Barcelona have returned to work forward of the brand new season, and on day one, Hansi Flick has been compelled to indicate his hard-edged self-discipline. It was younger right-back Hector Fort that received himself into hassle.
The Blaugrana had been again in coaching for preseason on Sunday, with the membership finishing up medical exams on their gamers. A variety of their gamers have already returned to coaching early, together with goalkeepers Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Joan Garcia, Ronald Araujo, and Marc Bernal.
Hector Fort provokes Hansi Flick ire
One participant that didn’t return early was Hector Fort. Diario AS element that Fort, 18, arrived late for his medical exams, and was reprimanded by Flick. The German coach made timeliness one in every of his strictest guidelines, benching Jules Kounde on three events for being late to group conferences, in addition to Inaki Pena. It stays to be seen whether or not Flick will take additional motion, however in each earlier case, it was punished with a benching.
Maybe worse for Fort, they clarify that the explanation for his tardiness was that the teenage defender was one of many gamers who stayed newest at Lamine Yamal’s 18th party on Saturday evening.
Lamine Yamal’s 18th party
Lamine Yamal did make it into the coaching floor on time regardless of his personal celebrations, however could also be dealing with a unique type of self-discipline. The Spanish Authorities have requested that the occasion be investigated for the alleged hiring of individuals with dwarfism for leisure.
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Hector Fort’s troublesome predicament
There had been some suggestion that Fort could possibly be on his approach out of Barcelona this summer season, with curiosity from Como and the Netherlands, however he has rejected the thought, as a substitute trying to battle for his spot. But Flick barely rested Jules Kounde final season, and in the direction of the top of the 12 months, throughout the Frenchman’s damage, Eric Garcia was most well-liked at right-back to Fort.
As well as, Fort was seen angrily reacting to Flick after a 4-3 win over Celta Vigo in April, attributable to an absence of taking part in time. Flick chastised Fort publicly for his response too.