Unlike Hennes Weisweiler (2-3 in 1975-76) and Udo Lattek (4-0 against Cadiz in 1981-82), Hansi Flickthe third German coach in the history of Barçadebuted with a victory in the Spanish League after last night’s 1-2 in Mestalla thanks to the double of Robert Lewandowski. “Starting with three points was very important for us. I liked the second half more than the first,” said the German coach, who highly valued the contribution of the youngsters, after the debut of three youth players such as Marc Bernal, Gerard Martin and Paul Victorthe latter having trained at Girona. “The pre-season has been difficult because we had players at the European Championship and the Olympic Games, which allowed us to give more playing time to the youngsters and today I have rewarded them because they had done very well,” he added.
Flick He valued the gesture from the fans of Mestallawho applauded Laminate when he was replaced. “Laminate He is a great player and everyone who likes football likes to watch players like him, it is normal that people applaud him,” he said.
The German coach also had words of praise for Lewandowskiwho scored both goals. “He is an absolutely professional player. We defend like a team and attack like a team, and he has done a defensive job beyond the goals,” he said.
After ruling out that Bucket suffers any injury – “it’s okay, when we get home we’ll check it out,” he said – Flick He explained that he spoke with Gündogan and he is sure that he will continue in the Barça this season. “He had a cut on Monday, I spoke to him about how he was feeling. I appreciate what kind of player and person he is. I have the feeling that he will end up staying, it is a conversation that remains between us,” he said when asked for more details.
Finally, Flick He valued the contribution of Laminate and Raphinha In attack: “They can play in different positions,” he concluded.
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