Flick Thanks Barça Board After Two Defeats
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Barcelona lost two football games in a row.
Hansi Flick is the coach of Barcelona.
He thanked the Barcelona board for their help.
Flick said the team will keep its attacking plan.
He wants to play the same way until the end.
Many people say Barcelona plays in only one way.
The team always wants to attack fast.
This fast attacking style can be a problem.
Sometimes the team does not defend well.
This has caused problems in the last games.
Flick still believes in his football idea.
He will not change his plan now.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- board
- the group of people who run a club
- defeat
- a loss in a game
- attack
- to try to score a goal
- defend
- to stop the other team from scoring
- style
- a special way of doing something
- plan
- an idea for what to do
- team
- a group of players
- support
- help from other people
- goal
- a point scored in football
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- match
- a football game
- club
- a sports organization
- idea
- a thought about how to do something
- end
- the final part of something
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1. Hansi Flick 2. Two 3. Keep the same attacking plan
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Barcelona lost two football games in a _____.
Hansi Flick is the _____ of Barcelona.
He thanked the Barcelona _____ for their help.
Flick said the team will keep its _____ plan.
He wants to play the same way until the _____.
Many people say Barcelona plays in only one _____.
The team always wants to _____ fast.
This fast attacking style can be a _____.
Sometimes the team does not _____ well.
Flick still believes in his football _____.
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