Hansi Flick reaction to Barcelona's emphatic win in Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade 2-5 Barcelona
06/11/2024
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Red Star Belgrade 2-5 Barcelona
06/11/2024
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00:00Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the press conference of the football coach of Barcelona, Hansi Flick.
00:12Let's start with Mireia, please.
00:23Good evening, Hansi. Mireia Ruiz, live from the TTT of Catalunya Radio.
00:27I would like you to give me an overview of the game and what you have said to the players
00:34so that they don't lose their ambition for the second half. Thank you.
00:57The focus was really on the three points and I'm really happy with the team because they played really good with the ball
01:04and also about 90 minutes really all against the ball. It was really good to see that.
01:11Also with the substitution changed nothing and this is really good.
01:27Do you think it's possible to keep going like this all the season and how do you work those aspects with the players?
01:41I hope so and I'm sure they have the confidence now. Not only after this match but also about the whole season we played now.
01:58At the moment it's not easy to train a lot so we have a lot of matches and also it continues after the break.
02:08But what I have to say is that the team is doing really great because they love to play football,
02:15they love to compete against every team and this is really good.
02:23The best of the best, they like to compete against every team.
02:31Nothing compares and also with a high performance. We want to be there sometime and we are working hard for that.
03:01What else can you say about Robert Lewandowski that hasn't been said yet?
03:31Very important goals. The first one was our second goal, 2-1. It was very important for us.
03:39We played well and we scored the first goal and then we got the 1-1.
03:47What I see after that is that the team come back and this is really good to see that.
03:56We have a young team and they have to increase and we do it every game. This is really good to see.
04:26You asked about the matches. We did. The performance is really good.
04:44I really enjoyed the team and I think the results. He speaks his own language and it's really good to see that.
04:58At the end, what we are doing is really focused on every match.
05:06They are doing really good about the match plan we have and they realise it on the pitch and this is good to see.
05:36I would like you to explain to me how you see the player both in defence and in attack.
06:06Jules is an absolute professional player, very focused on the pitch and on the training.
06:14I appreciate that he also today gave the last pass to the goals and this is really good to see that.
06:37First of all, how is Kovacic and then if you could imagine being so happy with Lewandowski?
06:45And if it would be better to score the 100th goal in the Champions League at home?
06:51To be honest, I don't care about these things. I just see the match and our next target.
07:06We have to play on Sunday and we need players there by 100%. This was the reason why we changed him.
07:21Paul has a cut here but he is doing good. It's nothing else. It's a stitch and it's good. He is laughing so it's ok.
07:36Congratulations for the victory, Jordi Blanco.
07:42I would like to ask you, in the away matches, if you would like to change the rule in the sense that you can finish the match when the away match is much earlier.
07:57And sometimes they spend 15 or 20 seconds until the match is over and they raise the flag.
08:04Not because there is a goal that is cancelled but because there is a risk that a player can get injured in a stupid play that shouldn't exist.
08:35It's our style how we want to play, our idea how we want to play football. At the end it helps us to be a compact unit and this is what we want.
08:47In the last line, they have to take care about these things and they are doing also good.
08:56Greetings to Mr. Flick. You were here in Belgrade and you won with Bayern. I have two questions for you.
09:08First, if you could explain to us the power of Barcelona in relation to the Red Star.
09:14And second, how did you see the atmosphere in which you played and did you like it?
09:26I'll start with the second one. For every footballer it's great to play in such an atmosphere.
09:38It's really fantastic to see this and they support their own team and it's good to see.
09:46I know it also with Bayern Munich. About my team, I think we have a lot of ball possession and this is what we want to do today.
10:02To keep the ball playing, have a lot of ball possession and combine really well and we did it.
10:13I was really happy about that because I think it was important for today.
10:18When the opponent has the ball, it's not easy to defend that.
10:27At the end, I think our target today was to press them, to let them not play and we did it really good.
10:42Good evening. Hansi Paul Ballus here from the Athletic. I can ask in English if you want.
10:47It was the first start for Frankie de Jong in seven months of football. The last start was in April in El Clasico last season.
10:56I wanted to ask you if you're happy about his progression.
11:00I know that you said before the Sevilla game that he was planning to start that game but he had some discomfort and didn't start.
11:06He started today and if you're happy with it, how is he coping with the injury and how is he doing generally?
11:14No, I think it was a clear plan before the last match.
11:20Last month we decided that Danny should play. Also, he came from an injury.
11:27We have to take care of these players and today was good for Frankie to start and for the team.
11:36He's a captain and gives us with the ball stability.
11:42There are always good connections between the defence and the offence.
11:47I think he's doing good and also he improved a lot.
11:52I think it was the right step in the right way.
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