World Sports: Flick is dissatisfied with the team s defense and the number of offsides committed dropped sharply compared to last season

On November 15, the Western media "World Sports News" reported that Flick was dissatisfied with the team's defense, and the number of overs allowed dropped significantly compared with last season.

Flick's tactical strategy of high defense and high pressure in the opponent's half no longer seems to be working as well as it once did. Just compare the number of offsides in Flick's first season (2024-25) and the current 2025-26 season. In the first 16 official games, the number of offside calls was reduced from 105 to 66 times.

Last season, in the national derby against Real Madrid on October 26, 2024, Barcelona won 4-0, setting a record of 12 offsides in a single game. In the game against Alaves on October 6, 2024, the number of offside violations reached 11 times, and Barcelona won 3-0. The peak number of offsides committed this season occurred in the away game against Sevilla. Barcelona committed 10 offsides in the game, but the result was unexpected: Barcelona lost 1-4.

The number of offsides conceded dropped from an average of 6.56 to 4.21, and this is also reflected in the goals conceded. Last season, Barcelona conceded a total of 16 goals in the first 16 official games (11 goals in La Liga, 5 goals in the Champions League), averaging 1 goal per game. Now, Barcelona has conceded 22 goals (15 goals in La Liga, 7 goals in the Champions League), averaging 1.37 goals per game.

Flick is very dissatisfied with the team's recent defensive performance. In the last two away games, Barcelona lost a total of 5 goals against Club Brugge and Celta Vigo.