I am disappointed while saying this but the board has made the Més que un club really more than a club –a circus.

Let’s talk a bit about the context before we jump into how Hansi Flick can be successful at Barca.

If you have been streaming and following LaLiga on the internet, back in March when the team hit rock bottom in performance, Xavi announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season. Well, that shook me like many other Culers. But anyhow, something changed in the club and the team started to gain back their form.

They qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating Napoli in the round of 16. They even beat Paris Saint-Germain(PSG) at their home but things took a turn when Barca played at their home.

Araujo’s pull proved to be costly as he saw a red card that sent him to the stands. Fast forwarding to the final whistle, Barca lost 4-1 to PSG, and they had to leave the European competition.

After seeing this great run of performance from the team, the Barca board (I mean Laporta and Co.) begged him to stay at the club only to change their mind 4-5 weeks later at the club.

They fired Xavi, and he didn’t even know he was about to lose his job. The officials from the club didn’t even give him a hint that they were planning to replace him. It was the media that was delivering him information about his departure.

Anyhow, according to the most reliable journalist Fabrizio Romano, all the contract details have been sorted, and it is signed by Hansi Flick. The German coach was extremely enthusiastic to coach FC Barcelona. He even started to learn Spanish before Xavi’s departure was confirmed.

He is keen to take on the Barcelona job and is ready to work with the ultimate talent that LaMasia produces in and out of the season.

Here’s why he can turn things around at Barcelona:

He Can Seriously Improve The Physicality of The Team

One of the biggest weaknesses of FC Barcelona is that the players are technically sound, but they lack when it comes to physicality.

On the flip side, the German staff with Hansi Flick has been proven to improve the physical aspect of the team.

I remember when I was live-streaming Barca vs Bayern in HD through my Optimum Internet which, by the way, is one of the most reliable ISPs in the US with fiber-powered connectivity, affordable plans, and responsive Optimum servicio al cliente español, that is specifically tailored for Spanish speakers like me, Bayern thrashed Barcelona 8-2.

The Bavarians were physical monsters and Hansi Flick and Co. played a key role in building them that way. This is what we need at FC Barcelona. The players at Barca are generally fine technically, but they suffer when they have to high press the opponents, track back, and do physical duels till the last whistle.

Even Xavi has tried to implement the high press strategy but, in my opinion, the player couldn’t withstand that.

So, first things first, the players have to become physically strong, and then they can do all the things that are much needed in modern football.

Counter-attacking and Direct Football

To clear things up, I am not one of those fans who think that the traditional tike taka is dead and the possessional football is a futile attempt to gain back the glory, no! I think we need the right profiles to get that back and those profiles are rare these days.

Players like Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets won’t be reproduced immediately.

So, what’s the alternative? Taking advantage of the spaces and relying a bit more on the direct football.

Let me explain the spaces first: no matter what opponents do, there’s always a bit of space left that the team can attack. Barcelona, since Luis Enrique left, has become pretty bad at seeing and exploiting that space.

Hansi Flick’s Bayern was pretty good at that, thanks to the structure and high-intensity game from the team. So, we can expect that he might try to replicate that after the team’s physical aspect has improved.

Not to forget, another aspect where Barca has problems is direct football. I think FC Barcelona is too reliant on creating the chances than taking the chance that is already present on the pitch – counterattacks. Especially, when teams that like to play a highline (defenders higher up on the pitch) are vulnerable to counters, Barca doesn’t take advantage of that.
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They build up slowly, and when they are done building up, the opponents are already there in the final third ready to defend the goal. That said, according to the analysis of Hani Flick’s tactics, he likes to play direct football. So, Barca can improve in that aspect too.

All in all, I am optimistic about Flick’s at FC Barcelona. But we’ll see what happens, only the time will tell.