TA: After Bernal was seriously injured, Flick talked with him many times and sent a message to the players

According to The Athletic, Barcelona coach Frick gave the players a lot of attention during Bernal's injury.

Frick had a considerable understanding of all the young players in the club after taking office as the Barcelona coach. When requesting information, he was told that one player was hailed as "New Busquets". Frick admires Bernal's style of playing football very much. Since Derong was injured at the time, the club planned to sign ups in this position, but the answer seemed to be right at home.

Former Barcelona coach Xavi hoped to sign Zubimendi in 2023, and the club was also interested in Bayern midfielder Kimmich, but after seeing the performance of Bernal and Cassado, Frick decided not to sign and stop searching for defensive midfielders.

Bernal is reminiscent of Busquets in many ways. Although he is 1.93 meters tall, he has many similarities with Busquets in terms of ball merchandising and ball possession. The locker room source also said that the players' attitude is also impeccable. After being seriously injured, Frick also clearly informed Bernal, hoping that he would remain patient and avoid recurrence of the injury. According to sources close to the player, Frick had talked to Bernal many times after he was injured, and even went to the hospital in person after the operation and gave the player a self-improvement book "Beyond Your Limits" by psychologist Jordi Gil Martin.

The source said that Frick also wrote a message to Bernal on the title page of the book, not only giving blessings of "early recovery", but also reminding the players that he is still very young and has a long career in the future, which surprised Bernal very much. During the period away from the field, Bernal also trained hard, increasing muscle mass, especially the upper body. His height has increased by two centimeters. It may be one of the toughest times of his life, people familiar with the matter said.

During his recovery, Bernal lived in the dormitory in La Macia. For the first six weeks, he stayed at a hotel near the club, so that he could be with his mother, because in the first month after the surgery, he needed someone to help with things like bathing, dressing, walking and cooking. In May this year, Bernal, who is 18 years old, will leave Lamacia and live independently.

Bernal's side believes that the player is ready to deal with any difficulties in the future. During his injury, Barcelona also renewed the contract with the player until 2026 and added a 500 million euro termination clause. The comeback will be a gradual process, with Bernal expecting to be more involved in the game starting in mid-September.