Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is reportedly feeling “worn out and helpless” following a difficult week that included a significant defeat to Chelsea and a performance against Deportivo Alavés that left him dissatisfied with the team’s lack of control.
According to a report from BarcaUniversal.com, Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has endured a difficult week at the club that has left him feeling “worn out and helpless” by the current situation.
This sentiment comes despite the team securing a 3-1 victory over Deportivo Alavés on Saturday evening.
The source cites journalist Helena Condis of COPE, who reports that Flick’s stress follows the team’s comprehensive 3-0 defeat to Chelsea last Tuesday, where the Blaugrana were “completely outplayed by the Blues at Stamford Bridge.”
Although they managed to beat Alavés, the manager was reportedly “not entirely happy with some aspects of the team’s performance,” as the visitors “pushed Barça from start to end.”
The report suggests that Flick is highly stressed because the team is “being unable to perform the way it did last season.” Giving insight into his mental state earlier in the week, Flick had remarked:
“We’re all feeling down. The defeat against Chelsea was tough. We thought we could win.”
After the Alavés match, he further pointed out the current issue, insisting:
“We don’t have the control and intensity we had last year. I don’t know if we have the same number of points now at matchday 14. We can improve in many other areas.”