World Sports: Barcelona once again exposed the problem of shooting in the backcourt, Frick is still looking for the best defense combination

World Sports reported that Flick has been thinking about how to adjust the defense line in the summer. Although Barcelona won three of four events last season, they conceded as many as 72 goals, which is particularly prominent in the early 21st century statistics. Things were especially bad at the end of the season. The coach tried to make up for this flaw, but the unexpected departure of Inigo Martinez made the problem even more difficult. In the first round against Mallorca, Frick chose to let Kubasi be the left center back and Araujo serves as the right center back. Eric is ahead of Conde and serves as left and right full-backs respectively. Barcelona won 3-0 and did not concede a single goal, so he continued with the same defensive lineup when he played against Levante in the second round. Although he finally won by a 3-2 comeback, he was dissatisfied with two goals. Shifting Kubasi is obviously not a good idea.

Facing Vallecano, he adjusted his defense again, placed the main player on the bench, chose the combination of Eric and Christensen, and Conde returned to the right-back position. Only Valde maintains the start during this period.

At Valecas Stadium, Barcelona once again exposed the problem of taking the ball from the backcourt and made too many personal mistakes, resulting in the opponent's repeated counterattack threats. The outstanding performance of goalkeeper Garcia avoided even more trouble. The coach explained that the adjustments were for rotation and fresh air to the team, but it was obvious that he was still trying to find the best defensive combination. Kubasi will return to his familiar right position.