In his one and a half seasons in charge of FC Barcelona so far, Hansi Flick has established himself as a tactical genius on more than one occasion. Perhaps even more telling is the fact that the German is an even better man manager.
Despite not speaking the language of most players in the dressing room, they would run through a brick wall for him and do anything the gaffer asks them to do. That is the kind of relationship Flick has with the dressing room.
According to [SPORT](https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/lewandowski-dudar-barca-125609835), the German manager’s prowess is seen in the way he has used Robert Lewandowski so far this season and brought the best out of him. It is no secret that the Pole is ageing and that his minutes need to be managed.
Lewandowski has seen his minutes diminish this campaign, completing 90 minutes only four times, and yet he is having his second-most efficient season in terms of minutes per goal, scoring once every 100.8 minutes.
This is bettered at Barcelona only by his exploits last season, when he scored once every 93.5 minutes. Fewer minutes but greater efficiency seems to be the mantra Flick is living by in the Pole’s case.
Flick has realised that, at 37, Lewandowski’s body is no longer capable of handling the kind of minutes it once did. In his first season at Barcelona, the Pole effectively played almost every minute when available, and the drop-off is significant.
Flick is now choosing precision and the right moments to unleash the Pole, [as he did against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final](https://semprebarca.com/official-barcelona-name-starting-xi-for-real-madrid-clash-spanish-super-cup/). He was fresh and raring to go, and rolled back the years with a goal that only he can score. Let us see whether the German manager can continue to bring the best out of Lewandowski in the months to come.