When Hansi Flick enters the campaign

BarcelonaIn Barça terms, he's the man of 2025. Hansi Flick has managed to lift the spirits of the Barça faithful by creating a team that inspires, wins, and entertains. And he's done it with many homegrown players. This year, he's won three titles, come within a whisker of returning to a Champions League final, and has demonstrated the skills to navigate the always treacherous waters of Barça fandom, where more than one has drowned.

Barça isn't an easy club. However, it's better to have debates and opinions than the Florentino Pérez-style monotheism of Real Madrid. At Barça, there's debate: those who don't agree with the president have other candidates, and the club is experienced in a more open way, although perhaps the format of the assemblies could be improved. But that's a different topic. Back to Flick. He arrived in a complicated context and has far exceeded expectations. Of course, there are always people who aren't satisfied. Some people complain because he still holds press conferences in English. I'm the first to lose my temper with them. expados who have been in Catalonia for a while and don't want to learn Catalan and, in many cases, Spanish. Of course, I'd like Flick to take the plunge, but this fact alone isn't enough to change my mind: it's the German's year. Some criticize him for making a move on the electoral front. Yes, it might be better if current coaches and players maintained a cool neutrality, but if it's President Joan Laporta who signs you, who believes in you, and who made this madness possible, we shouldn't be surprised by what he says, should we? It seems normal that he prefers to work with him in the VIP box and not with someone he doesn't know.

Flick has overcome difficult times and is managing the Lamine Yamal hurricane quite well. This year, 2025, he has managed to stir emotions with a Barça that has changed him. He himself admits it. He's no longer that cold man from Northern Europe. He's adapting and becoming part of the Barça madness. It will be interesting to see how the other candidates approach the elections. They can focus their discourse on issues like the debt, the supporters' section, or Laporta's personalism, but I think it would be a mistake to target Flick. He's one of the most talked-about men right now. And Laporta knows it. If the other candidates mention coaches, it could be seen as an attempt to destabilize the team. If they say they'd like to keep Flick, Laporta can tell them it's Flick's merit that he's working at the club.