The defense remains the weak point of Flick's Barça

Published New:27/07/2025 - 20:26h

Updated New:29/07/2025 - 05:01h

Barça will have to find defensive solidity for next season. Flick has enough players, but it remains to be seen how he will work on it

As usual, the preseason matches serve so that the teams can get in tune for the start of the course, also helping to detect errors that can not be committed in important competitions, and in this case the coach of FC Barcelona, Hansi Flick, would have already noticed a weakness in the background of his team.

Thus, during the first preparation match of the Asian tour against Vissel Kobe, Eric García opened the scoring for the culés in the 33rd minute. However, the Japanese managed to tie the match in the 42nd minute, exposing the shortcomings in defense that the team must work on.

The goal of the Japanese team originated after an imprecision in the ball output by Pau Cubarsí. Barça's '2' was overconfident and lost possession in a compromised area.

Goal of Vissel Kobe. Serious mistake by Cubarsi

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Therefore, the forward Erik did not miss the opportunity and took the ball to go without opposition towards the area, in an action that ended in a goal by Taisei Miyashiro after a first intervention by Joan García.

Therefore, the defense of the azulgrana team must improve before the start of the official matches, to, among other things, avoid receiving the number of goals they received during the 2024/25 season.

Defensive improvement, Hansi Flick's priority for the 24/25 season

In this argumentative order, coach Flick must work hard to improve the defensive zone of the azulgrana team, as this was the team's biggest weakness last season, as in LaLiga they received 39 goals in 38 matches.

For its part, in the UEFA Champions League, the team allowed 24 goals in 14 matches, while in the Copa del Rey it conceded 7 in 6 matches and in the Spanish Super Cup it received 2. In total, Barça saw the ball at the bottom of their net on 72 occasions.

Flick has the necessary pieces to build a solid defense

Surely Flick is aware that he has the necessary players to improve the defensive zone. Although, it is no secret that the German coach opts for Pau Cubarsí and Íñigo Martínez to cover the area of the central defenders.

However, he also has Ronald Araujo, Eric García and Andreas Christensen. However, the problems for the Uruguayan's ball output made him lose ground in the coach's scheme, but his physical power and speed help him to face teams with skillful forwards.

As for the '24'. He is one of those defenders who please the technical director for his vision of the game and good foot, but he closed the 24/25 season becoming a valid player also for the right back when giving rest to Jules Koundé.

With regard to the Dane, his future is uncertain. Barça would like to sell him, but he wants to continue for one more year, which is what he has left on his contract. Of course, if he ends up staying, he is one more player that can be used for rotation.

Now everything is in Flick's hands. The objective is clear: to improve in defense to face a new season with defensive solidity, but we will have to see what the coach does, considering that Cubarsí and Íñigo start with an advantage, for now, for that area.