Barcelona manager Hansi Flick spoke to the press on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s _La Liga_ clash against Mallorca, where the _Blaugrana_ will look to end a three-game winless run in the league and maintain their spot at the top of the table.
Barça have not been the same since the defeat to Real Sociedad before the international break, and have picked up just one point from the last nine available in domestic play. The coach was asked about what needs to change for the Catalans to return to winning ways, and Flick says it is all about their attitude.
> “Today I spoke about fighting, the necessary fight, not just about playing football. When I was a player I focused a lot on this attitude, I’ve never liked to lose and I think we have to create more of a fighting mentality to win games. We do well in some situations on the pitch but we have room to improve.”
Flick is absolutely right that the issue is more about mentality than anything tactical. Barça don’t have a major issue with their system and have mostly played well even during this poor run of results, but they haven’t dealt with adversity in an ideal fashion and need to learn to fight harder to hold on to leads or make comebacks when the game is not going their way.
Mallorca away is always a brutal test, and we’ll see if Flick’s words will already have an impact on his players if Barça are presented with a big challenge on Tuesday.