Hansi Flick at Barcelona: Five trophies and a thrilling style, with just one drawback

[p][a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2f0DertJVEHwX5h0A77Rjy?si=cjCiYbfnQ26hexTpJzxPQg" target="_blank"][i][b]Listen to the article with Spotify.[/b][/i][/a][/p][p]When [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/xavi/bs5KnIiT/"]Xavi [/a]left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barca[/a] through the back door, there were serious concerns about a squad that seemed to have veterans past their best and youngsters who were still too inexperienced.[/p][p]But then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/flick-hans-dieter/OjfahOtr/"]Flick[/a] arrived, re-energised and convinced players like [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewandowski-robert/MVC8zHZD/"]Robert Lewandowski[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-jong-frenkie/A1F3rz9c/"]Frenkie de Jong[/a], and gave even more responsibility to the likes of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine Yamal[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fermin/2c2ipETG/"]Fermin Lopez[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cubarsi-pau/UgTrNwCF/"]Pau Cubarsi[/a], setting the team on a path to win, win, and win again.[/p][p]He’s already done it five times. In his debut season, he captured LaLiga, the Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup; all of those triumphs came against their eternal rivals, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a], with unforgettable matches that will stay in the memory of Barca fans, like the 5-2 win for their first trophy, the Super Cup in Jeddah.[/p][p]And in his second year in charge, he’s added two more: another Super Cup, once again beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Madrid[/a] 3-2, and a second league title.[/p][image alt="The top of LaLiga" id="a5cd71ba-555b-438f-b31c-9b2cb744929f" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="13e4647c-8758-4c78-a61f-965867428a4f" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][h2]An all-out attack philosophy[/h2][p]His attacking style, with the defence often pushed up to midfield to allow his forwards to press high as a unit, has become one of his trademarks. It’s a risky approach - maybe too risky - but it’s worked wonders in Spanish competitions.[/p][p]However, some experts believe that with this system, he’ll never win the Champions League.[/p][p]He reached the semi-finals in his first attempt, knocked out by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a], and the quarter-finals in his second, with Atletico Madrid ending their run.[/p][p]But Flick stands by his system and his philosophy.[/p][image alt="Ferran's goal vs Real Madrid" id="69428f74-2c08-42f8-8022-8560c29ed46b" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (ČTK / AP / Joan Monfort)" guid="1b4b6c1c-a128-46f1-92c7-4cf3a161914c" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]He continues to use out-and-out wingers, as has always been the tradition at Barca, especially since the days of Cruyff. However, he’s managed to evolve the tiki-taka concept - the short passing and quick combinations - by adding more directness, even if it means moving away from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1 formation.[/p][p]In any case, he’s turned Barça into a winning machine, which has scored an average of 2.6 goals per game and conceded just 0.91 on average, with the only blemish being their European record.[/p][p]However, that blemish doesn't change the fact that, just two years into his reign, he has five trophies to his name.[/p][embed guid="30b8e55a-2c33-4d15-8436-a58a9ac57429" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2053584604250984914" social-type="twitter" /]