Anxiety has increased in the corridors of FC Barcelona due to the system currently followed in the team’s physical preparation. The reason is due to fears expressed by some prominent players, as they believe that the training program may negatively affect their physical fitness as the frequency of matches increases.
Available information indicates that these concerns clearly emerged after the first match against Atletico Madrid in the King’s Cup semi-final. After the meeting, a number of players, including some team leaders, discussed directly with coach Hansi Flick, expressing their dissatisfaction with some aspects of the program.
However, sources within the club confirmed to the Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia that there are no fundamental problems with this system. The sources indicated that work is continuing in the same way in the department headed by Julio Tos, and there are no expected changes in this regard.
On the other hand, the sources drew attention to another challenge, which is the increasing dependence of some players on private companies to develop external individual training programs. These programs do not always adhere to the guidelines of Barcelona’s specialists, who stress the importance of mandatory rest periods and vacations without additional exercises to speed up the recovery process. It appears that some players are not adhering to these guidelines. (coora)
