BARCELONA, 30 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of FC Barcelona, Hansi Flick, assured this Monday before facing the Champions League match against Young Boys that, despite losing the opening duel in Monaco and coming from conceding the first defeat in LaLiga EA Sports against Osasuna, He is as excited as the team and that “there are no reasons” to be “depressed” or overcome by a pressure that he believes does not go beyond what exists in wanting to win.
“We want to beat Young Boys, we lost the first game but there is no reason to be depressed. The game was what it was. Now the goal is to win at home, we don’t know what this new ‘Champions’ will be like and how many points it will take to advance, so it is important to score the maximum points soon,” he said at a press conference.
In this sense, he added that they focus on their objective and that this is none other than to be “successful.” “Here we want to be successful in the Champions League and to do so we have to win the games now. I am optimistic about that,” he added.
“Pressure? What is that? When you face a match there is no pressure, it is work. We always have the pressure to win. The match against Monaco must be erased from our minds, because from the 10th minute onwards it was another match. We played “against a team that is good, that is in the ‘Champions’ on its own merits, we have enough confidence to face the match,” he assured.
He also commented on the Swiss rival that, despite their bad start to the campaign, they have speed on the counter. “We have analyzed Young Boys as we analyze all teams. This year they are not doing as well as last year but against Aston Villa it was seen that they have players with speed, who change the rhythm well. We have to be attentive,” warning.
Flick announced that midfielder Frenkie de Jong would be ready to return to the team in this match, although as a substitute. “To begin with, it is great news, very good, that Frenkie can return to the team, even if it is only 5-10 minutes. It is something very important for us. Maybe in October two or three players can return and we are excited and it is a joy “If Frenkie can play, that’s how it will be. I don’t think he can play 45 minutes, but doing it for a few minutes will be beneficial for him,” he commented.
“Without Eric Garcia we have one less midfielder, and there are not many available. That is why it is important to make few mistakes, be well positioned with the ball and play our game,” commented the German coach, alluding to the Catalan’s expulsion against the Monaco in the first match of this new ‘Champions’.
Perhaps for this reason, because it is in a competition that is new to its format, he wanted to make it clear that he is not looking at the past and what Barça has done with other coaches in this competition. “The club, the team and the coaches want to be successful in this ‘Champions’ and I have a very positive attitude because the team plays excellent, attractive football. If we have to earn the respect of Europe again, we will do it,” he assured.
YOU HAVE ALREADY SPOKE WITH SZCZESNY
Although he did not want to talk too much about the possible arrival of the still-retired goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who has been seen in Barcelona to undergo a medical examination, he did confirm that he has already spoken with the former Poland international and, in case he arrives , sent him a message about possible ownership.
“No player who is at Barça has the guarantee of being a starter, there is no such guarantee here, no. I have spoken with Wojciech Szczesny but I am not going to talk more about this issue. If he signs with Barça in the next few days we will talk about the issue at a press conference,” Flick said.