Flick paid the price for his idea of ​​selecting a defender, and Barcelona had no one in the middle to bear the load.

With Rafinha, Lewandowski, and main goalkeeper Juan Garcia all absent, coupled with the surprisingly good condition and unremitting running of Bellingham and Vinicius, Barcelona lost 1-2 to Real Madrid in the away game, which was also a reasonable result.

Flick's choice of central defender requires bounce but no bounce, and no turning speed. Rashford cannot retreat and press like Raphinha, and a corner will be left open for Real Madrid to send through balls, which can frequently penetrate Barcelona's defense.

Although Real Madrid's high expected goals of 3.6 is related to winning penalty kicks, they did create far more scoring opportunities than Barcelona.

Real Madrid even just stared at Garcia's back, and sometimes Garcia was not even in the camera. Flick must think carefully about his choice of central defender. Araujo's several defenses after coming off the bench were so successful. With him in Barcelona's backcourt, he can at least challenge people and dare to stand up one-on-one.

This does not mean that if you are offside or have a high position, you will be able to make single shots casually. Whether the central defender can bear the load is still very important. It was necessary to wait until Garcia's mind was overloaded and he gave away a penalty kick, then he felt that he was really in trouble. This was a tragedy.

Bellingham and Vinicius played so well on Real Madrid's side in this game. They constantly created opportunities, which Barcelona couldn't stand. Mbappe, like Fermin, is actually a shooter, but the success of a shooter depends on the support of the people behind him.

Of course, Barcelona doesn’t have any available substitutes on the front line. When they fall behind, Araujo can only step up. This is tragic for a coach. Flick has reason to say that he is also a victim of financial constraints and personnel imbalances. The problem is that if Araujo starts, then it may be a way to let Garcia strengthen the offense later.

It can only be said that Flick still believed too much that his system could lead Real Madrid by passing and running, but in the end he was shattered by the almost unsolvable running and confrontation of Vinicius and Bellingham.

Furthermore, Real Madrid's left-back defense is very tough, which makes Yamal's performance very poor. Rashford cannot integrate into Barcelona's overall offensive rhythm. Ferran can connect in series, but the midfield is still a bit slow. Fermin is also the type of running around, resulting in Barcelona's frontcourt unable to connect together.

Yamal was completely blocked in this one-on-one game. He wanted to unleash his passing characteristics, but Konde caught the ball but made a mistake. This was also Yamal's misfortune.

Fortunately, the season is still very long, and all Barcelona needs is to wait for the forward players to recover. After all, Flick is a coach based on offense. The team's top scorer and most important off-ball movement point is absent. Barcelona cannot afford such a loss.

After all, Raphinha is not only able to score goals, his most important role is to lead Barcelona's forward formation during counterattacks. Perhaps slowly, fans will understand that Barcelona's highlights last season depended more on the opportunities brought by Rafinha's running than on Yamal's extraordinary performance.