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The Barcelona dressing room has been shaken by the tragic passing of first-team physician Carles Minarro.
His demise has left a deep emotional scar on the squad, with a number of gamers profoundly affected by the loss.
Throughout these powerful instances, coach Hansi Flick has needed to tackle a extra nuanced position throughout the dressing room.
How Flick has performed the position of a psychologist
As reported by AS, Flick has needed to step past his standard tactical duties to tackle the position of an improvised psychologist, offering emotional help to his gamers and employees throughout this troublesome time.
It was earlier reported that the lack of Minarro had gravely impacted the German, who needed to keep calm and composure within the dressing room, having been one of many first ones to study of Minarro’s demise.
Backed by membership president Joan Laporta, Flick took the initiative to carry two consecutive days of group remedy periods with the squad.
These periods offered the gamers with an area to course of their feelings and help each other. Amongst these most affected had been Dani Olmo and Gavi, each of whom had an in depth private relationship with Minarro.
Hansi Flick supplied emotional help to everybody affected by Minarro’s loss (Photograph by Fran Santiago/Getty Pictures)
Olmo had identified him by way of household connections, whereas Gavi had spent a major period of time with him throughout his rehabilitation course of.
The loss has additionally hit Ricard Pruna, the top of Barcelona’s medical employees. Minarro was not simply his colleague but additionally his trusted right-hand man and the particular person he noticed as his pure successor.
Flick needed to preserve shut contact with all these people and supply emotional help and backing.
That stated, the tragic lack of Minarro begs the query: why do Barcelona not have a chosen psychologist?
Barcelona have been and not using a psychological well being specialist since Laia Vinaixa left for Saudi Arabia in January 2024. At the moment, sporting director Deco and then-coach Xavi determined to tackle these duties.
Nonetheless, now it’s clear that Barcelona should take a more in-depth take a look at their vacancies and rent a psychologist, with out counting on the strict but compassionate Flick.
