Barcelona took a 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe in their first game of their pre-season tour through Japan and South Korea, in what a competition was dominated by new faces that were impressive.
Eric Garcia scored the opener for last season's La Liga champions, and in the second half there were goals for teenage butants Roony Bardghji and Dro. According to Diario As, head coach Hansi Flick gave his thoughts about the game, and he also touched several people.
“It was a great game, although we didn't know if we would come first. The first 30 minutes were very good and then we made some mistakes and lost control. The second half was fantastic. I have to thank you for the welcome to Japan, I am happy. We played against a good opponent and with good philosophy”
“We have many players from La Masia, such as last year. Dro and Jofre have been very good. The goal is that everyone plays 45 minutes, but Rashford had not trained much with the ball. We also wanted Gerard Martin to play a few minutes after the injury.”
Flick also spoke on Rooon, which he expects to stay with the first team for the coming season.
“The plan is that Roony stays in the first team. It will depend on him. You can see their level in every training. Like Joan GarcÃa, Marcus Rashford … We have to improve, it will not be an easy season for us, nor was the previous one and we had to fight to win the titles.”
Initially, the idea that Rooon was used in both the first team and Barca Atletic, but as things are, he could be a permanent fixture in Flick's Squad.