Rotating Vs Osasuna Was Necessary – Hansi Flick

Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick has come out to defend the decision to heavily rotate his team vs Osasuna. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, even if he takes full responsibility for the loss against Osasuna, the rotations he made were necessary due to the number of minutes already accumulated by the same set of players this season.

Flick added that he is looking forward to the upcoming UCL game because Barcelona needs a win.

His words, “We have to accept this loss. We didn’t play well. I take responsibility. It wasn’t a good game. We made a lot of mistakes, we made a lot of rotations to the team and maybe that’s one reason why, but they were necessary, there are a lot of games and a lot of minutes accumulated.

I told the team that I am responsible. We have an important match on Tuesday and we’re on the right track. After the international break, many players will return, we will have more to choose from. The many rotations are no excuse, but we had no other option. It’s my responsibility to take care of the players, and some of them had played too many minutes. Their rest was necessary.”

On the game vs Young Boys, “I’m very excited for the Champions League match. We need to get our first win, but it won’t be easy. Young Boys are very fast and we’ll need to deal with them.”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona.

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as “The Classic” (El Clásico).

From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War. Over the years, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is 102 victories for Madrid, 100 victories for Barcelona, and 52 draws.