Barcelona coach Hansi Flick previews their UEFA Champions League clash with Monaco
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00:00Good.
00:07Good afternoon again everyone.
00:09We start the press conference with the coach of FC Barcelona, Hansi Flick.
00:14Remember that you will have the chance to speak in English.
00:20Let's start here in front, Bernat.
00:25Good afternoon.
00:26Good evening.
00:28Translation is?
00:29Let's see if I can hear it.
00:42I ask in Catalan and it will be translated to English.
00:46Yes.
00:48Good afternoon.
00:49I wanted to know if in this month of competition you already identify in the team, in the team game,
00:59things of yours, things of Hansi Flick, things that he saw when he was coaching Bayern Munich.
01:06When he sees the game, he sees you and your work.
01:19Okay.
01:28Okay.
01:31Okay.
01:38I think we played really good.
01:41It's the idea when we start here with the team, training with the team pre-season.
01:50I think we did it good.
01:52I also can see how we press, how the intensity is with the team.
01:58It's good.
01:59It's fantastic.
02:00But I know, also I can see when I arrived, that the team has a very good quality.
02:06We start with the young players.
02:08We start with some players who are 15 years old.
02:10Now they are 16 years old.
02:12And then after and after, the experienced players or the international players arrived.
02:21And then the quality was the next step.
02:26It's unbelievable.
02:29And we really enjoy what we see every day.
02:32This is what I can say.
02:33It has nothing to do.
02:36We as a coaching team, you want to give them the ideas, the philosophy, how you think we want to play football.
02:49But at the end, the players have to do it on the pitch.
02:52The players have to do it in the training.
02:54And what I can say, they're doing really great.
02:57So you see in the results, in the five matches we win, everyone.
03:02I think the last matches were very stable.
03:05We are with the ball, good, and also against the ball.
03:09And this is, at the moment, this is our key of success.
03:16Hola, mister.
03:17Marta Ramon.
03:18I can do the question in English.
03:20So it's going to be quicker.
03:22What's the impact of Dani Olmos' injury in the team,
03:27considering his influence in the way you were playing these games since he arrived?
03:32And how can you find a substitution right for him, considering his role in the pitch?
03:45I think it's always difficult to make a substitute one-on-one for Dani,
03:52because Dani has his quality with the ball, quality in front of the goal.
03:57He can score goals.
03:58He can give the last pass.
04:01And he's also calm with the ball.
04:03He gives us the confidence also with the ball.
04:08But we'll see.
04:09We have to accept this.
04:11We cannot change it.
04:12And so it's like another player will play, will come in.
04:17And hopefully we can play on the same level we did the last two matches.
04:30Carlos Monfort, yes.
04:31Hi, Hansi. How are you?
04:33Carlos Monfort, live on Twitter from Gijantes.
04:35Today you called up your two cousins, Toni and Guille Fernandez.
04:38I'd like to know how you're seeing them and if you're surprised by the way they play and act on the pitch.
04:58So when I started, the first answer was also about them, because Toni was 15 years old.
05:06But yeah, he has good quality, he has the basics, what you need to be a good footballer.
05:13Also Guille, the same.
05:16So it's where I'm really impressed how La Masia developed the players.
05:24And it's really good to see.
05:27So when we need someone from La Masia or from the Barca B team, under-19 team,
05:33and the quality is not falling down.
05:37So it's really good to have them.
05:42And Toni and Guille, they do it good in our training session.
05:47And I have no doubt about bringing them, that they can play it.
05:53I have no doubt about it.
05:55Jordi Blanco.
05:58Good day, mister. Jordi Blanco from ESPN.
06:02With the return of Ansu Fati and his two cousins,
06:10of the 24 players that are here, 14 are from La Masia.
06:15They are Cantarans.
06:16They are not signings from outside, I mean.
06:19So in the sense of looking at the immediate future,
06:23is this the path you think Barça can follow?
06:27Just signing, in case of footballers' need,
06:30that are differentials, top,
06:33and if not, bet decidedly and truly for the quarterfinals?
06:57I agree with this job.
06:58You have to do something with, OK, we have this situation,
07:02and we accept everything.
07:05And I think also to follow this way, this path of the club,
07:08because La Masia is the identity of this club.
07:12And they can be very proud about what they are doing,
07:16about the work they do in La Masia.
07:20And you can see how many players are now in our team.
07:24So we have now, with Andres and with the two cousins,
07:31we have two 16-year-olds and one 17-year-old more in this team.
07:36And it's good.
07:38Today, about the training,
07:42last training before the match against Monaco,
07:44so I also said to them,
07:46hey, we have a really good quality, a high quality,
07:49and this is important for us to make the next step
07:52to improve, to increase our performance every match.
07:58And this is our goal, always make the next step.
08:02And so now we have to follow.
08:06I don't know what happens tomorrow.
08:08I'm really positive about that, but we never know that.
08:12Football, it's not always fair.
08:16Yes, Alberto Hernández.
08:20Hi, Hansi. Alberto Hernández from Televisión Española.
08:24After the first four wins in La Liga,
08:27for many, the match against Girona was like an exam,
08:31because it was a rival, maybe of a slightly higher level.
08:34It was overshadowed.
08:36Do you have the feeling that tomorrow's match,
08:38in this debut at the Champions League,
08:40for many people can also mean
08:42a confirmation that Barça is really serious?
09:12Also for Girona.
09:14I said that it's a match at the Champions League level,
09:19and this is also you can see.
09:21Girona is also with the ball very good,
09:24but with our pressure, they suffered a lot,
09:31and we scored four goals.
09:33But for tomorrow's match, we know that it's a really good team.
09:38They won against us in the Camber.
09:45But now it's a new situation.
09:47We have the Champions League now,
09:49the new Champions League, and we start this competition.
09:53Champions League is the best competition in the world,
09:56so everyone, I think, is ready, wants to play,
10:01and hopefully it goes in the right direction.
10:08Good afternoon, Hansi.
10:10This week, in the last few days,
10:12you've had two news,
10:14one good and one bad.
10:16The good one, today, has traveled to Sofàtia,
10:18already has the doctor,
10:20but the bad one, the injury to the other leg of Fermin López.
10:23I don't know how you managed it,
10:25and the injury of Fermin López,
10:27which seemed that you would have it at the call-up.
10:39The last days, weeks also,
10:43we go step by step with the players.
10:45After the injury, it's very important
10:48to bring them in,
10:50and step by step, to increase the load.
10:54And with Ansu now, he's doing really well.
10:57Also, the training today was great,
11:00and he's a good option for us.
11:03We're happy to have him,
11:05because he gives us another option,
11:09another opportunity,
11:11and it's good to have him.
11:13We spoke about Dani,
11:15we spoke about...
11:17No, we spoke not about Gavi,
11:19he's also in the training,
11:21but not 100%.
11:23So he's doing the rondos,
11:25or position matches,
11:27the same as Frenkie.
11:29And here, we have to take care about...
11:35about how it works.
11:37And with Fermin, I have to say,
11:40it's really a pity.
11:42Because the guy,
11:44you know, he has two tournaments,
11:46and I think also,
11:48normally,
11:50when I can say, I feel a little bit guilty,
11:52because I haven't spoken with the coach
11:54from the U21, Spain,
11:56because normally I have to say,
11:58hey, come on, please, let him hear.
12:01But, you know, I'm new,
12:03so it should not be an excuse,
12:06but I feel very guilty about that.
12:11Because he's a player,
12:13now we need in this situation,
12:15he can score goals,
12:18but he's also very professional,
12:20and yesterday when I saw him,
12:23when he was by the doctor,
12:25it was not nice.
12:29And now we have to take care
12:32about the players,
12:34because at the end,
12:36maybe sometimes it's too much,
12:38so we have to step back a little bit.
12:41Hi.
12:43Ivan San Antonio from El Diario Esport.
12:46Azzofati is back,
12:49I don't know how many minutes
12:51do you think he can play,
12:53for how long,
12:55and I would like to know
12:57where do you see him playing?
12:59Normally he has played at Barça,
13:02which is on the left side,
13:04or even as a center forward,
13:06who during his training period
13:08played a lot in this position,
13:10especially because physically
13:12he comes from an injury,
13:14which has caused many injuries,
13:16and that maybe the wear and tear
13:18in the center forward position
13:20is not as much as on the side.
13:30Okay, the minutes, I don't know,
13:32so it's like 30 minutes,
13:34but it can also be 45 minutes.
13:36I think he's ready to play,
13:38and when he's in,
13:40I also think he's ready
13:42to play 45 minutes.
13:44At the end,
13:46I know his position,
13:48but I don't know
13:50if he's ready to play
13:5245 minutes,
13:54because I think
13:57at the end,
13:59I know his position,
14:01his favorite position,
14:03but I don't want to say it now here,
14:05because we have a match tomorrow,
14:07so we will see it,
14:09where he's playing,
14:11but what I said before,
14:13when you see him on the pitch,
14:15and he really enjoys
14:17playing football,
14:19he also scores the goals
14:21in the training,
14:23and this is what we need.
14:25We need players who are able to score goals.
14:55Yeah.
15:03So I think you cannot compare
15:05the match,
15:07the Cumber match with this match,
15:09because it's totally different.
15:11We have other players on the pitch.
15:13We are
15:15much weeks, much days
15:17more in the competition,
15:19and
15:21I think the player knows
15:23what they have to do,
15:25so we prepared well,
15:27we have not so much time, but we prepared
15:29well, also today.
15:31Tomorrow we have
15:33the last meeting
15:35before the match,
15:37and I think we are clear
15:39with that what we want to do,
15:41and I think also the player
15:43will know then what
15:45they have to do.
15:54A moment ago,
15:56in this press conference, Jules Cunde
15:58said that the objective
16:00when you come to Barça,
16:02the objective of the Champions League
16:04has to be to win it.
16:06Do you agree that this is the objective of Barça?
16:08To try to win the Champions League?
16:24To think about it.
16:26You can believe me,
16:28I also think about that.
16:34You know,
16:36a club like Barça,
16:38the big clubs also want to win
16:40the titles,
16:42and as I said,
16:44the Champions League is the best,
16:46the best competition,
16:48and we enjoy all this,
16:50and play all the matches,
16:52and play on the highest level,
16:54so we have to be ready,
16:56really be ready
16:58to play against
17:00the best teams,
17:02and if you are not focused,
17:04if you are not 100%,
17:06you have no chance
17:08in this competition.
17:23And if you think that Barça
17:25has to win self-esteem
17:27in this competition,
17:29and win the respect again,
17:31because it has suffered a lot,
17:33you will remember it a lot,
17:35do you think that Barça has to win
17:37the respect again in Europe?
17:52Okay.
18:13You know,
18:15I don't care about the past,
18:17it's now, it's here,
18:19and the team is doing really great in La Liga,
18:21and this is also
18:23for us important that we have
18:25the same confidence,
18:27the same
18:31aggressivity we need,
18:33so it's
18:35the same focus,
18:37and this is necessary
18:39when you start this competition,
18:41and
18:43we can be proud
18:45of what we show
18:47the fans,
18:49what we show
18:51the club,
18:53how we played the five matches,
18:55but now it's in the past,
18:57now it's Monaco,
18:59now it's another competition,
19:03but I think the players
19:05have the quality
19:07to play
19:09at this high standard
19:11they did in La Liga.
19:17In English.
19:21According to you,
19:23what's the main quality of Monaco,
19:25and what do you think about
19:27Adi Hutter's work,
19:29and in general, his teams?
19:33I know
19:35Adi very well,
19:37so he's doing a really good job,
19:39great job,
19:41and what we can see also,
19:43the last match we lost,
19:45see their strength,
19:47they are now in the league,
19:49in the defence they are very good,
19:51I think they only get one goal,
19:53so they defend
19:55as a unit
19:57very good,
19:59and this is for us,
20:01it's a big
20:07thing to
20:09manage it,
20:11how we want to play,
20:13the confidence,
20:15we need
20:17also the focus
20:19to every
20:21space they get us,
20:23that we can use it,
20:25and it's not easy,
20:27but I think we
20:29have a
20:31plan how to do it, how we want to do it,
20:33and hopefully it works.