{"id":65598,"date":"2025-10-10T10:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/65598\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T10:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:26:06","slug":"flick-raises-concern-over-fitness-levels-as-barcelona-players-show-signs-of-early-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/65598\/","title":{"rendered":"Flick raises concern over fitness levels as Barcelona players show signs of early fatigue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has reportedly raised alarm bells over the team\u2019s poor physical state, and to address it, he called an urgent meeting with the club\u2019s fitness department, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/flick-preocupado-preparacion-fisica-122463655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SPORT<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The decision came after the heavy defeat to Sevilla, which left the German deeply worried about the lack of energy and intensity across the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Flick gathered the club\u2019s physical trainers soon after the loss to analyse why the team looked so far off the pace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The data presented to him suggests that the players are not performing anywhere near the physical standards expected at this point in the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What was discussed?<\/p>\n<p>The outlet mentions that the workload in training has been reduced recently because players are showing signs of fatigue far earlier than usual.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This lighter schedule is meant to prevent injuries, but it has also limited the squad\u2019s ability to build endurance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flick and his staff are now trying to understand what\u2019s gone wrong and how to restore the team\u2019s physical sharpness before it becomes a bigger problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fc-barcelona-v-real-sociedad-laliga-ea-sports-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hansi Flick, FC Barcelona manager\" class=\"wp-image-179977\"  \/>Hansi Flick is worried about his players\u2019 fitness levels. (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The target is to have the squad reach their peak, but with the current fatigue levels, that objective seems increasingly difficult to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>Exhausting fixture list<\/p>\n<p>A key factor behind this slump is the team\u2019s relentless schedule, which includes seven matches in just 21 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have forced Flick to stick with the same core group of players, leaving little room for rotation. This has caused physical strain and reduced recovery time, which in turn affects performance and intensity.<\/p>\n<p>Pedri\u2019s situation encapsulates the broader issue. While his football intelligence and creativity remain undoubted, his physical data paints a worrying picture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is operating below last season\u2019s parameters, and it shows in his pressing, recovery runs, and sharpness on the ball.<\/p>\n<p>Flick believes the team\u2019s current level of fitness is what they would usually expect towards the end of November, not early October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The coaching staff is now investigating every detail \u2013 from training methods to recovery routines \u2013 to find quick solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Flick, restoring physical power is now non-negotiable as without it, Barcelona risk losing their competitive edge in the crucial months ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has reportedly raised alarm bells over the team\u2019s poor physical state, and to address&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[1998,47773,47774,589,16253,163,85,46],"class_list":{"0":"post-65598","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-fc-barcelona","11":"tag-fitness","12":"tag-hansi-flick","13":"tag-health","14":"tag-il","15":"tag-israel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}