FC Barcelona's 2024/25 season has been spectacular so far. With the club being in a comfortable position at La Liga table-top, having 3 points more than their Clasico rivals, and being off to their first points in the UCL campaign, things seem to be going in the right direction at the club. While definitely, it has been a brilliant collective effort from all the players, Barcelona boss Hansi Flick deserves the success credit the most.
Barca's sensational prodigy considers Flick's playstyle 'more physical' than ever
Lifting the Blaugrana club from one of their most difficult times, with uncertainties looming all around, at the end of the 2023/24 season to now, Flick's role has been much more crucial. Be it improvising the club's physicality routines or getting the players to their best, the German manager has been quite successful so far. As has been the dressing room's environment, be it the board or the players, everyone has been impressed by Flick's methodology.
Recently, Barcelona prodigy winger Lamine Yamal praised the manager's high-line, intense pressing playstyle, saying it turns out to be very important in controlling the game. Yamal mentioned,
""We're happy with the freedom and Flick's style. The football is demanding, yes, but in the end, when you press and win the ball back, you control the game. It's more physical than last year.""Lamine Yamal
Going by numbers, Flick's impressively high line has seen the Blaugrana club score a remarkable 34 goals in only 11 appearances so far. Interestingly, with almost half of them coming within the first half an hour of the fixture itself, Barca's current methodology to outplay the opponents from the beginning seems to have worked well. Moreover, Flick, getting star players like Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Pedri back to their very best, the manager's work so far has been commendable.
Reflecting upon the same, Yamal praised Flick's availability to the team players, saying,
""Hansi Flick is very close with everyone, whether they play more or less, veterans too. He gives a lot of confidence, and you can feel it in the team.""Lamine Yamal
Overall, so far, appointing Hansi Flick as the FC Barcelona manager this season has been arguably the club's best decision in quite a few years. Barca fans would hope that the manager continues this way, leading the Blaugrana club to impressive accomplishments during his tenure at the club.