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The team is saying 'mea culpa' for the last few games and is sure to get back on track against Brest.
Hansi Flick's current Barça are not looking for excuses. Neither the goal disallowed by VAR to Lewandowski in Anoeta nor the expulsion of Marc Casadó in Balaídos. Nothing at all. The only point won by the Blaugrana team in the last two games has caused Flick to be seen as more forceful.
The German coach locked himself in the dressing room after Vigo's draw with his men and told them off. He was very angry about the game they had played and asked them for an immediate reaction in view of the tough month of December that awaits the team, with seven games between now and the Christmas break. Minutes later he appeared in the press room to say the same thing to the media. His players' game had been very bad from the first to the last minute, not just in the final ten minutes of disconnection.
And the reaction of the squad, who firmly believe in their coach, was not long in coming. There are no excuses and they must quickly return to the path of good play that will lead to winning again. Minutes and hours after the draw against Celta, several players have already spoken out publicly. The first, Jules Koundé, directly responsible for the Galicians' first goal. "My mistake is gross. It can't happen. I accept it, I wasn't involved today. The match was partly my fault," said the Frenchman.
Shortly afterwards, Marc Casadó apologized on social media. "I want to apologize to the team and the fans. Every decision is made in thousandths of a second and it is clear that today's decision was not the right one. We will continue working hard to achieve what is left. Long live Barça," explained the youth player. Dani Olmo also sent a message on social media. "Full confidence in this team. Learning and continuing to work... All together," said the man from Terrassa.
He was also critical of the team Gavi played. Starting at Balaídos for the first time since his serious injury, he asked his teammates to concentrate more. We had the game under control, the expulsion has left a mark on us. In two specific plays they scored two goals against us, we have to learn from this. The first goal was a nonsense, we have to clear the ball there. Any team, if you are not focused and involved, what happens happens," said the Andalusian.
The players made a 'mea culpa' immediately after the game against Celta and intended to make amends from Sunday onwards when Barça returned to training to recover and start preparing for the Champions League game against Brest. Flick and the players have spoken and know what they must do on the pitch to get back on the path of good play and victories. It is essential to be focused on the pitch from the first to the last minute and to recover the pressure that had given such good results and that has been lost in recent matches. Pressure allows you to recover balls in the opponent's half and for the offside tactic to work. In addition, it is also essential to be more precise in passing in order to get out of the opponent's pressure.
The squad has seen all this. They know that no matter how well they started the season, they have not achieved anything and that they must react immediately. They will do so against Brest and then against Las Palmas. The players know that the matches remaining before Christmas are very important for the future and they have already sworn to get through them with good play and results.
See You soon! 🏐
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