This season has so far been the best in Jules Kounde’s career. After the third of the season, he’s noted a goal and four assists, playing at Barcelona’s right flank. The Catalans’ manager, Hansi Flick, has obviously found an ideal role for the Frenchman and is completely satisfied with his display. However, his discipline is a whole ‘nother story…Flick emphasizes punctuality and does not tolerate tardiness. Barca’s youngster Pedri recently revealed that former boss Xavi’s punishment was financial (€1,000), while the German is much stricter. You are late – you won’t play.German discipline is next level.Javi Miguel: ‘Kounde sitting on the bench and Fort participating against Espanyol was not for rotation. It was a punishment from Flick because Kounde was one minute late for the technical talk before the match.’ pic.twitter.com/dMW5fRawGk— The FTBL Index 🎙 ⚽ (@TheFTBLIndex) November 15, 2024 According to Mundo Deportivo, Kounde has been late already three times since the beginning of the season and was adequately penalized. After being late for team meeting in a hotel ahead of the city derby against Espanyol, Kounde got only 13 minutes on the pitch. For the same reason, he started on the bench against Alaves a month earlier as well, while he was also punished once during the pre-season for being late for a training session.Champions League nights in Belgrade – a place where boys are shaped into unbreakable warriorsThe German is pretty strict regarding lateness since he sees it as disrespect towards the rest of the team. In his eyes, the adequate penalty is playing time reduction. After all, is there a harsher punishment for a starter than leaving him out of the XI? A few thousand euros won’t hurt as much, that’s for sure.##NAJAVA_MECA_8507015##
