FC Barcelona wasted one more alternative to increase their lead over Actual Madrid, as they had been to a 2-2 draw by Actual Betis on Saturday night.
It was a disappointing end result for the Catalans, which is able to permit Actual Madrid to grab the highest spot on the league desk in the event that they win their two matches in hand.
Talking to the press after the sport, Hansi Flick addressed Barcelona’s poor efficiency towards Betis, together with the equaliser that got here throughout harm time.
Hansi Flick displays on Betis draw
The German sounded fairly annoyed after the sport, declaring that it was necessary for Barcelona to win all three factors.
“I’m disenchanted with what occurred on the pitch. This was a match we wanted to win,” he mentioned. “We all know we’ve the standard to win, however we should show it.”
Flick added that Barcelona had been too sluggish at instances and lacked management towards the Betis equipment.
“We have now to play extra rapidly. We had been too sluggish immediately. Numerous lengthy balls. It’s not our sturdy swimsuit and we’ve to alter,” he mentioned. “We solely began taking part in effectively after the objective.”
It was a poor displaying from Barcelona (Photograph by Fran Santiago/Getty Photographs)
“When we’ve extra management, we discover higher positions and play quicker. We had been very dangerous immediately, very late, very sluggish. Giving an extended move is taking the simple means out and we don’t wish to play like that,” he added.
Flick on his purple card
A significant spotlight of the sport noticed Hansi Flick being despatched off from the touchline after he protested towards the referee’s determination to award Actual Betis a penalty.
“I don’t perceive my purple card. I didn’t say something to anyone. I had a response, one thing I mentioned to myself. This has by no means occurred to me earlier than,” he mentioned.
The German went on to substantiate that Barcelona gained’t enchantment towards his purple card, stating, “I don’t suppose Barça will current an enchantment for my purple card. It’s high quality.”
Flick on substitutions and the highway forward
Flick made a sequence of tactical adjustments within the recreation, particularly after the hour mark when the likes of Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres, Gavi and Pau Victor entered the sector.
Defending his determination to alter issues round, the German said, “We would have liked contemporary legs, that’s why I subbed out necessary gamers.”
It have to be famous that Flick’s substitutions didn’t actually work out, with de Jong, specifically, freely giving a penalty moments after approaching.
Shifting ahead, Flick admitted that Barcelona should enhance, particularly in relation to away matches.
“We have now a really younger staff and we should enhance loads. We have now to be stronger for away matches,” he concluded.
Supply: Barça One