The manager of Barcelona, Hansi Flick, will use Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff as references
Hansi Flick wants to help restore Barcelona as one of the heavyweights of European football. He always has ideas on the hoe to do this, and he will be inspired by the greats of the past.
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Speaking during his first press conference since his appointment as manager in June (via MD), Flick revealed that he intends to have his team playing similar to those of Johan Cruyff and Pep Guardiola.
“They are not far from the style of play that the Barcelona teams played before, when they achieved success with Cruyff or Pep. My idea is to have a team on the field that wants to show what they can do with the ball , and without. They can decide what they want to do, the initiative is important. It doesn't matter if we play 4-3-3, what I want is for us to play a beautiful, technical, good game, and for everyone who watches the game to see that the team gives everything”.
Flick also spoke about the squad he has at his disposal, which includes La Masia youngsters.
“Currently we have many players in every position and we can choose. There are 30 or 31 players that we will bring to America, we want to see them all.
“Of course, we can aim to bring La Masia players to the first team. A fantastic job is being done with the youth players. I could see, how they play, how they work – they have great quality. It is true that they have to improve because they are not at the highest level. It would not be fair to give them names every day and I see how they are improving every day. They know what position they have to develop. They know what they have to do. There are some very interesting players and we will see how they evolve in the coming days.”
Flick has a huge job on his hands, and said that Cruyff and Guardiola will certainly build expectations that Barcelona supporters have. He will hope to thrive under him, as he did during his tenure at Bayern Munich.
