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In a world of financial permacrisis, military conflict decline, climate degradation and var, it is comforting, or wise, to calm down now to appreciate the good things in life. Even if they are quieter than the worst, it is still a beautiful country full of beautiful people. And we still have football. It is true, we have a close development of success, confusing financial rules, divided TV contracts and the richest agents of all agents, but for all these negative things, there are surprising oves. I give you the barcelona of hansi flick.
Disclaimer: I’m not a Barcelona fan. In fact, it’s illegal because I’m not a Barca fan who knows the whole package that comes with Flick’s crazed circus because I don’t care if they lose. In fact, their vulnerability is part of their appeal, like a TV show where the viewer truly believes the protagonist could actually be killed every week.
The score in this weekend’s clasico could be anything. Barca had beaten their historic rivals last season, winning all four games by a combined score of 16-7 but if you can tell me that you see the future and the first meeting of the year ends 7-3 to your madrid, I will go to your Word.
Isn’t that brilliant? Flick’s Barca have scored in every game since their home defeat in regulation in December last year. Were they flawless? There are none! Seven concessions in two games against Inter was embarrassing and denied us that the Champions League has always been left to the aesthetes. When we saw Barca’s Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month, it was second best, stumbling towards the full-time referee, and took a break. Days later, Flick’s men were separated from a Sevilla side that was rebuilt from the pieces left over in the summer. On Saturday, the Girona side currently sitting at the bottom of La Liga created many chances and fell only to a stoppage time goal by Arald Arald’ the great.
What do Barca’s tragedies have in common? A line that fails to bleed. What’s new exactly describes how the side of the flick played out last season as they drifted into the title: that’s a psychopathicated line with a violent temper. Traditionally, one would associate the high line and close trap with Superfast defenders who can regain their position when they break. But Inthet Martinez and Pau Cubarsi do not have sprints. It was just that Barca’s defense found their positions again and again. In these days of flag-down assistant, safe, barcelona took the air of a disaster that could not be born behind the statistics. They conceded an unprecedented 39 goals in the last season of La Liga, but the observer will never hear that it was reviewed and closed completely.
Flick: “At the moment, we are in a complicated situation, and I am happy to get three points against Girona. It is very important to see that, it is what we need. We have a young team and it needs it. When …
– Barcantre (@barcacentre) October 20, 2025
We can all see problems creeping up, can’t we? If defense, time after time, week after week, catches its opponents in a side-based trap, surely the Darwinian laws of evolution suggest that the animal will be able to adapt. Against PSG and Villa, Bharita conceded the decisive goals because the opposition was pushed back deep, giving his teammate an unfair chance. Flick’s fury suggests he knew – and warned forcefully but his vigilantes weren’t doing their job. The departure of Martinez to Sandier, the pastures of the olier gave up their smart head protection and time did not help; He was not replaced and left the selection of a rotating defense of unity, which Girona could kiss.
How will you react to this appearance of this anti-Barca? Who knows! His all-conquering Bayern Munich team of 2019/20 was renewed only for 32 Bundesliga goals which became 44 the following season. It didn’t matter that they scored 100 and 99, although they conceded three at home to PSG in the Quarter-Finals, it was the only Champions League match. Then he left. His spell as coach of the national team was far from over; It’s hard to dig that piece out of a decision in a few days of training around the world.
At Barcelona he created a team designed to dominate, attack and be happy. They are bold and aggressive although “fierce” would be a far cry from a team that misses out on opportunities like that. However, before last season, it is unlikely that the iteration of the blaugrana had scored 100 points since Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar Junior came together. No club in Europe’s top five leagues has set a record since 2019/20, when Manchester City and Bayern dominated the season, noted Flick.
Last season Barca did not score more points than any other big European team, they took more shots and put more opponents. Part of the flick’s legacy will be the development of lamin yamal, the guardian who was released into the world. The child dominated the takeover statistics: 316 attempts, where the runner-up was Mohammed Kudus with 208. My gap won 161 times, the gap was runnery was Jeremy Doku very short. And he was just shy of a shot, second only to Klia Mbappe. These numbers also show an incomplete bravery showing that Lamine converted his 144 shots into 9 league goals, compared to Mbappe’s 152 goals and 31 goals.
No one is saying that this version of FC Barcelona is perfect: I promise any young readers are a wonderful winning method for Luis Enrique or Pep Guardiola. Their recent performance was nowhere near the best, but the flick will never compromise. They will try to find their way back to their front. Flick A’s program is great fun and in a world that works well, teams led by Systems, should let you know that while we know it.
