Back in the glory days of Pep Guardiola’s revolutionary tiki taka, it took years for the world to catch on and find a response tactically to stop Barca’s domination.
Hansi Flick has shocked the world this season, but you can see that rivals are already catching on, and getting better at exploiting the Blaugrana’s vulnerabilities.
Going into year two, the question will be whether Flick sticks with the same formula, or if he adapts his system to stay one step ahead of the competition.
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26000229/2215309091.jpg)
Against Villarreal, in spite of the hangover from the championship parade party, you could once again see why playing this way is so risky, and the fine line Barca toes between winning and losing.