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Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick has acknowledged that they need to enhance at defending set items after their first leg towards Inter within the Champions League semi-final. It has confirmed to be a key weak spot for the Blaugrana in latest weeks.

Flick was criticised each for Barcelona’s defending with a excessive line after the primary leg at Montjuic, and for his or her vulnerability at set items, after man of the match Denzel Dumfries scored twice from corners through the first leg. Relating to the Blaugrana’s model, Flick had no considerations.

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“We are able to enhance each in assault and defence. Many individuals say we take too many dangers in our model of play, Iread this in Germany too. They are saying we concede too many objectives, but when we have a look at the opposite large groups and the best way they concede objectives, there may be not an excessive amount of distinction between the 2. I don’t know precisely, however I believe with Actual Madrid, it’s comparable.

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“We rating a number of objectives, it’s how we need to play, and I’m pleased with it. After all our model of play entails dangers, however I adore it. In the long run, you solely deal with the again 4 by way of the objectives conceded and the forwards by way of the objectives scored. But it surely’s all concerning the workforce; the ball begins with the goalkeeper, and ends with the ahead. Additionally the opposite approach, it would begin with the ahead. The essential factor is figuring out how we play as a workforce. That’s how I need it to be, the entire workforce, well-connected.”

‘It’s not simply concerning the top’ – Hansi Flick on Inter set items

After the primary leg on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Flick talked about that set items are one in every of Inter’s strengths, but in addition the distinction in top between the 2 groups.

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“I believe we are able to defend a lot better. It’s not simply the peak, it’s the way you make your blocks, the one-on-ones, how you’re taking accountability in defence… however in fact Inter harm us rather a lot from set items. Bayern additionally conceded twice towards Inter I believe. Inter additionally has an important set-piece taker [Hakan Calhanoglu], maybe probably the greatest.”

Of their final two video games, Barcelona have conceded 4 occasions towards and Actual Madrid from set items, making it 5 occasions in whole over the month of April. It’s price noting that a type of was a direct free-kick from Kylian Mbappe, however it’s actually an space of concern for Flick.

Lamine Yamal should proceed working regardless of reward

after the primary leg, with reward heaped on the 17-year-old. , and once more an identical query was put to him forward of Actual Valladolid.

“I believe he is aware of what I need from him. If you’re capable of play at this degree, the objective is to take care of it. All gamers have potential for enchancment, and so does he. He has expertise and genius, however now he wants to remain calm and proceed like this. We’re delighted together with his degree; he’s 17, which is unbelievable, however we all know he has to take care of this degree and even enhance. He needs that too.”