Iniesta talks about Hansi Flick, Barcelona's new coach: “I hope…”

The resignation of Xavi Hernandez from the command of Barcelona after a season without titles, made the Catalan club act quickly in the market. The announcement of the German coach Hansi Flick came four days after Xavi's farewell, still in May. Champion of everything with Bayern Munich and assistant coach in Germany's title in 2014 World CupFlick lives surrounded by expectations regarding his work at the Grená club.

“When I decided to become a coach, I always followed Barça… I tried to understand how they play this fantastic football and also develop the players”said the coach in an interview with La Liga. His first game in charge of his new team will be against Manchester City, next Tuesday (30).

His last job was with the German national team. His first year, in 2021, was encouraging, having achieved all possible victories in the Qualifiers. The following year, he failed to qualify for the finals of the League of Nations and was eliminated in the group stage of the world Cup. Last year, after a 4-1 defeat to Japan, he was fired.

Iniestaone of the greatest idols in the history of the Catalan team, commented on Hansi's arrival at Barça and did not hide his support for him to do well in charge of the club: “Whenever there is a change of coach, it generates this different expectation… I hope he does very well, because that means Barça is also doing well,” the player told La Liga.