Flick’s slap to Real Madrid: ‘We are not like that nor do we look for excuses’

Flick also recalls Ancelotti as Bayern’s coach complaining about the refereeing favors to Real Madrid

Hansi Flick speaks little, but he is understood completely. He is not one to get into trouble, but he hasn’t hidden behind the language to evaluate Real Madrid’s letter.

Flick recalls Ancelotti criticizing referees favorable to Real Madrid

He has done so from the memory he has of Carlo Ancelotti’s German era. When, as Bayern Munich’s coach, he bitterly complained about a robbery against his team at Bernabéu.

As Florentino’s letter says, those things “were also seen worldwide”. Hence Flick can’t understand how Real Madrid can complain about referees. Especially not in this way.

Flick, elegantly, has wanted to distance himself from the methods that characterize Real Madridby generating social alarmwhen it suits them.

“That’s not our style”

Asked about the letter dictated by Florentino Pérez, Flick said: “They did it that way, but that’s not our style. We don’t make excuses”.

He wanted to distance himself from the methods of the white club: “Each club has its way. We are human and we make mistakes. Referees have a complicated job and we must take care of it”.

He was asked in the press conference before the Valencia-Barça Copa match if he thought it was disrespectful of Real Madrid to say that the League is rigged.

“It’s our fault if we drop points”

“When I arrived, I said I didn’t want excuses or complaints. We have to win our matches and we know we’ve dropped several points. That’s our fault“, was his reply.

In the sports field, Flick referred to the quarter-final match that Barça plays this Thursday in Valencia.

-“It’s a different match from the 7-1, we play away. They will try to press us and the atmosphere will be very different”.

A group of people on a soccer field, one of them in a sports uniform with a bandage on their hand, is being consoled by another person who touches their face.

-“Olmo is an option for the second half. For Gavi, there is a protocol and he is not an option for the match. He has trained separately and it’s good to do this because the blow was very hard”.

-“Casadó or De Jong? You always compare players by positions, but it doesn’t work like that. We have a match tomorrow and another on Sunday. We will arrive in the early morning and I need all the players.

I’m happy to have options. Frenkie is a great player, but so is Casadó. It doesn’t matter who I choose, the important thing is the team“.

“Be very careful with Dani Olmo”

-“Olmo has already shown in many matches that he is very important, he is a midfielder who knows how to score goals, who knows how to hold possession… But you have to be careful with him because he has been injured frequently and must continue playing”.

-“I remember the League match in Valencia, the first of the season. It was hard work and we came back. Tomorrow we can’t win the title, but we can lose it”.

-“Coaching Barça was a dream. For me, it’s unbelievable to be here on my 60th birthday. I love Barcelona, the city, the food, and the sun, but I also love this club.

Working and coaching this team is fantastic, I have unique players. I had never had this before. It’s a dream come true”.

-“There may be rotations in Seville. We play at 9:30 PM and we won’t be able to travel back from Valencia, which will mean we arrive late”.

-“Iñaki Peña won’t play in the Copa. Tek is clearly number one. Iñaki is a fantastic goalkeeper, but we have chosen Tek for his personality and style”.