After the unexpected defeat at home against Unión Deportiva Las Palmas and after three league games without winning, with the baggage of one point out of nine possible, Hansi Flick has exposed without excuses What is the formula to return to the path of success: “We want the title and we have to fight for it”. It has demanded, above all, “defend as a blockall together”. The coach’s recipe consists of fighting, defending properly and taking advantage of opportunities: “The team invests effort, plays and creates scoring opportunities. We want to win the title and we have to fight for it”. And he draws a curious conclusion: “The best thing is that November ends and December begins”he added.
He highlighted that “The team has given a lot, we have dominated and we have created opportunities, that is the good news, but we have not defined correctly. We have to learn, we are the youngest team in the League. When the game gets complicated We do not have to fit in and we must defend as a block”. And he added that “when we attack, the same; it has to be done as a block”. He admitted, however, that “The rivals of course do their job and study us”.
He did not want to go into football analysis about Barça-Las Palmas, because “A lot of things happened and I don’t want them to seem like excuses. or am I complaining, I don’t like giving these answers”and made it very clear that “The team could have won and we didn’t know how to do it and that is why we have that pressure, but the team has to be very focused again.”. He reiterated that “there is always a reason why you concede goals and for me it is something that has to do with defending and being at the right moment, making the right pressure to press properly. Sometimes it may seem easy but it is not so easy. When we defend as a block we do it much better”.
Along the same lines, it was explained to Laporta, who attended training: “I congratulated you on the galaThey have organized it very well and we wanted to give him a gift but we couldn’t do it the other day. I have talked about the fight, the necessary fight, not just about playing football. I have never liked losing and I think we have to create more of a fighting mentality to win the games. We do some situations on the field well but we have room to improve”.
He clarified that “I am not saying that there was no fighting spirit. We have long possessions and opportunities, but we have to go for the balls and fight the duels”. And he gave some player as an example. When I see Cubarsí or Iñigo, their attitude in each game, Pedri also does tireless work in the middle of the field, he runs many kilometers… I have mentioned these three because they are at a very good level. Also Raphinha…”
Although he pointed out that “I have thought about what I had to do with the players, if I had to make any changes”commented that “In training they have all been very good and the Data also says that they are all in perfect condition”. He noted that Dani Olmo will be available and, without giving clues about the eleven, he did assure that “Szczesny has done a very good training todaybut right now I don’t plan to change the goalkeeper. Iñaki is the starting goalkeeper as I have said other times and this is so”.
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He praised Casadó, of whom he said that “knows how to read the opponent’s game perfectly and is always in the right place” and he assumed that the rivals now perhaps fall offside less: “Of course they do their job and analyze the games”.
“I DON’T KNOW WHY RAPHINHA DIDN’T GIVE THE BRACELET TO FRENKIE”
He admitted that He didn’t realize that Raphinha He did not pass the captain’s armband to Frenkie de Jong when the Dutchman entered the field against Las Palmas: “The truth is that I had not realized, it is not for a particular reason”in reference to whether there had been a change in the captains’ hierarchy. He explained that “In Germany we usually don’t do it about passing on the captain’s armband. I don’t know what exactly happened”.
