The reality behind the stoic expressions of Hansi Flick

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Hansi Flick is having a great start to his time as the head coach of FC Barcelona. The German has already led his team to five wins in the first five La Liga games, which allows the Catalans to sit atop the league table with 15 points.

His appointment has also come with some significant changes in how the team is operating. The defender Eric Garcia only yesterday highlighted the change in the team’s attitude since Flick’s appointment, and this change is also quite clear in how the team is performing.

Meanwhile, some of his other mannerisms are also raising eyebrows in Spain. As SPORT has reported, the way that the German coach has reacted to some of the goals scored by his team is particularly an aspect that amazes the spectators.

Even before he had joined Barcelona, Flick’s demeanor would have been noticeable for Barcelona fans as he stood with a stern face as his team piled on the misery on his current side in Lisbon when Bayern won 8-2.

Then, during the match against Real Valladolid, he did not celebrate the seventh goal scored by his side, and it was clear that he did not like something that he saw on the pitch.

Against Girona last night, Flick also did not celebrate Olmo’s goal that made it 3-0 for Barcelona and actually walked away from the area where the players were celebrating. However, he is not always like that, as he was later seen celebrating when Pedri scored the 4th goal.

There have been several explanations for this demeanor, but one that makes the most sense is that Flick is not easily impressed and always wants the full 100% performance from all of his players. In this regard, his German mentality is a subject of surprise for the more relaxed Mediterranean country, but there is no doubt that his methods are already paying dividends for Barcelona.

Ahmad Sarmad Ansari
Ahmad Sarmad Ansari
Ahmad Sarmad Ansari has been covering Spanish football as a writer for Barca News Network for the last one and a half year and as an amateur football fanatic for more than 10 years. He mainly covers on and off-field happenings taking place at Barcelona including transfer news, administrative changes, match reports, and any other eventful news coming out of the club.

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