Barça can deal with workload regardless of accidents - Flick

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick insists his workforce can address an elevated workload and that he’ll make no excuses regardless of having to take care of a prolonged harm record however has joined a rising record of high-profile footballing names calling on UEFA and FIFA to make alterations to a packed schedule.

Barça opened the season with 5 successive wins in LaLiga earlier than tasting defeat for the first time underneath Flick towards Monaco within the Champions League in midweek.

The return of European soccer brings two video games every week for Barça, which can check the depth of their small squad within the coming weeks, beginning with Sunday’s league sport at unbeaten Villarreal.

“Once we began the season I stated no excuses and we now have no excuses,” Flick stated in a information convention on Saturday. “Each third or fourth day we now have matches, however I believe we’re capable of handle it.

“The gamers have a giant, large load so it is good to produce other gamers, new legs, contemporary legs on the pitch.

“We’ll handle it [at Villarreal] and I am positive that everybody brings their finest efficiency. Now we have a workforce and I believe we confirmed within the matches in LaLiga how good we are able to play.”

The soccer calendar has been within the highlight this week since Manchester City midfielder Rodri prompt gamers are considering striking because of the quantity of matches they’re being requested to play.

Barça are considered one of many groups affected by accidents in the beginning of the marketing campaign, with Ronald Araújo, Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Fermín López and Dani Olmo all currently sidelined.

“They need to take care — UEFA and FIFA — in regards to the gamers,” Flick stated. “For the gamers, it isn’t the very best state of affairs. All of us love soccer, love good efficiency, so if you would like the standard on the best degree, I believe we now have to cut back it.

“Now we have seven gamers out [injured]. I by no means depend these gamers as a result of I deal with the gamers who can play, however what I see from Frenkie he is doing nicely, we’re taking good care of him as a result of the state of affairs was not simple — I can say the identical to Gavi.

“So what I see I am actually pleased with this, I see all of them within the rondo [passing drills], it is good. They want time, we take care about them.”

Along with the accidents, Barça will probably be with out Ferran Torres at Villarreal as he serves a suspension for getting despatched off within the final match, however Flick says Pedri and Marc Casadó will each be out there regardless of lacking coaching on Saturday.

In the meantime, goalkeeper Diego Kochen, who was known as up by the United States earlier this month, will probably be out for round a month, ruling him out of competition for the UMSNT’s fixtures towards Panama and Mexico in October, the primary under new coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Regardless of the absences, Flick is wanting ahead to dealing with a Villarreal aspect who’ve gained three and drawn two of their first outings in LaLiga.

“We need to play soccer,” Flick stated. “I do know we misplaced the match towards Monaco, however right this moment what I confirmed [the players], how we defended with 9 outfield gamers in 4-4-1, was actually good.

“We present them how we need to handle them towards an excellent workforce in Villarreal, it is one thing to do with the self esteem the gamers have.

“That is what I like in Spanish soccer, each workforce can play soccer, each workforce likes to have the ball, each participant likes to have the ball. That is what I like about our workforce, everybody is aware of the sport, which place, which area they need to go in.”

Flick additionally defended goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen, who got here in for criticism after the Monaco loss as a result of his brief cross led to the dismissal of Eric García within the tenth minute.

“I believe it is one of many strengths from Marc, not solely to avoid wasting the ball but in addition with the ball, when he have the ball on the toes,” he stated.

“That is considered one of his strengths, that is additionally our model of play, we need to construct up not solely with the lengthy ball, we need to play soccer and it begins from him.

“Perhaps there was a mistake, however it’s regular, you make errors, I make errors, it is regular. Now we have to analyse it and hopefully we give the gamers the correct order for subsequent time however it’s previously and we’re wanting ahead to the following match.”