Hansi Flick sends strong message to Barcelona squad after Mallorca victory | OneFootball

One of the major factors that enabled Barcelona to perform so well last season was the demanding nature of Hansi Flick. Ever since his arrival at the club, the German coach has been relentless. Fortunately, the results of that are clear to see.

However, even now in his second season, Flick is unwilling to see his team lower their intensity or not fight like everything is on the line. For him, it is essential that each and every player performs to the best of his abilities and delivers on the pitch.

Hansi Flick is taking no chances

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This was visible enough even during the recent game against Mallorca, as highlighted by Mundo Deportivo. Fermin Lopez, for instance, was struggling during the first half, and instead of waiting, Flick took him off at halftime, and he never ended up featuring during the second half.

Even after the game, the Barça coach spoke about the performance and made it clear that he was not happy with it. Despite winning 3-0 against Mallorca, the team’s overall performance was unsatisfactory for the German coach, and he made it quite clear.

A lot of competition at Barcelona

Moreover, it is not beyond Flick to replace cemented starters with more hungry individuals if he believes the starters are beginning to slack off.

After all, the fact that Eric Garcia started this recent game instead of Jules Kounde speaks volumes, and it could be the manager’s way of making it clear that he wants each player to be at his best.

Furthermore, with the squad being full of eager youngsters, there is always a player fighting for a place in the team. Hansi Flick wants his whole squad to keep that in mind, so that no player ends up seeing their level from last season decline, and instead tries to improve their current level.