Barcelona is not going to have supervisor Hansi Flick on the touchline for his or her journey to the Santiago Bernabeu to face Actual Madrid within the first Clasico of the season. He will probably be changed by assistant supervisor Marcus Sorg on the bench in consequence.
Sorg gave Barcelona’s press convention forward of the sport, with Flick suspended for a sending off final week in opposition to Girona. The Blaugrana had appealed the choice, but it surely was turned down on three events. Flick’s right-hand man advised the press that they’d miss him in opposition to Actual Madrid.
Marcus Sorg’s profession earlier than Barcelona
The 59-year-old spent his 15-year taking part in profession as a ahead in his native Germany’s decrease divisions, earlier than retiring in 1999. Sorg would then turn into head coach of Ulm, earlier than shifting to Freiburg as a youth coach – he additionally had a four-month interval as head coach there in 2011. After that, he went again to working with younger gamers at Bayern Munich, after which earned the job as Germany’s under-19s supervisor.
He would win the under-19 Euros in 2014, and in 2016, turned a part of the teaching employees for the senior nationwide workforce. After Flick was sacked as Germany coach in 2023, Sorg adopted him out the door.
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Sorg’s persona – a low-key determine
In keeping with Diario AS, Sorg likes to maintain a low-profile, and cautious together with his phrases. He’s considered loyal, and extremely self-critical in terms of analysing the sport. On a extra private degree, he relates properly to gamers, and customarily earns their belief.
“Marcus is a really meticulous and detailed coach. That’s extremely valued since you really feel such as you’re studying one thing new in each coaching session. Along with his distinctive tactical expertise, that’s what makes him particular,” AS quote Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka, who described Sorg after spending time with him of their youth ranks.
Regardless of not being a fluent Spanish speaker, he did choose up some throughout a two-month internship in Buenos Aires with Argentinos Juniors again in 2008, clarify Sport. Whereas he did wind up Actual Madrid supervisor Carlo Ancelotti final season, Sorg is described as a person who provides little away.
Sorg’s attacking method
A former engineering pupil, Sorg is eager to emphasise self-discipline in terms of his perspective on the pitch, however one which underpins an attacking method, one thing seen in Flick’s Barcelona. At occasions whereas managing, Sorg has examined out the development just lately popularised by Luis Enrique of watching video games from the stands. Thought-about a significant affect on one other Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich, Sorg has spoken earlier than of his enjoyment working with younger gamers, with ‘pace, starvation and technical skill’.