Hans-Dieter Flick

[JamDav1982]

Flick cant win.

Folk moan about him not trying to control ball out in games... when he has done that.

Barca were doing it v Inter and could see Frenkie and Pedri trying to calm down certain players being over elaborate.. this happens a lot.

Then Inter score from 2 Araujo fuck ups and its moaning about how he didnt sit deeper.

 

[serghei]

The only thing I have an issue with is Flick's adaptive skills are low. All he knows is mad press, and if that is not up to par, we look like shite.

 

[JamDav1982]

The only thing I have an issue with is Flick's adaptive skills are low. All he knows is mad press, and if that is not up to par, we look like shite.

Thats not really true though.

Barca sought to control game out and take ball away from Inter for example... but Araujo arrived.

Now could say its his fault for putting on Araujo but not sure there was an alternative.

I think Flick knows Barca lack in power/height and takes the risks to try and play in way to get past that.

It has worked well so far but is risky and probably fucking knackering mentally to play in.

Flick has tried a ton of different things in games to win/come back in them.

Folk just make out high line = no other adaption at all.

 

[serghei]

Thats not really true though.

Barca sought to control game out and take ball away from Inter for example... but Araujo arrived.

Now could say its his fault for putting on Araujo but not sure there was an alternative.

Except this is not last season. We now can't score 4-5 goals ourselves. He needs to implement some changes. When plan A is built on ultra pressing, it's short lived. Every manager is required to adapt. Talk about how we need to be better physically, do this or that, that's just speech. We either do that, or we need to plan for what should follow if we can't sustain that level of crazy press this season.

Fix Pedri and De Jong looking gassed like shite. Fix Olmo and Fermin bringing little contribution to midfield to help them. There's many on the list to do and try to make something out of this season if the press and goals are not gonna flow as well as last year.

 

[JamDav1982]

Except this is not last season. We now can't score 4-5 goals ourselves. He needs to implement some changes. When plan A is built on ultra pressing, it's short lived.

Except your comment on Flick is clearly not based on only this season and was same comment being made last season anyway.

He literally is not just sticking to 'plan A' either this season or last.

 

[jamrock]

What really needs to be looked at his why is every player so off form this season.

What ever happened in the summer needs to be studied.

Some of it is teams taking the summer to figure us out a bit more, but that's only part of it

 

[serghei]

Except your comment on Flick is clearly not based on only this season and was same comment being made last season anyway.

He literally is not just sticking to 'plan A' either this season or last.

He could even try Christensen in DM. Considering the horrible form of Olmo and the inconsistency of Fermin. Try to do something so that the defense doesn't look as shite. What is playing Garcia - Cubarsi as a CB pair gonna improve exactly?

Cubarsi should have been benched a while ago. Garcia played his best football for us as a fullback.

 

[JamDav1982]

He could even try Christensen in DM. Considering the horrible form of Olmo and the inconsistency of Fermin.

Garcia for me is the better DM and has played him in there a bit.

Did play Casado at DM to move Frenkie further forward v Girona etc.

But the issue is there is a huge drop off from Frenkie/Pedri to Casado and see it every time.

Also as sad before as soon as you take away the Pedri/Frenkie double it exposes the weaknesses in team even more.

 

[serghei]

Garcia for me is the better DM and has played him in there a bit.

Did play Casado at DM to move Frenkie further forward v Girona etc.

But the issue is there is a huge drop off from Frenkie/Pedri to Casado and see it every time.

Also as sad before as soon as you take away the Pedri/Frenkie double it exposes the weaknesses in team even more.

Casado is too physically weak to play DM. And his form is also shite.

 

[JamDav1982]

Casado is too physically weak to play DM. And his form is also shite.

Exactly but Christensen is rarely fit.

I would have Eric in there as first option if Frenkie/Pedri not there.

Casados 'form' has been shite for not far off a year.

It isnt form.

 

[serghei]

What really needs to be looked at his why is every player so off form this season.

What ever happened in the summer needs to be studied.

Some of it is teams taking the summer to figure us out a bit more, but that's only part of it

Nothing happened in the summer. The drop off in intensity is a result of a gruesome last season where every player gave everything they had for a long time.

 

[jamrock]

Also some won't want to hear this because they are lewa haters

But we miss

Raphinha lewa yamal connection up front, they compliment each other very well because they all offer something different

 

[serghei]

I would want Cubarsi benched ASAP. I'd try Garcia RB, Kounde moved to CB with Araujo, get a bit of physicality there. And a new midfielder to help with the build-up, since neither Araujo, nor Kounde are particularly good on the ball. They would need more options to pass than just Pedri and De Jong, who are starting to be man marked even at La Liga level.

 

[JamDav1982]

Lewa was also there v Sevilla for worst result of season where he missed a pen and was utterly abysmal.

 

[jamrock]

I would want Cubarsi benched ASAP. I'd try Garcia RB, Kounde moved to CB with Araujo, get a bit of physicality there. And a new midfielder to help with the build-up, since neither Araujo, nor Kounde are particularly good on the ball. They would need more options to pass than just Pedri and De Jong, who are starting to be man marked even at La Liga level.

Not a bad idea