Foreword summary: Barcelona's new coach Flick faces a severe test! Many of the team's main players are injured, and the midfield is stretched. Flick was forced to bring in defender Garcia to replace midfield, but Garcia was suspended due to a red card. In the face of difficulties, can Flick lead Barcelona out of the difficult situation and usher in their first win of the season?
Despite Barcelona's excellent start to the 2024-25 season, there is no doubt that Germany coach Flick has had a difficult start to his coaching career at the Catalan club. The Germany coach has had to deal with the absence of some of Barca's most important players, including Gavi, Araujo and Frenkie de Jong, among others, and he currently has up to eight players unavailable due to injuries.
Despite this, he made it clear in his recent press conference that he will not make any excuses and will try to achieve results, no matter what adversity the team faces. Barcelona's midfield is in danger, and this is one of the areas where the impact of injuries has been most pronounced. Therefore, he must adjust his squad and make the most of the players who are available to play to minimise the impact of these players' absence due to injury on the midfield.
One of Flick's already used options for this was Eric · Garcia, who started as a midfielder against Monaco in the Champions League but was subsequently sent off for a red card. According to Spain media and Barça mouthpiece El Monde Sport, Flick was asked about Garcia at a press conference before the match against Villarreal.
In response, the Germany tactician shared how he persuaded defenders to make sacrifices for the team: "I spoke to him because he knows where our team is. He likes to play as a centre-back but now we need him as a number six. We have to think about the team and he did really well in training. ”
Eric · Garcia will miss the next round of the Champions League due to suspension. However, he is expected to play in the next round of La Liga, and judging by Flick's praise, the former Manchester City player could make another cameo appearance in the number 6 role against Villarreal, and there is no doubt that Flick is a player that Flick has relied on at the moment.
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