Barcelona sporting director Anderson Deco has admitted the Blaugrana have exceeded expectations since the start of the season as Hansi Flick looks set to lead the club to three trophies in his first year in charge.
Flick has made a better start to life at Barcelona, having led the Blaugrana to Supercopa de Espana and Copa del Rey titles and is now on course to another La Liga title.
‘My idea at the beginning of the season ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี with the changes we made was to compete, to compete, to fight to get there. You cannot reach the 36th game of the championship without fighting to win,’ Deco said. ‘But the result was a bit unexpected because we were playing against a very strong Real Madrid and because of one small detail we didn’t reach the Champions League final. ‘
‘Competing for everything. We won the Super Cup, the Copa del Rey. That’s our idea. This is the way forward.’
Asked how Barcelona responded to their painful Champions League semi-final exit, Deco replied: ‘My job is quite new, I’ve never dealt with defeat. It hurts a lot and the day it doesn’t hurt anymore is because you’re dead, you don’t feel anything anymore. The good thing is to have a great game afterwards.’
“I think the game was important for the team, but what I thought was the best was the players’ reaction,” Deco said of Barcelona’s 4-3 El Clasico win over Real Madrid after their Champions League exit.
‘Everybody is upset, everybody is angry, but the kids said, ‘We’ll be back.’ That’s great. It’s a sign that it hurts, it hurts, but they’re ready. That’s what gives them hope. That’s the path.’