Barcelona are having a good season so far, and despite suffering their first defeat in La Liga this season against Osasuna, the Catalan team quickly recovered from the defeat, beating Young Boys 5-0 in the Champions League and then defeating Alaves in La Liga.
Barcelona are preparing for strong and decisive confrontations after the current international break, as Hansi Flick’s men will face Sevilla in La Liga, and then the Bavarian giants, Bayern Munich, will be Barcelona’s guests in the third round of the Champions League.
In a television interview, former Barcelona star and French football legend Thierry Henry spoke about the great influence that German coach Hansi Flick has had on Barcelona since taking over the team.
Henry added: “The performance of the team’s players has changed under his leadership. Lamine Yamal has become more mature, Raphinha with Flick is the best winger in the world, and his continued performance will make him a strong candidate for the Ballon d’Or next season. Lewandowski has returned amazingly.”
Henry added that he fears for the Catalan team with the new signing, the Polish goalkeeper Szczesny, who Barcelona recently brought in after Ter Stegen’s injury.
Henry warned Flick about the Polish goalkeeper, who may cause disasters for Barcelona that could destroy the team’s dreams.
The goalkeeper must maintain a consistent level, as Szczesny presents an ideal performance in one match and a very bad one in another. The inconsistency is not related to the importance of the match, ever.
Henry mentioned that it is possible for him to appear in a league match impressively, then have a catastrophic performance in the Champions League quarter-finals, and we are not talking about just one match; one excellent performance is followed by five matches with many mistakes, and this has happened frequently with Juve and previously with Arsenal.
Henry concluded his statements with the need to exclude Szczesny from decisive and fateful matches; otherwise, he will destroy Barcelona’s season in a way that no one will ever expect.