Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is reportedly torn between continuing with Inaki Pena in goal or reinstating Wojciech Szczesny in a starting role after serving his Spanish Super Cup suspension. His view of the matter on Friday provided little clarity on this.
Flick was asked whether Pena or Szczesny would be in goal during their Saturday evening trip to Getafe at the Colosseum. The German coach was impressed with the Polish shot-stopper before he was sent off against Real Madrid, but Pena was in excellent form both in the final and against Real Betis on Wednesday.
“Bua. I haven't spoken to Dela [goalkeeping coach Jose Ramon de la Fuente] yet. We'll sleep one more night and then we'll decide.”
It seems unlikely that Barcelona will rotate for their clash with Los Azulones, despite a Champions League clash with Benfica in Lisbon next week.
“For us, the next match is always the most important. We said after the break that we will only concentrate on the next match. I know we have a lot of games, but we are thinking about how to beat Getafe, and then we will think about Benfica.”
That includes Pedri, who Flick said had changed their approach.
'Do you want to tell him this or…? (smiles). We changed the philosophy a little bit with Pedri, because they gave him a little more rest, and we said it's good to have him on the pitch, because he's an excellent player, and also for him and his fitness. It's good to start and keep playing, and then we can see if we can maybe get rid of him. ”
“We have completely changed the philosophy with him, but he is very important for the team and he is everywhere.”
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