After The Match Against Club Bruggee, Flick Doesn't Want To Change Barcelona's Tactics: That's Our DNA

Hansi Flick stressed that he would not change Barcelona's style despite being criticized (Instagram/@fcbarcelona).

JAKARTA - Barcelona manager Hansi Flick reiterated his team's attacking style after a 3-3 draw against Club Brugge in the Champions League, Thursday, November 6, 2025, early morning WIB, and insisted it would not change its philosophy.

Barcelona had to rise from behind three times at Jan Breydel Stadium, with all Club Brugge goals created after the home team broke through Barcelona's high defensive line.

The Catalan team has had nine games without a clean sheet, the longest record since 2013. Flick's high-risk tactics also came under fire after a match in Belgium.

However, the German insists that hard work and intensity will help his team return to winning ways, instead of just staying silent and trying to win the game with a score of 1-0 through a counter-attack.

"We can do it like this, which is we do low blocks and survive in the first third."

"Or, we will continue our way, our philosophy, how we want to do it and make things much better."

"Without intensity, we don't have a chance in the Champions League. Everyone can play fast, transition fast and Club Brugge does very well, as we expected," Flick told a news conference when asked if Barcelon should consider playing more conservatively.

Flick further said that his players lacked confidence. Even so, he insisted he would not change his approach.

"We want to play according to our DNA. We don't want a low block and a transition to a 1-0 win. However, (I admit) a 3-3 score is not the best result for us."

"We came up after every goal, it was positive, but we had to talk about this game. In midfield, we had no pressure on the ball and we didn't win the duel."

"So it's not easy for our last line to defend against these fast players. We have to fix that, analyze everything. We will talk to the players," he said.

Flick continues to be questioned about change. However, when asked if he would consider minimal changes, again Flick remained steadfast and said he hoped the players returning from injury would also help improve Barcelona's performance.

"Come on, I've answered two questions before. That's not the way to change. That's not how we want to play."

"We are Barcelona. We want to play our football. The style is active and has intensity, both with and without a ball. Right now, at some point, we miss him. It's not about philosophy."

"We know, everyone knows, this is not the best moment for the team, but I've always been positive. We're trying hard and I think we can play at a higher level."

"Maybe after the break, when Raphinha, Joan Garcia, Pedri, Dani (Olmo), and Robert (Lewandowski) came back, maybe we were also at different levels and we'll see," he said.

Barcelona's draw at Club Brugge put them in 11th place in the Champions League standings with seven points from four matches.

Meanwhile, they remain in second place in LaLiga, five points behind Real Madrid ahead of the away game on Sunday, November 9, 2025, to Celta Vigo.