H. Flick Criticizes His Players, Explaining M. Rashford's Poor Performance

2025-08-17 11:46 © „Reuters“

"Barcelona" coach Hansi Flick is trying to squeeze the maximum out of his players in every match.

After winning the first "La Liga" season match 3:0 against the "Mallorca" team, the specialist still showed his dissatisfaction.

"I did not like the match. Of course, we earned important points, but I am not happy with the match itself. After taking a 2:0 lead and the opponents receiving two red cards, we played at just 50 percent capacity.

We will discuss this further. You can't play at half strength against nine opponents," said the German, also explaining the not-so-successful performance of newcomer Marcus Rashford, who appeared on the field after a substitution.

"He did not perform well, as the opponents pressured him and did not leave much space."