8 MEMBERS OF THE STAFF SPEAK GERMAN
The German trainer knows that the barrier of the language is the first that it has to break to be able to triumph in the City Condal. Thus, it has wanted to surround of people ‘alemanoparlante’ that help him to do the easiest life in his initial stage to the control of the team. Up to now, only it has been able to communicate in English with the greater part of his players.
To attain his committed, the first that did Flick was to carry to Barcelona to three German assistants: Toni Tapalovic, Marcus Sorg and Heiko Westermann. This last has good knowledges of Spanish after his go through the Betis in the season 2015/16. Like reinforcement of last hour added Thiago Alcántara, that is not German, but speaks the language perfectly after having been seven years in the Bayern Munich between 2013 and 2020. The ex player will be some months inside the staff of the germano to do his practices in the course of trainer.
Besides, the míster has two German footballers between his rows and a Pole that speaks the language. To the three knows them very well of his go through the Bavarian team and the German selection. The first of them is Marc André Ter Stegen. It expects that after the course of Sergi Roberto, the guardameta turn into the first captain of the team culé. The second is Ilkay Gündogan, one of the most respected players by his mates inside and out of the field. The third is Robert Lewandowski, the one who played 12 years in the Bundesliga: four in the Borussia Dortmund (2010/2014) and eight the ones of Munich (2014/2022).
In the first days of turns it of the club blaugrana by United States, has seen to the technician conversing with his men of confidence, especially with the mediocampista German and the Polish forward. With this policeman of his side, the club expects that the adaptation of Flick was faster and that in six months can communicate without problems with the rest of the staff. From inside the club have ratified that the preparador German “carries time learning Spanish and has three classes to the week”. But, for now, it will follow working with the help of his clan germano, that allows him manage with naturalidad inside the team.
