FC Barcelona centre-back Pau Cubarsi said after the 3-1 win in Oviedo that Hansi Flick gave them a half-time talk in which he asked them to be more focused and give the ball more speed.
Barcelona claimed a 3-1 victory over Real Oviedo at the Carlos Tartiere in La Liga matchday 6, something that cost them more than expected after going into the break a goal down due to Joan Garcia’s big mistake in the first half.
The Catalans came out firing on all cylinders in the second half and managed to come back with goals from Eric Garcia, Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo. After the victory, Pau Cubarsi told the press about the speech Hansi Flick gave to the squad at half-time.
“He asked us to give the ball more speed, and to try to enter the second half with high focus, because we’ve seen this season that perform better in the second halves, and if we start focused, we can turn games around,” he said.
In addition, the Spanish centre-back sent a message of support to his teammate Gavi, who will be out of action for five months due to a knee injury. “We are with him. We are a big family and he is a fighter and he will return as he always has, because that’s who he is, and we are waiting for him with open arms.”
To conclude, the 18-year-old defender defended Joan Garcia for his costly mistake that led to Real Oviedo’s opening goal. “We are professionals. Joan handled it in the best way. You have to forget what happened; what’s done is done, and you can’t do anything about it. You need to focus on the future, and we’re with him. We’re one big family.”
