No matter which tactical scheme Flick chooses, he will certainly bring a new and vibrant playing style to Barcelona.
There is less than a week left until FC Barcelona’s season will end and coach Xavi Hernandez may be fired. Currently, all signs show that coach Hansi Flick , who once led Bayern Munich and the German national team, will become the next head coach of the Catalan giants.
The 59-year-old strategist has been unemployed since being fired as head coach of the German team and has been trying to join Barca since doubts about Xavi’s position emerged.
Hansi Flick is the leading candidate for the position of Barcelona head coach.
According to records, a meeting took place between Barcelona officials and Flick and his representative this week, suggesting that things may be going well for the German military leader.
So, how might Barcelona’s squad be lined up next season if Flick replaces Xavi?
1. The familiar 4-2-3-1 diagram
Hansi Flick, in the two jobs he held with Bayern Munich and the German team, always preferred to use a 4-2-3-1 formation with two central midfielders in the middle of the field . He can apply this layout in Barcelona.
Switching to this tactical system will be something new at Barca, because they always follow the 4-3-3 formation.
Players like Frenkie de Jong (if he stays), could benefit from this change while others like Ilkay Gundogan and Robert Lewandowski will also be familiar with such a system having spent time in the job. Working with Flick at the German team and Bayern Munich Club.
Pedri and Fermin Lopez will be the options for the number 10 position while Pablo Torre, returning from loan, will also compete for a place in the starting XI with this new arrangement.
2. Continuing the Barca tradition with the 4-3-3 diagram
On the other hand, Hansi Flick can continue to stick to Barcelona ‘s tradition and philosophy by using a 4-3-3 formation.
However, for Barca to be successful with that arrangement, they will have to bring in a world-class defensive midfielder – this is the club’s main goal in the summer transfer window.
Guido Rodriguez is expected to arrive and the likes of Joshua Kimmich and Martin Zubimendi are also being targeted. If either of the latter two join, they will step straight into the starting lineup, alongside Pedri and Gundogan in midfield.
This veteran coach is hoped to bring a fresh breeze to the club after a poor season.
3. New 3-4-3 diagram
Finally, with Barcelona’s surplus in the centre-back position and the fact that the Catalans also do not like to cluster defensively, Hansi Flick could consider taking a new approach and using a 3- 4-3 is full of generosity.
In such a system, the German could opt to use Jules Kounde at centre-back alongside Pau Cubarsi, Ronald Araujo (if he stays) or even Inigo Martinez for a good-footed player. left in defense.
Arranging Alejandro Balde as a left-back will likely maximize the offensive support abilities of the player born in 2003.
However, this will raise questions about how Flick will use the midfielders he has at his disposal and the attacking arrangements as well as how Lamine Yamal will fit into the system.
No matter which tactical scheme Flick chooses, he will certainly bring a new and vibrant playing style to Barcelona. It will be interesting to see if this veteran coach can bring the Catalan team back to the winning and title-winning trajectory that has eluded the club in the past disappointing season.