The Athletic FC Podcast discuss how Hansi Flick’s system and man-management have led Barcelona to the brink of a historic ...

Hansi Flick turned 60 in February, when his Barcelona team were 13 games unbeaten. He celebrated his birthday by inviting his backroom staff and the club’s sporting director, Deco, to lunch at ...

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has earned plenty of plaudits for his bold style of play, but not everyone at the club has been totally convinced by the German head coach’s tactics since his ...

Deco believes that the tactics can be effective against 90% of opponents, but Flick should consider a different setup in those other 10% of fixtures. And perhaps he took Deco’s words under ...