporated in this game. No pressing, no verticality, slow as fuck handball passing. Maybe needs to play Yunyen & Co + Lamine whole season.

Teams are just in shit shape for their US tours, which inflates the performances of our players usually. It’s what we are great at, make mediocre youngsters look like they always played for the first team, aka cohesion.

 

[Messi983]

Don't understand why all the good signs in US tour evaporated in this game. No pressing, no verticality, slow as fuck handball passing. Maybe needs to play Yunyen & Co + Lamine whole season.

What good signs? Few good individual performances from the youngsters but haven't seen any improvement in how we played in US tour either.

Still very early and missing lot of players so won't panic yet but I'm not too optimistic about this season. And I'm usually trying to be positive.

 

[jamrock]

He will have to marry his high energy style, with Barcelona possession, looked like he understand this to me, in the games I've seen.

He just should have listened to us and not play dom jr

 

[Messi983]

Teams are just in shit shape for their US tours, which inflates the performances of our players usually. It’s what we are great at, make mediocre youngsters look like they always played for the first team, aka cohesion.

Exactly. City basically lost all of their preseason games but you can bet they'll be ready when it matters. Same for Madrid.

Us? Not so sure.

 

[jamrock]

City will lose the league this year.

 

[Messi983]

They won't.

 

[te amo barca]

loaning a DM and possibly backup CF after getting rid of all the deadwood will be back on the menu on deadline day if Pau doesn’t impress until that

 

[mc_lovin]

Him and the players are spewing that they want to press for 90 minutes… they can’t be that dumb? Flick has to have some other plan…

 

[Alik]

We talking about practice. Practice. Not the game. Practice.

 

[serghei]

Let's look at the bright side. We set an easy bar to upgrade from.