The Good And The Ugly From Flick's Opening Tactics | Barcelona 2-1 Valencia Tactical Analysis

[@Culer9605]

You didn't talk about the 2nd half where Barça was much better at pressing. And when Pedri came on Barcelona totally controlled the match

[@thezoexperience2]

Exactly Flick’s changes in 2nd half were amazing, they could’ve scored 3 more goals if they finished their chances.

[@jazul123]

The game won at 2-1 Pedri came at 2-1 Yes Barca controlled and created more.. But what ? Only words coulda scored more Rafa mir played on right flank on purpose..barca easy to conceded by lobpass at that side How if Cubarsi wasnt there to swept the ball Last season opener at Getafe.. 75% ball possessed.. But what ? 0-0 and 2 reds

[@idkwho7037]

​@@jazul123because under Xavi control was the main thing controlling the game tiring the opponent to attack the space faster and under flick it's all about relentless attack creating chances and in la liga it will be going to be interesting because Spanish football is all about technical players and slow game pace and German is all about pressing and intensity. I'd love to see this approach against teams with 5 backs and defensive mentality because flick style gave opportunities to the opponent to attack the spaces left behind and Barca missed some very good chances 2 because of teenagers

[@quadro1337]

@@jazul123 hypothetical goal you are talking about was from Ter Stegen mistake not from Valencia game, on the other side Barca could score 5 goals in that match.

[@williamkgasi6258]

In the first half, Barcelona didn't play creative midfielder instead it was Raphniah who is a right winger not creative midfielder. Things changed after Flicks brought in Pedri who is a creative midfielder.

[@Doubledweeble]

''And Kounde moved higher becoming the highest man...'' Nah bro the highest man right now is me watching this video while imagining scenarios of your analysis 👽👽👽

[@mowajumuyideen7935]

Those tactical analysis are not accurate. Barca had enough men in the box & just out to prevent that first goal for example. Balde did a good job racing up the pitch on his side. Kounde couldn't do that, not pacy enough but he defended so well. & Pedri introduction?? How much Barca played better in the second half?? Nothing on those

[@ikpeamaojichukwu5947]

​@@mowajumuyideen7935 your comment is true except for the kounde defending well part. Kounde is the reason why the ball got crossed into the box in the first place. I'm so sad we can't see the kounde pattern since last season it will still cost us this season

[@ikpeamaojichukwu5947]

Kounde does this thing when wingers run at him rather than facing them, he runs backward until they are close to the box and have enough time to think whether to cross the ball or shot at the post or look for a foul. Last season psg second leg he did it, real Madrid second leg he did it, he is always doing it i can even make a 10 minutes video of him skipping back

[@ikpeamaojichukwu5947]

We need a reliable right back

[@Doubledweeble]

Bruh I’m talking about how high I am and these guys in the comments are really analyzing kounde n shit. 💀

[@thabisosamsam6779]

Consecutive analysis posts 😳 what is happening 😂 big up for the content @footballmadesimple

[@BlessingIfeanyi-s3t]

Please continue to make these videos for us.... Love ourselves some Barcelona analysis content... Especially the Flick era

[@akashm8358]

I think in the 2nd half, flick fixed the problem and went back to his usual pressing style. The 1st half was bad because he changed his pressing considering Lewandowskis age and he wanted the wingers to apply more oressure. 2nd half, Lewandowski was more involved in pressing and i dont remember any significant opportunity that Valencia had in 2nd half and barca could have easily scired anither 2 goals

[@Tacticfreak1]

You always get everything spot on, I really enjoyed the analysis too. I feel like the main reason why Flick wanted the wingers to press the centre backs was because of Lewandowski. Cox he doesn't have the legs anymore to press the entire 90 minutes but the problem is against big teams with quality players it can hurt them a lot but this is the first game and am sure Flick will make some tweaks and one thing that probably flew under the radar was that Barcelona didn't look really vulnerable on the counter and also Valencia didn't and couldn't play through their midfield directly with a pass or two compared to other seasons especially last season. This was because of the way they compacted the middle which forced Valencia to play wide. TOP TIER ANALYSIS

[@treyb7937]

He can just do what pep does and have well drilled mid block lewandowski plus one just screening

[@k13tron]

Feels good to finally have a world class manager after years of going for inexperienced coaches in the grand stage.

[@seven92023]

Flick used the same pressing tactic at Bayern too. In fact he used it against Barca in that 8-2 match 4 years ago.

[@nil_90]

I would love to see Pau Victor as No 9 in a full strength team. He offers great movement, and slick interchange of passes even if may lack the killer instict of Lewa. Also Lewa has not learnt the Barca way of quick short passes in tight areas.

[@quadro1337]

@@nil_90 "Also Lewa has not learnt the Barca way of quick short passes in tight areas." Thats some bullshit, i would pick him as the only one in Barca who actually use the fast short passes, everyone knows his ankle flicks. He does that all the time with great success. He is actually great in passing, he ended up on top3 in assists in previous season (a freaking forward 9 got more assists than midfielders, that says a lot about his versatility), better than many Barca midfielders.

[@yo_seb5195]

Considering Iñigo, Bernal, Casado, Ferran aren’t starters and Raphinha being played out of position as a CAM… this was a really good result with a really good and important win. We 65% possession, 18 shots, 6 on target, Flick had us playing great football this match could’ve easily ended 4-1 with the chances Casado missed. Obviously there are things to improve, but most of the ugly came from individual errors like Iñigo being unaware defensively, Ter Stegen giving a bad pass almost leading to a goal, and Ferran just being absolute dog sh!t. But as a team we looked pretty solid and when our starters return I’m hoping we look even better.

[@mulla2713]

Raphina played as a CM

[@rakso9747]

I was surprised by Casado and Bernal. Debut at Mestalla playing in really difficult positions. They handle it pretty well.

[@quadro1337]

tbf Raphinha did a great job

[@Patrickbateman108]

Raphinha mostly as CAM in Leeds United

[@apollo-9725]

you can't just describe it as Flick era while he playes with temporary players all over the pitch the man didn't even use all his ideas , wait 4 games at least don't make assumptions from the first match

[@Gojoismydad]

Why so defensive, if he asked the team to press the same as in preseason the flanks would be more covered

[@shariff4473]

Chill out. He has had preseason with him, the players know their roles under him. It’s a fantastic analysis of the tactics that were on display

[@ralouph3238]

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[@aalbero]

why wait 4 matches if he can make an analysis now and another one in 4 matches with updates :)

[@bananarama3624]

I agree with what you said, but not how you said it. Many tactics videos are saying "this is how x manager is playing" and it has only been pre-season or 1 game of the season. Pre-season results never matter and it is all about experimentation, and one league game obviously isn't enough to distinguish how a team will play tactically for the season - I agree that you should wait for 4-6 games before saying "this is how x manager is tactically setting up the team". However I do think you can have individual game tactical analysis "X vs Y" and then talk about potential patterns that did/didn't work. I also agree that it is easy to fall into the assuming trap of how the team will play after one game. HOWEVER, I think you phrased it in an aggressive manner and all the tactical channels are releasing tactic videos because engagement with the season is high and people want to know how the new managers will want to set up their team. Can't blame them but it just means the in depth analysis won't be as good as it will be in 4 weeks time (but 4 weeks is a long time to wait on YT)

[@Tacticfreak1]

I know you are a big admirer of Flick so am sure we will be seeing a lot of this post game analysis. Barcelona fans should subscribe right now if you guys want him to make you quality content

[@simozerrik6096]

Flick will adapt his pressing shape in every match depending on the opponent, and every pressing shape has it’s advantages and disadvantages, but the disadvantages mustn’t favor the opponent a lot… amazing management from flick in that match and a good start for the team over all ….

[@Matttmurdockk]

Your channel is amazing. These tactical analyses are very enjoyable. Keep up the great work

[@bogasiga2847]

This is the Best analysis of the game that i have seen so far..👏🏻

[@rakso9747]

Of the first half of the game

[@atroxozaur]

Kinda wish you touched more on a second half, cuz we saw whole different Barcelona then. It was a good match tho, way harder then you might think on first thought. There's a LOT to work on, but i see a lot of potential there. Excited for future matches

[@adetayojohn3524]

Good job. This is one of the best analytic videos

[@Tacticfreak1]

Those saying its just his first match and bla bla bla. Flick is not a new person in this business, he is one of the only two managers to win a sextuple and what even makes it ridiculous is that it was his first season and he was appointed to be an interim manager. If you know better create your own channel. I don't understand all this hate. Quality analysis from FMS. Keep it up

[@lalenguadecastelli6926]

A match played away and with many regular players unavailable. 5 boys younger than 20 yo. The analysis is great, but the 5/10 rating is unfair.

[@user3314]

@@lalenguadecastelli6926 ya gavi, araujo injured and we need a LW too

[@thechizzychannel9729]

What you are saying is wrong because he won all those in his second season and had all his players available

[@Tacticfreak1]

@@thechizzychannel9729 what??? He won the Bundesliga when they sacked Niko Kovac, he won the UCL and any available trophy. Do your research.

[@johannkrause-zd7ls]

stays cancelo at barca ???

[@mrbabyhugh]

7:36 I didnt like that "Flick Ball" for the equalizer but it was good play to capitalize on the situation. I like Raphinha he will work hard but not in the CAM, that caused us to not really have much control of the game (when Pedri came on it showed what kind of control I am talking about). Pablo Torre would have done a better job and play Raphinha on the left, but because this was a season opener I guess Flick didn't want to "over step rank" so to speak.

[@Aziz-hy1sd]

I actually think barça press was so good, eventhough the shape was risky but they were actually effective most of the time they also have 60+% in possesion, this could be a pure domination if barça was good on the second ball and did less mistakes when they had possesion

[@kyrianarrahnyor1041]

Flick Earns a 7 for me. Cus Valencia is not a small club. To win against them in the opening game of the season. He will do better next match. I believe in his style and how he can read the game and how he goes very close to players and trying to make them love him ❤️

[@haseeb4608]

Feels very extreme, good teams will be sure to exploit these openings

[@bijanbahmani3794]

Great video! The system felt like high risk high reward. I’m curious how they’ll line up against teams with ruthless wingers aka Nico next week.

[@yameen3448]

You're evaluating the Barca game incorrectly. Flick's whole concept is based on aggressive attacking football and generating chances. So defensively, he's sacrificing the wings but keeping a strong center. So the best way to judge would be the conversion of expected goals. As they approach closer to conversion 100%. They'd be well on their way to be like Flick's Bayern

[@ryanhindley174]

Video on Slot liverpool tactics vs ipswich?

[@dr.chris8]

Relax wena

[@jordenwangdi9637]

It's exactly like when they play betis in friendly almost same tactics

[@ryanhindley174]

@@jordenwangdi9637 except it isnt. We didnt have a fit ST against betis so we played 4-2-4. Trent was also inverting but Bradley doesnt

[@adeniyiajibola7076]

3 videos in 4days💪🏾 Pls we need more Madrid videos 🙏🏾

[@DLearningOne]

Interesting analysis! Flick's first La Liga match certainly showcased his tactical vision, with Barcelona's attacking play being dynamic and engaging. The pressing shape and defensive setup, however, did leave them vulnerable, particularly on the flanks and when Valencia exploited gaps. It's clear that while the attacking intent was evident, especially in how Barcelona used the wide areas and created chances, the defensive structure needs refining. As Flick continues to adjust, it’ll be intriguing to see how he balances these aspects and improves overall stability. Looking forward to seeing how his tactics evolve!

[@thomasthorsen5462]

it was weird to see barca play ths way cause we lacked control of the game. but i do feel like flick deserve more than a 5/10 rating considering he was play three 17 y/o players that game. i also don't completely agree that it was the defensive shape that was the problem as much as individual errors caused by the players not being used to this shape as well as some youngsters making some mistakes which will almost always happen. personally i'd give flick a 7/10 for being able to create so many chances

[@Kingside88]

I just wonder what happens when one Team just use Ai for analysing all that stuff. The ability of each player, health checks of the players, experience from opponent games in the past and so on for creating a game plan. Or providing suggestions just in time. What do you think are the clubs working today with such kind of tools?

[@Daewonnni]

The press seems good. But I don’t see where all the goals are going to come from. Lewandoski will get his 20, but we need another who gets 20 in the league if we are going to win titles.

[@johannkrause-zd7ls]

Pau Viktor an Lewy is a deadly combination i think like Lewy Müller

[@calebkayyeboah893]

Your analysis is so good you inspire me to pursue my dream of coaching.... Any tips for me?

[@ahmadnaraki9820]

Thank you. Make more videos about this barca

[@user-mz6or2bx8e]

Now imagine us doing this against a team like Madrid who has fast skillful wingers like Jr, Mbappe and Rodrygo! Hopefully Flick does something about this

[@psychoced437]

He did in the second half Idk why he only analyze one half

[@rakso9747]

Good analysis, but why only for the 1st half of the game? Barcelona changed a lot in 2nd half

[@ahmadnaraki9820]

I'v been waiting for this flick video 🎉🎉

[@haddymane1553]

Obviously the game looked messy and chaotic..kinda gave me this feeling of strangers coming together and trying to figure things out..doesnt look smooth at all..Flick can do better as he is a genius.. watching that Bayern team and this Barca team isnt impressive at all..well the team might grow and get better with the return of some first team players

[@_Moby]

Well, I will give the team in general 6/10 and flick 8/10 . Yes, first half the team was not the best, but we saw a different game second half because of flick. For the first time the changes made sense Also we saw the team pressing till the last minute which shows the physical side has improved

[@beastmmm573]

Please do a follow up video on your previous video " The new Real Madrid is trouble " after they drew with Mallorca.

[@Raj-fi5ui]

Okay but where's the analysis of second half ?

[@brianokon3784]

Real madrid vs Mallorca video?

[@sajibsarkar6030]

i swear coaches watch this channel to save time.

[@deepjyotimitra2217]

Being a Barca fan I will rate in as 4

[@WC2FAR]

Flick's tactics generally focus more on the attack and hence his teams are bound to concede. But Flick mindfully set up traps for the opposition to benefit his team while countering when the ball is won in mid-thirds.

[@dominickirkland2050]

Isn't a double diamond not just a 4-3-3?

[@sebastianignatiusjantjies362]

I respect Hansi Flick coming to barca while our rivals have a super team on paper seems Flick like barca

[@Influencerdanso]

Always on point! Keep it up!

[@h4x7n]

Lewandowski’s age is a big net negative, he cannot press and flick had to change the pressing structure. Rather start Pau Victor up front

[@williamkgasi6258]

Barcelona attacking will be dangerous once the club accept the loan deal of Kinsley Coman or they buy quality LW.

[@treyb7937]

He fixed the attacking but hopefully he learns he’s not at Bayern where he had goal getters

[@AissaS]

Against Bilbao, the wingers (Lamine, Torres) Pressed the center backs again. Any thoughts on this ? It has been bypassed easily, again

[@Fanboy1222]

Barca seems refreshed. Hoping to see a good old strong barca team again

[@Hassan-em3kz]

Barca would be better off sticking to attacking through the middle imo

[@connerfell2685]

Great content bro keep it up 👍 more barce content

[@micmatt7858]

Being the first competetive game not having a full team i think he did well. with our top players off we can do much better but we definitlely need to improve our defensive work 6.5 out of 10

[@user-ec3hf1mv5x]

Not to mention that this is a very new change in barcelona and the players would still have to adapt to these tactics and they already looked good lewandowski is the only player in the team that knows what he has to do since he already experienced this with flick and the manager still has to adapt to the team aswell he still needs to find sum players strong points and weaknesses but give him 2 to 3 years

[@chukwunonyeanyakoha8573]

I am a fsn of Hansi Flick since his early Bayern days...but his tactics simetimes ask too much of players ...so much running

[@mrbot9953]

I think if fermin lopez were there with his intelligence,exploiting spaces abilities and better finish instead of casado this match would end 3 or 4 -1 but also too vulnerable defensively but in the second half Barcelona were better in pressing

[@emmanuelasare735]

I truly this isn't going to continue. With the return of key midfielders and CBs the system will be tweaked

[@goblinsquadtv4216]

ansi fati, if given a chance, will cook under this style of play

[@mode4148]

Valencia is tought team to start the laliga against also they have the power of racisim .

[@A_Imp_kon_floing...bdoing]

Thank you KZbin for allowing AdBlockers 👍

[@dineshp5203]

I hope you can make a video on yesterday’s match vs Bilbao cause it was a better look at flick system which is stable. Both are 2-1 but this one was faaarr better.

[@lalenguadecastelli6926]

5??? A clear 7 against a good team playing home, with 5 players from la masia younger than 20 and many players unavailable (de jong, gavi, gundo, araujo, etc)

[@elramillete]

Well in Valencia's goal, the problem was than Cubarsi, Martinez and Balde didn't cover the players in the area

[@babibau2781]

I personally will take that 5 rating and the full 3 points 👍

[@MaitreyRamteke]

Hi! Can you please make a video on Real Madrid vs Mallorca, what went wrong and how can Real Madrid be more balanced so as to compete with low blocks and compete the best teams in the world?

[@chriskouts4923]

Would love a Thiago motta video about his first game with juve

[@Lukedward6]

Where is Manchester united analysis

[@mahyarameri896]

You've missed the second half, Barcelona's pressing was great in second half

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

Since Lewandowski is pretty much 40 at this point, why doesn't Flick implement a 442 shape with the forwards dropping back instead of pressing high🤔

[@FutAdian]

Flick is the manager not you

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

@@FutAdian of course I'm no manager, I'm just asking a simple question

[@FutAdian]

@@Poussyeater-w5e xavi tried a 442 diamond formation last year like Madrid and it didn’t work so I don’t know why it would this year but who knows

[@jerrycastaneda5262]

Now do one for Madrid about how ugly and shit they play

[@JobHans]

I don't think he would, especially since there where more negatives than positive from everywhere on the pitch.

[@matthewaustin6495]

It's not new they play like that every season and win trophies so I guess it works for them

[@matthewaustin6495]

I legit feel mentally drain trying to sit through a madrid match

[@fimmyk]

@@matthewaustin6495 This time its wworse because they nolonger have a strong midfield like when Kroos was there. This Madrid side is not as scary as people make them seem, a lot of teams will give them problems

[@Unknown-un6xi]

​@@fimmykit's literally the first march and you guys are already writing them off. Can't wait till we lift the UCL and La liga at the end of the season.

[@psychoced437]

Why analyzing one half tho? Specially the worst half

[@Thimex]

Please do a Luis Enrique’s PSG tactics

[@salvatoreahmed5136]

Whats your thoughts on trying to play Olmo as a False 9 while benching Lewa and playing a 4-3-3

[@AbethuNdzabukelwako]

I have a problem with Flicks game tempo management…he seems to want to play on a high from the beginning to end which is not good…we can’t get the best out the players we need to figure out rhythm that’s suits us

[@effabaafour1555]

I wanna see some analysis of Vincent kompany at Bayern Munich he is yet to lose a game since he came into office and I can't see his analysis anywhere

[@emmakiyegga]

@football made simple an insight into Brightons tactics pls

[@u-mashau]

Pls make a video of Arne Slot's Liverpool tactics vs Ipswich Town 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@beez15]

Ancelotti held draw..so you took Flick for analysis 😂

[@lemarmessih10]

Great analysis

[@notorious264]

Finalllyyyy

[@dagiz0232]

If barca aint using Gundogan, he should return to city.

[@aayushpawar9937]

Here we see the difference between the prem and la Liga. Barca in attack on the wings resemble arsenal, with the right intricacies and left directness. But the difference is the way the opposition team handles the left flank, not dropping deep to protect, thus losing. Whereas in Arsenal's case the opposition tend to go into low block to avoid that space down the left

[@chubyroo]

He’s gonna have to watch this wings with athletic because of the Williams brothers

[@dzaky7205]

we should back to 4-3-3,,, when play 4-2-4 at first half vs valencia,,, cassdo were so confuse his position,,, when when change to 4-3-3,, while pedri and cassado play interior,, cassado can give some keypass

[@kalashparate4418]

Pls make a video on Real Madrid vs Mallorca

[@isaacasirifi9352]

Lewandowski’s two goals saved his image, but this is not sustainable. If we meet any serious opposition, they take their chances any day. He should be the one leading the press but because he cannot run, wingers are forced to press centrally. He’s still the weakest link in the team and flick must be bold and bench him sometimes. Should be left to come on after 70minutes

[@DoorTechnicianRick]

Shush don't tell them wth...

[@Kendolestate]

I wish we can forward this to the coach

[@zuhairyassin505]

why play raphinha fermin should start

[@vileink4733]

Just the start and he practically had to play Barca B

[@edwinonyeka]

The tactics really exhausted Valencia players out,after first half barca could've score like 4 goals

[@Wink99398]

How do you get the football pitch on your edits i want to use please help me out

[@AliPuxarbaev]

YUVENTUS Thiago Motta tactics analysis please 🥺🥺❤

[@DaScoobyDoo]

What about the 2nd half analysis?

[@MDHKLHD]

5/10 for Flick is too harsh. It's literally his first competitive game, and having to play with bunch of kids, and no first-team midfielders available.

[@justindesouza977]

Motta's Juve next?

[@subhambiswas4105]

Please give us a New Manager like Fabian Hurzlur Tactics with Brighton Fc

[@humzacougar4143]

Where is the other matches .?🤔🤔🤔

[@Footballex688]

I want to see the same high pressing we did in the preseason since that monaco game looks like they don’t press at all . That high gengen pressing won us those 2 games against city and Real Madrid in preseason.

[@JohnSmith-dm4in]

because there were more youngsters who don’t mind pressing

[@yo_seb5195]

Yea I agree, we haven’t pressed well since the Man City match. Lewa doesn’t seem to press the way Pau Victor does and Pablo Torre was also pressing very well as a CAM. I guess we will see how well we look when all our starters return

[@uwp4779]

You've done nothing except writing yt comments.

[@Footballex688]

@@uwp4779 ayoo what ?? Shut up nobody asked for yo opinion lil bro

[@NeoDrizel]

He tryna mask that Lewy aint got the ability to press effectively anymore. That's why i don't get why he didn't play Pau Victor.

[@hundredthmerch-qk6tb]

Gonzalez Frank Williams Jose Garcia Edward

[@doktornauka5403]

Can you made De Zerbi in Marseille