Barcelona, Spain – Hansi Flick don show for press conference wey dey pre-match before FC Barcelona and Real Betis clash for matchday 30 of LaLiga EA Sports season 2024-25. Di German coach talk plenty matter, but him give some good news about star player, Gavi. Flick wan clear any doubt about Gavi’s physical condition after dem no fit play am against Atlético de Madrid for di Copa del Rey semi-final.
“We decide to give him rest against Atlético because he get small discomfort. He no dey feel any pain again. I don talk with di doctors and physiotherapists, and he dey fit to play tomorrow,” Flick talk.
Once Gavi matter don settle, Hansi talk about di importance of rest for his players and how constant matches fit affect dem. “We dey check everything every day, how di players dey. But for di top level, we dey always get matches, and e dey very important to recover di players. My team dey work on this, and no be easy. But when dem dey win match, e dey give plenty confidence. We must always reason di next match, and I dey like wetin I dey see for di locker room,” he add.
Di coach wey hail from Heidelberg also share plans about how Barcelona go rotate players to manage their energy well. “We get plenty matches to manage. E dey normal. I don talk with di experts, and we don decide wetin we go do and how many minutes dem fit play each match,” he explain.
Flick talk about di big moment wey di club dey experience and di excitement to achieve treble. “To dey think about di treble na big deal, but we no go dey focus on dreams. We need to think about di next match. E good say di players get confidence, but my job na to ensure say dem give their best for every match. We dey fight for everything, we believe in that, and di support from di players dey important. Di situation dey good, but we go keep pushing,” he clarify.
He also commend di positive vibes wey dey among di players, both young and old, giving praise for di collective commitment. “E no easy work. Di players get fantastic attitude, with good mentality. We need to think about giving 100%, and if we play as team, e go dey fantastic. We don dey do this for di past months. Everybody dey give dem all for training, even those wey dey bench. Na big step towards success,” he indicate.
While he dey analyze, Flick also recognize di areas wey dem need to improve, especially when dey get possession of di ball. “When we dey control di ball, we dey see fantastic rhythm, but plenty teams sabi how to use our mistakes. Na why we need to concentrate and limit di spaces. Sometimes, we dey give too much space on di counter, and na wetin we go like eliminate,” he explain.
As di press conference dey reach di end, Hansi Flick show him ambitious side, dey talk about him dreams for di rest of di season. “I dey imagine beautiful things. Wetin I fit talk be say I want to win every match and play 15 more matches for dis team, di club, and di fans. If we fit achieve this, I go dey very happy,” he comment.
Finally, in humility, he give credit to di collective effort of di team. “I no like to talk about myself. I get big team around me, with experts wey dey help me to apply di right football idea. I just dey try to help di players, and na fantastic wetin I dey see for di team improvement. You fit see di atmosphere for di locker room. E dey fantastic,” he conclude.
