‘It’s totally different’ – Hansi Flick discusses his new fitness regime at Barcelona

Hansi Flick has been chatting a little bit about his training methods after succeeding Xavi as Barcelona boss.

The German has started pre-season training with his players and has brought in three new fitness coaches to help prepare for the new campaign.

Flick says their methods are “totally different” to what has been seen before at Barca and highlighted how crucial he believes fitness is to the modern game.

“So what we are doing here now at the moment is fitness, that’s the first thing. The first part is normally with Julio, Pepe, Rafa and then our part with the ball. So we split it a little bit,” he said.

“I think how we work is totally different to how they had it before, especially from the fitness side, because it’s a great idea, it’s unbelievable what I can see here from the beginning of the first training.

“For me it’s crucial, the fitness is the basic, you need the fitness as well as the technical and tactical side. Football is much more than only playing the ball. For me it is crucial to be fit.”

Flick is well-known for placing great emphasis on physical fitness with his teams and has clearly brought that approach along with him to Barcelona.