Barcelona's Future Under Hansi Flick
There’s no denying that Hansi Flick has it all to do for Barcelona during the forthcoming 2024/25 season, given that eternal rivals Real Madrid were well ahead of the Catalan giants last season. In the end, Barca finished the domestic campaign some 10 points behind Los Blancos, who also went on to secure another Champions League title, as well as signing Kylian Mbappe. The presidential tenure of Josep Maria Bartomeu has done untold damage to Barca who, even now, are finding it difficult to be able to sign players of the calibre which they’re used to. One area where they’ve struggled is in defensive midfield. No one could ever replace Sergio Busquets there, and it would be ridiculous to even try, but the fact remains that the way in which Barca play, they need a pivot there. Flick has already flexed his muscles at the club with news being reported that he isn’t interested in buying players for that area of the pitch. Such a proclamation might see Barcelona fans with their head in their hands, but it appears that the German coach knows exactly what he’s doing. According to Fichajes, Flick has been really impressed by young pairing, Marc Casado and Marc Bernal, and given that one of Barca’s major tenets is to bring through players from their La Masia academy, it would seem that both players will form part of next season’s first team. What isn’t clear is whether Flick prefers one player over the other, or if he intends to rotate them. If he’s able to bridge the gap to Real Madrid whilst also ensuring that the La Masia conveyor belt keeps turning, that will absolutely be a win-win as far as current president, Joan Laporta, is concerned.
Hansi Flick ima puno posla za obaviti u Barseloni tokom nadolazeće sezone 2024/25, s obzirom na to da su vječni rivali Real Madrid bili daleko ispred katalonskih divova prošle sezone. Na kraju, Barsa je završila domaću sezonu s deset bodova zaostatka iza Los Blancosa, koji su također osvojili još jedan naslov Lige prvaka, kao i doveli Kyliana Mbappea. Predsjednička vladavina Josep Maria Bartomeua nanijela je neopisivu štetu Barse koja čak ni sad ne uspijeva potpisati igrače kakvog su navikli. Jedno područje u kojem su imali problema je defanzivni vezni red. Niko ne može zamijeniti Sergia Busquetsa na tom mjestu, i bilo bi besmisleno čak i pokušati, ali ostaje činjenica da način na koji Barsa igra zahtijeva pivota na tom mjestu. Flick je već pokazao svoju moć u klubu s viješću da nije zainteresiran za kupovinu igrača za tu poziciju. Takva izjava možda će natjerati navijače Barcelone da stavljaju ruke na glavu, ali izgleda da njemački trener vrlo dobro zna šta radi. Prema Fichajesu, Flick je jako impresioniran mladim dvojcem, Marcom Casadom i Marcom Bernalom, i s obzirom na to da je jedan od glavnih ciljeva Barse da iz La Masije dovode igrače, izgleda da će oba igrača biti dio prvog tima sljedeće sezone. Ono što nije jasno je da li Flick preferira jednog igrača nad drugim ili namjerava rotirati između njih. Ako uspije smanjiti zaostatak za Real Madridom dok istovremeno osigurava da se traka La Masie nastavi okretati, to će apsolutno biti win-win što se tiče trenutnog predsjednika, Joana Laporte.
