Barcelona star has been praised nearly universally this season, most lately for offering three assists in a single match in opposition to Crvena Zvezda within the Champions League. Supervisor Hansi Flick has additionally informed the media that he has ‘by no means had a participant like him’, however that has not stopped the Frenchman from getting on the mistaken facet of Flick.
Famously Kounde was dropped in opposition to Alaves for being late to their pre-match assembly, with Hector Fort beginning as an alternative. On that event, he was 4 minutes late, however clarify that the primary time it occurred was throughout preseason. ‘In the present day, you don’t begin’, Flick informed Kounde in entrance of a shocked Barcelona workforce.
Many believed that Fort’s presence through the Barcelona derby in opposition to Espanyol was all the way down to rotation, however seemingly that too was resulting from his lateness. On that event, he was only a minute late. “Once I say 13:30, it’s not 13:29 nor 13:31 both,” Flick mentioned on that event.
is definitely eager to ship his message, and it seems Kounde will sit on the bench till he will get it. Kounde advantages from his type being so robust this season and an absence of choices – a number of the midfield gamers will have the ability to clarify simply how intense the competitors for locations. It’s a signal of Flick’s strict disciplinary code, even when the narrative has been about how personable he’s.