Barcelona are flying on Hansi Flick’s coaching wings. At least six points ahead of Real Madrid in La Liga, another goal fest in the Champions League on Wednesday. The German coach represents a completely different style than the Barca players experienced under Xavi, but what an effect!
There were several who raised eyebrows in Barcelona when it became known that a German with no Barcelona background and no experience in La Liga would replace club icon Xavi. Almost four months into the season, there is not a single person complaining.
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It is not only on the pitch that Flick has changed the Bara game since Xavi’s time, the coach leads according to a strict German regime where there is no room for evasion or lack of professionalism.
Pedri tells on the Cuatro program “Martinez y Hermanos” about a big change in the scenes.
“Xavi drove with a double fine. There are coaches who use minute fines, such as 5000 euros if you are five minutes late. But with Xavi, it was 5000 euros if you were late. The next time, that number doubled, and so on. If you’re late four or five times, you’re gone,” says Pedri.
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Now to Flick’s regime. The German knows what matters most to a player.
“If you’re late, you don’t play,” says Pedri.
Best boom. This seems to work on the very well-paid Barcelona players.
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