It gives chills. For much less than what Barça is losing under Flick, Bartomeu and Laporta fired Quique Setién, Ronald Koeman, and Xavi Hernández.
Noboy likes comparisons; this one, even less. Flick is bound to lose when compared to the last three heads of Camp Nou bench.
The Same Losses as All of Last Year with Xavi
The German coach's Barça started off strong, scoring left and right. However, the final streak of5 out of the possible 21 points ruins everything.
That is a fact even though the German coach came very close to matching the best season start. It was Tata Martino's in the 2013-14 campaign.
Laporta's latest line-up has lost 5 matches in the first half. The same as with Xavi last year in the entire competition.
Flick Loses More Than His Predecessors
Percentage-wise, Flick ends his matches with a 25% loss rate in LaLiga.
Xavi's tenure as Barça's coach took place from November 2021 to June 2024. Throughout that period, he concluded his office with a 15% loss rate, as pointed out by Mundo Deportivo.
Ronald Koeman, during his tenure from 2020 to 2022, ended with a 21% loss rate. Quique Setién (2019-20), with 16%.
Losing 5 matches at the end of the 38 LaLiga rounds, Xavi's Barça finished second. That was ten points behind Real Madrid, with 26 wins and 7 draws.
Flick's Barça Scores More
The only reason Flick can boast is that his team is the top scorer in LaLiga (51 goals) and the Champions League (21).
More concerning are the numbers of goals conceded. Barça has already conceded 22 goals.
Two years ago, with Xavi's last champion Barça, the blaugrana team conceded 20 goals. A fact to reflect on that surely hasn't gone unnoticed by Hansi Flick.
Flick's Barça Struggles against the Small Teams
In favor of Flick: his team has competed against the big ones: 4-0 at Bernabéu; 4-1 against Bayern; and 2-3 in Dortmund. They did fall to Atlético, however, leaving an decent image.
Xavi lost both matches against Real Madrid, both against Girona, and against Villarreal last season. Flick's Barça, on the other hand, struggles against the small teams.
Barça will return to training after the Christmas break on December 29, in an open-door session at Johan Cruyff. On January 4, they will play their first match. It will be a Copa match against Barbastro on January 4 at 7:00 PM.