World Sports: Flick gives Rashford, De Jong, Kounde and Kubas an extra day off this week

According to "World Sports News", after losing to Real Madrid in the El Clasico, Barcelona coach Flick gave the entire team a day off. However, some players did not return to training at Gamber Sports City on Wednesday, but this was not for personal reasons, but a carefully planned decision.

Flick is managing rest time based on each player's specific situation to prevent injuries and adjust physical load. This week, he decided to give an extra day off to the four players who have played the most minutes recently: Rashford, De Jong, Kounde and Kubasi.

This measure is part of the strict monitoring of players by Barcelona's technical team, especially in the case of intensive games during the season and frequent injuries in recent days. Not all players require the same amount of rest, so the team has developed a personalized fitness and technical training plan for each player, which now also includes rest days.

Pedri was originally scheduled to rest on this rest day, but his situation was different. After the muscle injury was diagnosed this week, Pedri went to Sports City for a check-up and began personalized treatment under the supervision of the club's physiotherapists.

Through this personalized management approach, Flick hopes to keep the team dynamic and reduce the risk of injury when the schedule is intensive and the players are in poor physical condition.