LIVE | Barcelona coach Hansi Flick holds a press conference

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Barcelona coach, Hansi Flick holds a press conference ahead of his side's LaLiga match against Atletico Madrid.

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[snorts] Come on. Come on. San Francisco for us. Yeah, I can hear it here. We know that we play against against against a fantastic team with a lot of quality in there and also one of for me one of the best coach. So um it will be a tough match but but at the end it's like that we are now on top of the table and this is what we want but it's not the end of the season. The end of the season is much better when when you are there. So we have to work hard and for everyone it's uh when you see the the table at the moment it's many really uh good teams fantastic teams are are there uh ready to to to give the best um for good results. So, so this is also we are we are in the moment. Um, I'm really happy players are coming back. Maybe we can increase our level. This is the most important thing. I think that what I said after the match, I think we we made too many mistakes. So, it's it's like like that normally uh we have the quality to also to control more the game. Uh this is this is uh what I missed uh in in the in the last uh game. So, so u we we have to take we have to yeah increase this level because we are we are able to do it. We have the quality to do it. And this is what I want to see. GR Madrid, >> you know, this is I think it will be a good option to win the first first um first match or game against against a big one of the big team. So, but um you're asking also about the after the game. Okay. I remember it's really funny uh how how the yeah I'm not sure who who starts to to to think about this and and described it like that but it's like for me it's it's like you know I was I was disappointed as I said before because we we um we had too many ballists but also what I have to say is the bench we had two red cards so it's it's it's also something about I also have to look around and u uh to say to them, "Stay calm." Okay. And um and when we scored the third goal, then um Marcus get the red card and I I was discussing with Mar with Marcus a lot. So this was like that and and uh you know Marcus is my my friend. He's he's my the most important uh person I have here um in this work and he's he's a part of my family. And this discussion also is is like you know I it uh it wasn't it was on my mind this this this thing okay and I I said okay when I go inside maybe I crash something so it's better to to stay outside breathe a little bit more fresh air and it was like that maybe it was a wrong the wrong uh decision but I made it like that and it's nothing else I'm I'm really I'm really strong enough to to for everything what what uh um what the season brings brings what what uh also the club brings. I I hear I know I know all the situation with the club. I know know these things. Okay. Um and I'm really happy to be here. And of course um it's normal that that maybe a game like this you normally imagine. Okay. It could be a little bit uh goes a little bit in in another direction u maybe not so tight till the end. So uh it's also make something with you because it's also you you you spend a lot of uh energy in every game in every game and this is this is what a coach has to do but at the end it's like after the match when I'm at home I relax and then we start again uh for the next game and and u this is what I can say and and nothing for okay I'm I'm too thinking about these things. No, it I'm I'm really happy about my team. Uh they they're doing good. I know we are not top like last season. Of course, everyone normally wants to wants to play on on this level. Um but we have potential. So, and we have to to increase our level and this is what we want to do and we work on that. >> He had a question already. No, no. I >> normally it's not not >> No, no, no. I didn't have the question. >> Another question. Okay. [laughter] >> No. My question is really Yes. Yes. Could also be happen the game. Fore we will see tomorrow. So um we we take care about uh Rafa today. So he only make the the rond and after that he is out. Um but it's it's like the next step what we have to go with him and uh I'm I have the confidence he can also play 90 minutes. It's not a problem but we will see what happens. Um at the end um with Ronald is Ronald is not ready at the moment and um he has is a private situation. Okay. And uh I don't want to to to say more and please also respect it. I think uh we will this is this what I want what I can say and what I want want to say. Okay. I it's like like it is. I'm I'm happy with the fans. I'm really happy in the fence. I I have not said that that I'm missing something. No. uh it's it's the situation and and uh I think also it comes from from the pitch to the to the stands and and um they know exactly also against in the last match they also know okay when they have to support us and and um I'm really happy with this with this uh interaction. Now, now is not not the right moment to to speak about that. This is evolution. normally he now he starts uh to train with us but he's he's at the moment not ready to play so it's it's uh they have to pay the next step I think he's now um in a good moment um for him also very good next to do the the next step also with the team and uh so we are happy about Martinez. It's the same impression like like last season. It's it's it's like that. So um we also said um the beginning of the season that maybe this season is is uh more difficult because uh um yeah it's it's not easy that every everyone um wants to win against us wants to win against the champion. So um it's about that but um you are right we are top of the table of the table and and um but we are not not on our our best uh level at the moment and we have to go these steps to to um yeah to play our best football what we can. I didn't I didn't saw it. So, uh it's just uh you know I I get some some textes and then I I know that something happened and I go out of the bed and and watch the highlights. So it's only what I what I saw. I I I only focus on on on my team. So this is for me the most important thing. The next match, the next match, next match. So it's my team and and nothing else. So it's it's uh it's not easy question because uh you know I I was the coach of Manua also the now coach and and before also with Mark both of them are um fantastic goalkeepers. I think um with with John is is like that that that uh the future uh speaks speaks uh for him. Okay. And this is for me also um I think from from the first day you can see how the potential of him and and he shows in every training he shows it also in the in the games. Um he has a he has a big quality he has uh as goalkeeper and uh with everything with the ball with the food. So it's it's like that he has a lot of dynamic very fast player um and um this is I think was the right decision from the club that that um to to buy him because uh gives us also for for the next years for um for the club um yeah security. So this is very important. [clears throat] It's like we have we have to play on our best level against against this team. Um and how I said before in the beginning that that um I think this is one of the best team in Europe with a lot of quality. I think also they increase the quality with um with the transfer market um in the summer. So uh it's it's a it's really fantastic team. So I I like to to see them playing in the offense really good. So um it would be tough also but al we we are we have also the quality and we have to show it tomorrow. It's just is always important to to be leaders, but but at the end when you see when you see our our our season till now it's uh you know we have a lot of injuries we coming back um and and um we never we never um yeah find excuses for that so so we just keep going on and like to manage it and we are top of the table so this is this is a good thing and and I also was necessary that we we need more yeah more minutes uh with the team maybe with the starting 11 and Um this was the last season. Um the second part of the season I think was was the right as the right example you know when you see so we we we can Petri Blaze um Frankie plays and also um the back four uh I think normally we're in the in a lot of matches the same. So this season is a little bit different and um yeah and we have we have to manage it. We we are we are not looking for excuses. We just want to want to give our best and and um so also for for the next it was not three three weeks also for that. So um this is this is what is our goal that we also want to win this match the big match against uh because it's very important also to win this but we will see what happens tomorrow.