Watch.. What happened between the Barcelona coach and Rafinha after the Alaves match? | sports

The dialogue, which took place between Barcelona coach Hansi Flick and his Brazilian player Rafinha, caught the spotlight after the Catalan team’s match with its guest Alaves yesterday, Sunday, in the 14th round of the Spanish League.

Barcelona snatched a hard-fought victory from its guest Alaves with a score of (3-1) in the match that took place at the Spotify Camp Nou, in which the Catalan team presented an unconvincing performance and appeared poor in terms of aesthetics, as described by the Spanish newspaper “Sport”.

Behind the scenes of Flick and Rafinha’s dialogue

This raised concern for Flick, who promised the fans after last Tuesday’s defeat to Chelsea (0-3) in the Champions League, that the team would present a more convincing version of the style of play.

After the match, Flick (60 years old) sat on the bench with a sullen face, and the Brazilian Rafinha, one of the team’s leaders, approached him to check on him. This was shown in a video clip that spread on social media, prompting Barcelona fans to ask what happened between the coach and the player.

Hansi Flick: “After the end of the match, Raphinha was telling me the same thing I said last time: We will improve. We will be much better in the upcoming matches”.

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Flick was alone on the bench, his face showing signs of seriousness and concern, and he seemed “burdened with worries.” Then Rafinha bowed down before him and exchanged some words with him.

In a press conference, Flick revealed the scenes of what took place between him and the Brazilian player, saying, “At the end of the match, Rafinha told me the same thing I said last time: We will improve. We will be much better in the upcoming matches.”

Regarding the team’s performance, the coach added, “We have to improve a lot of things. We had opportunities to score more goals and we have to work on that. Currently, we do not have the same control or intensity that we showed last season.”

Rafinha is a true leader

The newspaper commented on Rafinia Flick’s scene, saying, “The Brazilian acted like a leader, and this time it was the player who reassured the coach, not the other way around.”

Flick realizes that the present time is the most important for the team to improve immediately, given the increasingly difficult and crowded match schedule.

Barcelona players must present their best version if the team wants to remain competitive for all titles this season, starting with La Liga and passing through the Champions League, in which “Barca” has no room for error if it wants to reach the round of 16 directly, all the way to the Spanish Super Cup competitions that will be held in Saudi Arabia next January.

With its victory over Alaves, Barcelona temporarily topped the standings by reaching the 34th point, two points ahead of its rival, Real Madrid, who is visiting Girona tonight at Montilivi Stadium in the same round.