It's not an unreasonable question: what tasks will Thiago take on when there were already so many assistants before? According to Barça, the former midfield star of the Catalans and Bayern Munich will be involved in developing tactical concepts and preparing training sessions, among other things. “He will enrich the team's daily work with his experience and vision of the game,” the club said.
When he joined the Blaugrana in the summer of 2024, Flick had loosely offered his former Bayern protégé the opportunity to gather impressions during the preparatory phase shortly after the end of his career, so that he could weigh up whether the coaching job might be something for him. Thiago obviously enjoyed it. Flick said at the time: “Thiago and I have a very good relationship. He joined the team and helped us a lot.” Now he's starting again.