Hansi Flick is maximizing his team’s attacking output from one position in particular

Hansi Flick has led his FC Barcelona team to an incredible start in La Liga. The Blaugranes have won all of their six matches up to now, and are already getting close to breaking a club record for getting the best start to a league season.

But it is not only about victories, as the Catalans also have played a highly attractive brand of football. In these six league games, the Blaugranes have scored 22 goals, averaging 3.6 goals per game. 16 of these 22 goals have come only in the last three league games against Real Valladolid, Girona, and Villarreal.

These figures show that Flick is rapidly getting his ideas implemented in his new team, and the team’s performances also give some indications of the playing style that the German coach is now trying to implement at Barcelona.

The former Bayern Munich coach has mainly preferred a 4-2-3-1 formation, and as Mundo Deportivo has noted, one of the most differential roles in setup is that of the attacking midfielder playing behind Lewandowski and taking advantage of the Pole’s movements.

This is clear from the fact that around half of the goals scored by the team up to now have come from the attacking midfield position. Raphinha was the first player to play in this position under Flick before Dani Olmo made it his own. Pedri and Pablo Torre have also played in this position.

From this position, Dani Olmo has scored 3 goals, Pedri has scored another 2, while Pablo Torre also scored a goal and gave an assist playing in this position in the match against Villarreal.

Players like Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal use their skills to occupy the defenders, allowing the attacking midfielder to get the space and opportunity to get his own name on the scoresheet. Thus, the player occupying this position can turn out to be pivotal for Barcelona as the season progresses.