Hans-Dieter Flick

Hansi Flick - how do we rate him?


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Porque

Senior Member

It's an obvious one. The margin of error is much much higher against best sides.

Of course, there is a bit of a big issue when we are in the VAR era and Nuno Mendes does not get a second yellow. Then minutes later Marc Casado gets a yellow for practically nothing.

The style creates situations like this, yet you don't get rewarded for example it it is forgotten.

That can't be glossed over when saying it doesn't work against the best sides for example.

That aside, Thierry Henry, mananging in club football, without a high line.

49 games
14 Wins
8 Draws
27 Defeats.

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So, um, yeah.
 
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Temptation

Well-known member
It's an obvious one. The margin of error is much much higher against best sides.

Of course, there is a bit of a big issue when we are in the VAR era and Nuno Mendes does not get a second yellow. Then minutes later Marc Casado gets a yellow for practically nothing.

That aside, Thierry Henry, mananging in club football, without a high line.

49 games
14 Wins
8 Draws
27 Defeats.

damn-bro-sad.gif


So, um, yeah.

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jamrock

Senior Member
Thanks Henry for staying the obvious, he said the same thing after inter.

He's right, but it's obvious.

So obvious you'd think our manager and team would make adjustments to close out games.
 

zanela

Senior Member
A part of me wishes Flick resigns at the end of the season if only to witness the usual suspects resort to mental gymnastics to justify any failings of the new manager with the current squad.
 

ToranagaSama

Well-known member
Henry isn't the brightest and merely parotting EPL pundit catch phrases. Great athlete but no brains. Does he think Flick invented the high line last season at Barca? Pictures of Manuel Neuer standing 20 meters outside his box was a meme at some point and as far as I recall they were pretty successful.

Funnily enough, Pep's Barca also played a super high line. People already forgot? Making the pitch small and fitting every player in the opponent's half was a trademark.


Pause at 30:16 for example. Puyol is touching the center circle.

Our players right now are just not at that level. Outside of Yamal, Pedri, De Jong, Rafinha (with last season's form) and possibly now the new GK, the rest is completely exchangeable and even Pedri and Yamal are way too young to cary entire Barca hopes on their own.

I doubt anyone does better with these players and finances right now. Maybe Klopp if given enough time but he wouldn't control possession against this PSG either.
 

jamrock

Senior Member
Pep in no way played a high line like flick, as the video you posted actually shows.

Henry tends to push back on what the English say on the CBS show and is generally very friendly to Barca.
 

serghei

Senior Member
It's near impossible to upgrade on Flick. Pep doesn't want to come back and said it repeatedly, Lucho is involved at PSG for years more, Klopp unlikely as well, we need to stay on board with Flick and hope he improves together with the players. He is a very young manager. He has what experience in club football, 4 seasons? Lol. :lol:

We are asking of him to be among the elite, most of the others we could get don't even reach this possibility in the first place.

He needs to learn and benefit from Barcelona philosophy also. It could elevate him as manager and help him reach a superior level. Study managers like Pep, Luis Enrique, and take elements from them while integrating some of those elements into his own coaching style.

The two oil teams City and PSG trusted ex-Barca legends and managers to use their billions for a reason.

That said, top tier managers don't grow on trees. They are in very scarce supply, and upgrading on Flick is simply not possible atm.
 
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Horatio

You're welcome
It's near impossible to upgrade on Flick. Pep doesn't want to come back and said it repeatedly, Lucho is involved at PSG for years more, Klopp unlikely as well, we need to stay on board with Flick and hope he improves together with the players. He is a very young manager. He has what experience in club football, 4 seasons? Lol. :lol:
Don’t forget biggest reason being none of those coaches would want to helm a project where they can’t spend crazy.
 

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