Eric Garcia has offered some insight into life at Barcelona and relationships in the locker room. The players are said to have held plenty of discussions in the wake of defeats to Atletico Madrid and Girona, and Garcia says it’s good to talk.
“I wouldn’t put it this way, but the trust we all have means that at some point… Raphinha, for example, who gets quite heated, if we ever have to argue, we argue. It won’t escalate; we’ll still love each other. I think it’s positive that we can tell each other things
as they are,” he told Mundo Deportivo.
Garcia also made it clear that manager Hansi Flick is eager for them player to share their thoughts in a bid to improve.
“The manager asks us to communicate, to talk things through, to share how we feel and what we see on the pitch that perhaps they don’t quite see. He wants us to be honest with ourselves,” he added.
“This week, after losing two games, has been a time for talking and seeing how we can improve, because we’re entering a very important stretch: the Champions League, La Liga, the second leg of the Copa del Rey… The first-leg result was too harsh, but sometimes these things are good for you.
“Up until that game, everything was going smoothly, and now, because of two matches, it seems like everything has fallen apart.”
Barcelona did manage to bounce back from those defeats with a win against Levante and now go on to face Villarreal on Saturday.
