Joan Laporta: “Flick does an extraordinary job and makes no excuses” | Football | Sport
Eight wins out of ten this season, some with a win, and 21 out of 24 possible points in the League. The Barça squad has been reunited. Hansi Flick smiles and always encourages us to improve. And so did President Joan Laporta, so he did not hesitate to praise the German coach and his work, which he considers “extraordinary.” “We started very well. Our coach performs very well. He doesn’t make excuses. (…) He is a very professional coach, he manages the team very well and the players understand this,” said Laporta before attending the Cruyff Foundation Open Day, a sports day attended by more than 900 young participants, at the Municipal Sports Complex. Mar Bella in Barcelona.
Some of the statements may remind us of the complaints of former coach Xavi Hernandez, who last season claimed that the team was “under construction”, a long list of injuries or even sometimes pointed to the condition of the grass in some stadiums. This year, however, Flick also faced the same barriers to caregiving, albeit with different results. “The injuries are a nuisance, but he copes well with them. Now some very important players are recovering and we are waiting for De Jong, who has already been out for a few minutes, as well as Fermin, Dani Olmo and Gavi,” said the Barça president.
Obstacles that forced Hansi Flick to activate the players and bet on many young people from La Masia. Pau Victor, Pau Kubarsi, Marc Casado, Hector Fort, Gerard Martin or recent debutant against Young Boys Andres Cuenca are some of the hosts’ players who fill the eleven, already with Lamin Yamal as the main player. “There are a lot of games and the calendar forces us to have a competitive but also large squad. I think bringing in players from the quarry this year is producing very good results,” commented Laporta.
He also recalled that his arrival at the head of the Barcelona bench was the work of sporting director Deco and the sports commission. “They decided he should be the coach and we as a board agreed. (…) Hansi is doing very well and we are very happy,” continued the culé leader. But he was not surprised by the level that the German demonstrates while leading the team: “I knew that we needed to give a new impetus, and Hansi knows that we achieved the greatest sporting success when we had many players from the quarry, reinforced by players from the first level that we have signed. He is a student and passionate about Barça.
However, Laporta did not want to talk about the rest or about Real’s defeat in the Champions League. “We look at ourselves and I remember the game against Young Boys which was good and we scored five goals. Now I’m thinking about the game against Alaves, which is very important because then there will be a break and it’s always good to win earlier because it’s better,” concluded Laporta. Please praise Flick, which complements the praise of the culés players themselves.