Barcelona coach Hans Flick praised the potential of Egyptian international Hamza Abdel Karim, confirming that the player has a promising future, like the rest of the young elements in the team.
Hamza Abdel Karim
Club: Barcelona
Birmingham achieved an exciting victory over Barcelona on penalties after a 2-2 draw in regular time.
Flick said in the press conference: "You can see that Hamza has great potential, like the rest of the young players".
He continued, "For me, the most important thing is for the players to show the quality of their abilities on the pitch and apply what they have in terms of capabilities, and this is what I greatly appreciate".
He added, "The technical quality is good, as is the sharpness in performance, and the atmosphere within the team is wonderful".
He revealed, "Working with these young players gives me great joy, and I want them to have more confidence in themselves".
He concluded, "They are young players, and we faced a more experienced opponent".
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Egyptian uprising 🇪🇬🤩 Hamza Abdel Karim scores the second goal and gives the lead to Barça Birmingham 1⃣✖2⃣ Barcelona#Sharjah_Sports pic.twitter.com/QbohKszh8o@SharjahSportsTV
Barcelona's two goals were scored by Hamza Abdel Karim, while Birmingham's goals were scored by: August Briski and John Solis.
Hamza Abdel Karim scored for the first time with Barcelona's first team after being promoted during the preparation period.
Hans Flick, Barcelona's coach, included Hamza in his options during the preparation period after his return from participating with the Egyptian national team in the World Cup.
Barcelona played the second friendly match after achieving a big victory in the first friendly against Europa 4-1 behind closed doors.