Barcelona’s new manager, Flick, held a press conference today after their two recent pre-season friendlies, where they drew 2-2 against Premier League champions Manchester City and then defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in the El Clásico.
Speaking about the results of these two matches, Flick was very pleased, saying: “Compared to the game against Manchester City, we made significant progress in the second match, my players still have room to improve. We all know how important El Clásico is, even if it is pre-season. Before the game, I told my players that I wanted to see them improve from the first game. They did well.”
However, Flick also spoke about areas where the team could improve, saying: “Sometimes our high press was not good enough, we didn’t put enough pressure on the opposition ball carriers, this is a serious problem. We need to stay focused, I mean focused for the full 90 minutes.”
Talking about the performance of the young players in the squad, Flick said: “We have many players who are 16, 17, and 18 years old, it’s great that they are here, Victor scored three goals in two games, he performed really well, we need to see what happens next, the first team door is always open to him.”
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