If Hansi Flick changes Barcelona's playing style and brings home the title, maybe Catalan fans will accept. But on the contrary, the time spent with the German coach will hardly last.
In November 2021, Barcelona insisted on bringing Xavi Hernandez back to Camp Nou to take on the role of coach, succeeding Ronald Koeman. At that time, people emphasized the fact that Xavi "understood the philosophy" of the team but ignored the experience factor.
Therefore, even if the former Spanish midfielder has 1 La Liga championship and 1 Spanish Super Cup, this is still a "failed project". Because, for a club legend, the time leading the club would need to be many times longer. Or, the number of titles is also doubled.
Maybe it's because of his ability, maybe it's because Xavi is "black" because he returned to Camp Nou at a time when the team was having financial difficulties. But because of that, Cule hopes that, with the knowledge of La Masia and the Catalan blood in his veins, Xavi will revive the reputation of the world's number 1 training facility.
Xavi does not have quality products in his hands, but they are not surrounded by Spanish seniors. But many stars come from outside the world.
Barca still wins, but too many 1-0 wins. More importantly, the number of wins is still not enough to compete with Real Madrid in Liga as well as the Champions League arena.
And Xavi left his seat in a confusing decision from President Joan Laporta's Board of Directors - Xavi announced his separation at the end of the season, the leader convinced him to stay, then was fired after a few days for a somewhat straightforward statement. by the Spanish coach.
In May 2024, Barca chose Flick as his successor. No need to say more about what the 59-year-old coach had with Bayern Munich and the German team. It seems that Barcelona wants a "transformation" in the true sense, like the way he and his colleagues have transformed a lot. The players become muscular and muscular.
That serves the very strong pressing style that Flick wants. And Barcelona fans will be faced with two options. Accept new ways of playing, new styles and hope for success. Or you will regret giving up what is called tradition and still not be sure whether the new thing will bring success or not...
Barcelona's tradition is beautiful passing style. Flick comes and wants to change that, when put in the "modern" context of getting the ball to the finishing position as quickly as possible and the end result is victory.
Flick is not afraid of change, declaring: “Each match will have different challenges, and I will sometimes have to go against the team's style. like bringing a midfielder up to attack near the striker, pulling a wing striker back to defend, or even pushing a centre-back to play as a striker...".
As for flexibility, that's to be expected. But the problem is, what if Cule likes his home team to play volleyball? If Flick - a German, shows his toughness, most likely, he will need to look back at history.
Barca's history is that before Flick , there were only 2 German coaches, with Hennes Weisweiler only having 1 season (1975-1976) and Udo Lattek only having 2 years (1981-1983). Although Lattek helped Barca win the C2 Cup in 1982, his failure was not being able to promote the talent of Diego Maradona - then 22 years old.
And Weisweiler left after 1 year because of a conflict with Johan Cruyff - who stated directly that "if chosen, Weisweiler would not be a coach" and predicted that "he would not be able to play as freely as desired".
It can be seen that, putting Barcelona and the German coach on the same plane, it looks like something opposite. Of course, now, when Barca has chosen to "ride the tiger's back", Cule can only wait and see what happens.
