Kubasi: Don’t worry about Flick’s high-position system; the core of defending against Mbappe is concentration

Hupu reported on October 25 that TheAthleticUK Barcelona reporter team had an exclusive interview with Kubas.

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From the perspective of a central defender, what is the high-post pressing system of Barcelona's current head coach Flick like?

If you look at it from an outsider's perspective, it does look a bit risky and there is a lot of space;

But from the perspective of the stadium, it doesn't seem that exaggerated. I trust my teammates because that’s what we practice this week. We watched the game film and the analysis and that put us on the same page so we were all on the same page and that's why we were successful.

On Sunday you will face Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Are you scared against Mbappe and Vinicius?

We showed what we can do against Real Madrid last year, beating them four times and feeling like we had the upper hand. This year, it's a whole new game. They definitely want revenge, but we have to be ourselves and believe in our style of play like we did last season.

Tell us what you need to pay attention to most when you have to defend Mbappe.

The key word is "focus". Always pay attention to all the moves he may make because these players are unpredictable and you never know where they are going to attack. You never know which direction he's going to drive the ball past you, he can do anything.

Do you feel different pressure when playing at the Bernabeu?

Playing in El Clasico is one of the most important matches in the world and you know everyone will be watching. It's important, but even so, I don't feel too much pressure. The atmosphere at the Bernabeu is very different, but it's also a pleasure to play there.

Will you get used to the noise around Barcelona?

I don’t think people get used to it, but I think they know how to adapt to what other people say or don’t say when they play for this club.

Because you are also playing for the best club in the world, for a team that attracts attention everywhere. I think it also makes them understand you more and want to know what you're doing.

Next summer is the World Cup. Is this your goal?

Every football player dreams of winning the most important trophy with the club, I think that is the Champions League;

As the national team, they also dream of participating in and winning the European Cup and World Cup. It's a really amazing thing, very few players can do it, it's just amazing.