World Style: Frick made many substitutions in halftime and directed many reversals that changed the situation

After Barcelona's 2-1 home victory over Real Sociedad, "Shiyi" talked about a key adjustment made by coach Flick during the halftime break.

Due to the team's poor performance in the first half, Frick decided to replace Dros and let Olmo go on the court. With the midfielder's appearance and the subsequent substitutions, Barcelona's performance improved and eventually reversed the game.

This is not the first time Frick has changed his roster at halftime in the 2025/26 season. In the eight games that have been played (seven La Liga and one Champions League), he has made personnel adjustments at halftime, involving matches from Mallorca, Levante, Valencia, Getafe, Oviedo and Real Sociedad.

In the first round against Mallorca, Frick chose to replace Fermin with Olmo despite the lead. The same situation also happened in the contest with Levante, but this time it was a double substitution. At that time, Barcelona was two goals behind, and Frick replaced Rashford and Cassador with Olmo and Garvey. In the end, Barcelona successfully overtook and won 3-2.

When challenging Vallecano away, although the situation was unfavorable, Frick did not make adjustments during the halftime break. However, when facing Valencia, he replaced Badge with Rafinia when the score was 1-0. Barcelona's offensive was thrilling in the second half and eventually defeated their opponent 6-0, with five of them scoring in the second half.

This did not happen in the next match against Newcastle, but it changed again after the return against Getafe. This time it was to give Rafinia a break and take advantage of Rashford's speed. Barcelona led 2-0 at the time, and one of the goals was completed by the Brazilian assisted.

Similar scenes were staged again against Oviedo. Dissatisfied with what he saw, Frick changed the midfield layout by replacing De Jong with Cassado. At that time, Barcelona was trailing 0-1, but in the end they scored three goals in a row and won the victory 3-1.