Hans-Dieter Flick

“I know it’s very easy to make comparisons, then to judge, and someone listens and says: ‘Wow, yes, they’re right.’ I don’t want to talk about Bayern Munich here, because we also won the Bundesliga in the second year. It’s not an excuse, but simply a fact that we have many injured players – and those injured players are key players. We’re dealing with it very well. Normally, we would have preferred to take two more points from Bruges, but we’re happy with the one point. In the league, we’re five points behind Real Madrid, but we’re in second place. It’s November now, but the season goes until May. The road is very long. The players and I know we have to play much better, but for me, the important thing is that everyone comes back. That will be a new starting point. Until then, we have to fight. On Wednesday, that wasn’t the case – we couldn’t see that fight.”

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Fati_Future_BallonDor said:

Only Luis Enrique (124 points), Xavi (118), Pep Guardiola (117), and Ernesto Valverde (117) stand ahead.

Luis Enrique still leads the pack with 40 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses in his first 50 matches, a benchmark Flick will be eager to chase. [/B]

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BusiTheKing said:

Given that people identify Flick's current style with how he set up his Bayern team, it surprises me that that team is not on this list. Didn't really watch them play. Is what we're seeing now a further radicalized version of what he tried there? Ballsy move to double down on the approach that eventually broke your team.

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