Hansi Flick confirms Wojciech Szczesny is Barcelona’s first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Inaki Peña. Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has confirmed. His decision on his first-choice goalkeeper is that of Poland international Wojciech Szczesny, who has snatched the job from Iñaki Peña. Mundo Deportivo reported on Saturday.
Flick has handed Szczesny the number one spot since the Supercopa de Espana tournament. ทางเข้า UFABET Which Barcelona won with a 5-2 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid. And the Pole has been a regular ever since. Despite his mistakes, still earning the German’s trust.
Asked if Szczesny is now the number one goalkeeper. Flick replied: ‘At the moment it is like that. Szczesny is number one.’
Flick then spoke about the number of young players in the squad. With the German having nurtured the talents of the La Masia product since he arrived in the summer.
‘What I see in training is that they enjoy the competition, they enjoy playing. They feel the confidence that the team gives them. We all trust them. They feel that we are happy. We support them and they can play great.’
Flick also spoke about finishing in the top eight in the Champions League automatically qualifying for the last 16. While Real Madrid would have to play two more play-off games against Man City.
‘As I said, it’s important, it’s not easy. We play Monday, Saturday, I didn’t imagine it like this. But after Valencia we play Sevilla.’
‘We can give the players a break and we will have more time to train. Especially in the first week. It will be good, it will be good, it will help us.’