New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has stated that he respects the club’s traditional passing style, but he also wants to implement a more direct approach centred on scoring.

After replacing Xavi Hernandez, Barcelona hired the former Germany and Bayern Munich manager as head coach on a two-year contract in May, tasked with turning around the club’s fortunes after a trophy-less season previous year.

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“Here the tradition is to play with passing, but I also want them to go straight to the goal,” Flick told Barca ONE in an interview released on Monday.

“They should focus a bit more on scoring. I don’t think my style has any major changes.

“I’m looking for the same thing, to press high up, and to play in the opponent’s midfield.

“But, at the end of the day, everything is about winning games.”

Barcelona will meet Manchester City in Florida on July 30 before beginning their regular season at Valencia on August 17.