The day after the heavy humiliation suffered, Flick takes a big beating

After a surprising first defeat for Barça against Osasuna in the league (2-4), Hansi Flick was singled out by the Spanish media for his decisions.

FC Barcelona suffered their first defeat of the season in La Liga. During the 6th day of the Spanish championship, the Catalans lost heavily on the Osasuna field (2-4), unable to make the difference. Although they remain at the top of the table, they could see Real Madrid move back to just one point if they win the derby against Atlético Madrid this Sunday evening. Naturally, this kind of setback does not go unnoticed by the local press.

Hansi Flick was not spared

The Catalan press named him as the main person responsible for this defeat, pointing out several tactical choices intended to spare his holders. With eight key players already injured, including Marc-André ter Stegen and Dani Olmo, the German coach opted for a rotation by starting Gerard Martin as left back, Eric Garcia in front of central defense, Pablo Torre in midfield, and Ferran Torres as well as Pau Victor alongside Robert Lewandowski.

According to Sportthis defeat was described as “ Flickada“, pointing the finger at the decisions of the German coach. For his part, A.S. believes that “Barça is derailing because of the excessive rotation imposed by Hansi Flick”. Mundo Deportivo added by declaring: “Slowed down, the leader suffers from excessive rotations”. Finally, L'Esportiu evokes a “Barça that is too fragile, with too many absences and rotations, suffering the intensity of Osasuna and thus losing its first points. »

Hansi Flick's explanations

“ It wasn't a good match, we made a lot of mistakes. We made a lot of changes in the team, which could partly explain it. But these changes were necessary, because there are many games and many minutes accumulated. If anyone should be blamed, it's me. My role is to protect the players. Many mistakes were made, the players were overworked and today we had to rest », First affirmed the Catalan coach.

“ We had to make these changes because the players had a lot of minutes left. I made this decision, so I take responsibility for it, the players are not to blame. After the international break, the players will come back and we will have more options. The many changes are no excuse, we had no other choice “, he continued to journalists. And the series continues, since Barça will face Young Boys Bern in the Champions League on Tuesday, before playing against Alavés next Sunday.