FC Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has revealed that he is ready to emulate Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City after the two clubs meet in Orlando on Tuesday.
Flick earned praise from Barca legend Guardiola after the Catalans won the penalty shootout following a 2-2 draw in regulation time.
The German also had kind words to say about his predominantly young team, who have been critical of the Premier League champions. But he is also under pressure as he and his team sought to emulate Guardiola’s exploits in the northwest of England, where City has won six of the last seven editions of the world’s most powerful local championship.
“We were smart against a big team. We defended and attacked together, as a team, and that’s what we want. We fought for each other,” Flick said.
“Maybe in the first half we were too deep, our concept is to be a little bit further forward, [and] we want to have more possession, but we played against Manchester City. . . Pep Guardiola has been there for 8 years and “I want to do the same as them in terms of philosophy, but a little different with this concept,” added the German.
“We showed them what we were looking for and the guys played well against a fantastic team,” Flick said at another point in the press conference, admitting he wasn’t sure “if we’ll be able to be in a smart spot on defense. “Barça, however, he said, were in what was a “great game”.
Flick is not satisfied that he has a varied challenge in the face of so many positive performances and says that it is “quite the opposite”.
“We have already spoken to the players and we will continue to do so on behalf of the staff to tell them what we expect from them. I already talked about my presentation at La Masia, everyone is talking about it,” smiled Flick. .
Two world-famous gems from the youth team, Marcs Bernal and Casado, inspired against City, and although Flick did not “want to concentrate on the names after a single game”, he gave credit where credit was due and admitted that the pair “did well” . “. Training
“As I said, we attacked and defended together,” Flick insisted, and Casado was praised by Guardiola himself.
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