{"id":119177,"date":"2025-08-04T21:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/119177\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T21:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:33:07","slug":"hansi-flick-talks-gerard-martin-hector-fort-marcus-rashford-pau-cubarsi-after-daegu-fc-0-5-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/119177\/","title":{"rendered":"Hansi Flick talks Gerard Martin, Hector Fort, Marcus Rashford, Pau Cubarsi after Daegu FC 0-5 Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following Barcelona\u2019s commanding 5-0 win over Daegu FC in the final game of their pre-season tour of Asia, manager Hansi Flick addressed the media to reflect on the team\u2019s condition and individual performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The German coach expressed satisfaction with the squad\u2019s mentality, the contributions from La Masia talent, and the importance of flexibility within the team.<\/p>\n<p>Flick was particularly pleased with the involvement of Barcelona\u2019s youth players.<strong> \u201cIt\u2019s very important to have these players from La Masia,\u201d<\/strong> he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIn these three matches, we\u2019ve been able to give almost all of the players 45 minutes. I\u2019m very happy; the players have shown their mentality, and it wasn\u2019t easy due to the weather.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The coach confirmed that the team will now return to Barcelona, enjoy two days of recovery, and resume training on Thursday as the focus shifts to the Gamper Trophy and La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>On Gerard Martin and Rashford<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Gerard Martin, who has impressed during the tour by <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-youngster-may-have-salvaged-his-career-in-pre-season-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">adapting to the centre-back role<\/a>, Flick praised his adaptability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHe can play centre-back, and that gives us more options. He can also play at full-back. It\u2019s good to have more options because he can help us throughout the season.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vissel-kobe-v-fc-barcelona-preseason-friendly-11-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174905\"  \/>Marcus Rashford scored his first goal for Barcelona. (Photo by Paul Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Martin\u2019s versatility could be valuable in a season where squad depth and tactical flexibility will be crucial.<\/p>\n<p>This positional test, according to Flick, mirrors similar experimentation with Eric Garc\u00eda, showing that Flick is still evaluating the best combinations before the season officially kicks off.<\/p>\n<p>On Marcus Rashford, who scored his first goal for the club during the match, Flick highlighted his tactical flexibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHe can play at number 9 or number 11. We changed it because we had to be careful with Ferr\u00e1n. We wanted to see how he adapted to the position.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Flick also commented briefly on Hector Fort and Kochen getting minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing to say about that. We have 26 players, four goalkeepers. I\u2019m happy with what I\u2019ve seen; Hector played the other day and did well. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>They have trained well, and for me, the Asian tour has been a very important part of the preseason.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, the manager also affirmed that there is nothing serious with Pau Cubarsi, and it is just a knock. <strong>\u201cHe\u2019s fine, it\u2019s just a blow.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/flick-los-minutos-de-kochen-y-fort-no-hay-nada-que-decir-tengo-26-jugadores-y-cuatro-porteros-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following Barcelona\u2019s commanding 5-0 win over Daegu FC in the final game of their pre-season tour of Asia,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":119178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1386,4444,74362,5727,5729,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-119177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-daegu-fc","11":"tag-fc-barcelona","12":"tag-hansi-flick","13":"tag-soccer","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114972642835540559","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}