Before the Super Cup: Flick is needed to get Barcelona's broken weapons working again | International sports

Al Malaeb Newspaper – German Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is looking for his first title with the Catalan team as he competes in the Spanish Super Cup.

Saudi Arabia will host the Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah for the fifth time. This will take place in the period from the 8th to the 12th of this month, with the participation of 4 clubs: Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, in addition to Real Mallorca.

The Blaugrana start their tournament campaign against Athletic Bilbao tomorrow, Wednesday.

New tactic

One of the most striking features of Flick's Barcelona is its heavy reliance on the offside trap, as the average number of offside traps the team imposes on its rivals since the start of the season is seven times per match.

The team achieved a string of consecutive victories in La Liga and climbed to the top of the standings, amid intense optimism from Catalan fans that the Blaugrana would return to control the green and the dry under the leadership of the German coach .

Flick relied on the offside trap strategy in his defensive system and managed to achieve excellent results, the most notable of which was the stunning win in El Clásico against traditional rivals Real Madrid, with a score of 4–0.

The offside trap relied on careful coordination between the players in the defensive line, as the line suddenly moves forward to force the opponent's attackers into an offside position when receiving the ball.

A terrible fall

This method quickly became apparent to Flick's opponents, especially in La Liga, and teams began scoring points from Barça's teeth, aiming precise long balls behind the defensive line and relying on direct passes to reach the Blaugrana goal. victories began the series of declines in a strange and unjustified way.

Barcelona suffered 5 defeats in La Liga, including 3 consecutive defeats at home to Las Palmas, Leganes and Atletico Madrid.

It also fell into the trap of two draws against Celta Vigo and Real Betis away from home.

Barca lost top spot in La Liga as it currently sits third in the standings with 38 points, 5 points behind leaders Real Madrid.

Against Celta Vigo, Barcelona could only offside the opponents twice, allowing Celta to make 15 shots, 8 of which between the posts and the crossbar.

Celta exploited the spaces in Barcelona's defense and launched dangerous counter-attacks, allowing them to grab the equalizer despite the refereeing controversy.

Against Real Sociedad, the opponent only fell into the offside trap three times, but managed to hit 14 balls, 6 of which were between the goal posts.

Barcelona's results have become largely dependent on the team's success in executing the offside trap, as was clearly visible in the match against Osasuna, when the latter's players ended up being offside ten times despite their victory.

To effectively execute this plan, defenders must have a high ability to read the opponent's movements and understand the perfect timing of the movement before passing the ball to the opponent.

A necessary solution

In recent matches, the Barcelona team led by Hansi Flick seemed to suffer from a lack of tactical solutions, as his substitutions failed to change the course of the matches or achieve the required difference.

The German coach has been criticized for his delay in making substitutions, which has put the team under immense pressure, especially in the decisive moments of matches.

The most prominent problem Barcelona are currently facing is the midfield. Despite the abundance of options available, tactical recruitment of players is inadequate and substitutes do not perform at the same level as the main players.

Furthermore, notable individual mistakes have emerged in recent times, a weakness that Flick himself acknowledged, stressing that he is working hard to address them to improve the team's performance in the coming stages.

Will Flick rearrange his cards, change his plans and start with the Super Cup?