oversleep? TA: Rashford, who played doubles in the last round, was late for training and was punished by Flick and missed the starter

TA reported that Rashford was excluded from the starting lineup in Barcelona's match against Getafe in this round because he was late in training in the morning.

TA said Rashford's unpunctual behavior led to head coach Flick continuing his policy that players would not be selected to the starting lineup if they were late in training or meetings.

Penia, Conde and Rafinia have also been subjected to the same treatment for being late in the past year. The incident at Rafinia happened last week, but the Brazilian player then made a substitute in the half against Valencia and scored two goals in a 6-0 victory before returning to the start against Newcastle.

The penalties for late players are not new to Frick. This is the few times that Kongde failed to start last season, including this reason. This happened twice, against Alaves and Vallecano. "It's not hard to go to work and do your job well. It's not just about me, but also about respect for the players and everyone else," Frick said. The same thing happened to Penia in January, who lost his starting position in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals. The way Frick punished Penia was to make Szczesny's debut, who joined three months ago to replace Ter Stegen, who was long-defeated. As a result, the coach liked Szczesny's performance very much and has now designated Szczesny as the number one goalkeeper.

Rashford's late arrival was particularly surprising. He was eager to prove himself after leaving the Premier League and coming to Barcelona. Frick has been close to him since he arrived because Frick loved him so much that he asked the sports management for introduction from the start of the summer and hoped he could succeed with himself.

According to club sources, Frick is particularly concerned about the striker, who seems to have gained a foothold in the team. Frick knew that Rashford needed more confidence, so he specifically praised him at the press conference. This worked, he scored twice against Newcastle and was named Player of the Field.

Frick trusts Rashford very much and makes sure everyone knows it. Surprisingly, after a few days after the German publicly expressed his trust in him, and knowing that Rashford was still late, he knew he would be punished. This doesn't seem like a wise move.

However, Frick's punishment became shorter and shorter. As the saying goes, when God closes a door, he opens a window. Rashford started warming up before the end of the first half and prepared to make a substitute after halftime.

Since Ferran Torres has scored two goals, it is not appropriate to replace him at this time, and Lewandowski returns from injury and needs game time, so Rashford replaces Rafinia.