Gerard Piqué

[goope]

Pique: "Polemical halloween? Will do it again next year. We all know Getafe's president is a Madrid fan and wants to be Madrid president..." via barcastuff

What does he mean? I know that the players dressed up during Halloween on the day they played against Getafe - but why why ist this considered polemical?

 

[Flavia]

Pique: "Polemical halloween? Will do it again next year. We all know Getafe's president is a Madrid fan and wants to be Madrid president..." via barcastuff

What does he mean? I know that the players dressed up during Halloween on the day they played against Getafe - but why why ist this considered polemical?

They stormed on the conference room in costumes, thinking Lucho was giving his presser, to scare him. But a getafe player was there instead. So there were many complaints about it.

Also, a mess was made in the visitor's dressing room. Alves later told the press someone else did that, to pin it on the Barça players. And I believe him.

 

[DonAK]

Firing it up before the Clasico. Can't wait, the whistles will be so loud that we won't be able to hear the commentators

Would be amazing if he scores!


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[forcabarca]

Hahaha...

 

[Flavia]

He received the "catalan player of the year award" today:

 

[Jamie Cal]

Hope he never swallows his words. Fucking love this man.

 

[xXKonan]

Pique's World XI.

Seems to be a big John Stones fan going by his interview.

 

[Barcaman]

Pogba, Stones

 

[raskolnikov]

Annoying interview by him today where he said Barca and Real would struggle greatly in the mighty epl and definitly not win it.

 

[JamDav1982]

Annoying interview by him today where he said Barca and Real would struggle greatly in the mighty epl and definitly not win it.

Thats not what he said.

He said that Barcelona or Madrid would not win the league immediately as it is different to what they are used to. He said the same of EPL teams - they couldnt win La Liga at first.

 

[Galning]

Words were twisted.

 

[Jaguar]

Thats not what he said.

He said that Barcelona or Madrid would not win the league immediately as it is different to what they are used to. He said the same of EPL teams - they couldnt win La Liga at first.

They couldn't win La Liga at all. We'd win EPL for sure when we got used to it. I wouldn't say there'd be no chance at us winning it right away though. It might be different but at the end of the day at our best we're miles ahead of EPL teams, same goes for Bayern and Madrid.

 

[CatalinR10]

Pique's World XI.

Seems to be a big John Stones fan going by his interview.

Neymar , Suarez , Messi , Iniesta , Busquets , Pique , De Gea

Pogba , Fabregas , Ramos , Stones

 

[El Flaco]

All quotes from Piqué's interview with The Telegraph

Spoiler: On Wayne Rooney

I have Wayne Rooney because he is one of the best English players in history.

He needs to win an important title with England. It will be difficult, but you never know. Recently he became England’s all-time record goal-scorer - a very important record. And he’s not old. Just 30.

[/Sometimes we have phone calls, texts

He’s a fantastic lad. When I was there [at United – from 2004-08] he was really young and I was really young too and he helped me a lot. He involved me in the team, helped me to learn English. He was the joker in the dressing room. I have great memories.

He’s not as quick as he was, maybe, but he will always score goals – he scored a hat-trick against Brugge, he scored against CSKA (Moscow). He has kept scoring.

It’s true he’s getting older, we all have to accept that, but he has the ability to play for a long time. And, you know, when you don’t score sometimes it is not because of you. Sometimes it’s maybe the team is not creating chances for you.

Not everything, always, is about your performance. It’s about the team performance. When the team is not playing well then normally you will not play well. It’s all about the team

Spoiler: On achivements thoughtout his carrer

If you stop now and start to realise what you have achieved then you start to relax and you start to lose,” he says. “I don’t think about everything I have achieved. I will do it when I retire because then I will have a lot of days to remember.

I never imagined in my life to win all these tournaments,” Pique does admit. “But I want to win more and I have a good chance to do so. I have four, five years more of my career… But I have to perform at the top-level. If, just once, I say ‘listen, I don't want to work as much’ then I will be on the bench. Then in the stands. Then out. It’s over. It’s a responsibility when you have won as much as I have done, as much as the teams I have played for have done, then the fans are waiting for more.

Spoiler: On Barcelona playing in Premier League

I think that if Barcelona or Real Madrid goes to the Premier League then the first year of playing there, there is no chance of winning it,” he says. Really? “Yes, I think so, because if you go to Stoke, or other types of teams, then it will be really tough. It’s a debate – we could spend hours on it. If Manchester United or Chelsea go to Spain then the same. No chance to win the league.

Spoiler: On Englands national team and their chances to win titles

I think now they are in one of their runs. That is a really good sign. But I think, in England, the problem has always been that there is no stability.

For me, it all depends on the youth team. I remember when the Spanish team won the European Championships [in 2008]. Before that there was a lot of criticism. They won the Euros then we won the World Cup and the Euros again and there were players – Andres Iniesta, Fernando Torres – who had worked together since they were 12, 13 and finally the first-team were getting results.

You have to have that faith. With a club you can change players. With a national team you cannot change your country. But in England the team has continually changed.

Spoiler: On John Stones

Rio Ferdinand and John Terry were the two main central defenders in England. Top-level

Now I think John Stones is a really, really, good player. He will have a good career. He’s like Rio, a bit. He’s young and alongside him they probably need one who is more experienced. Jagielka is injured. But Smalling is playing well at Manchester United.

Spoiler: On English footballs evolving and becoming more progressive

I remember when I arrived in England a lot of people said that my style of play was not for England. And now it is changing.

I also remember when Cesc Fabregas and Cazorla arrived in England and people said ‘no, it’s not the same style of play’. But everyone loved it and now they are the stars of the league. I think finally the English fans have to accept that this is the way football is played all over the world. It’s true they love box-to-box but if you want to win titles and trophies then maybe you have to change a little bit.

Now the position of the centre-back is not just about defending or being nasty or tough. It’s about knowing how to play football, control the ball, pass and be more comfortable in possession. And this is something that 10 years ago [in England] they didn’t understand. Rio was the first one who did it. And now there is Stones, he’s one of the new generation who understand football not just as a defender.

The centre-back is the first attacker, the first one who builds the attacking play,” he explains. “Then the ball goes to the midfield and the midfielders find the strikers. So the defenders start to generate and create the chances. It’s hard because it’s about changing everything to understand football. But it’s getting better [in England]. It’s a different philosophy.

Spoiler: On Messi, Suárez and Neymar

It’s a challenge for you everyday,” Pique says with a smile, talking about the real-life challenge of taking them on in training. “It’s an opportunity to grow up as a player because every day you have to try to defend against them

The key of these three is the relationship that they have

You can see that on the pitch. It’s magnificent. For example, when one is scoring a lot and the other is not scoring - Neymar, the other day, he gave the penalty to Luis Suarez. When you see this kind of attitude, it means a lot.

Because the only problem when you have players of this magnitude is the ego. Suarez was the main star in Liverpool, Leo before we had Suarez and Neymar; it was just him. And how they connect – they do not have any ego and this is the most important part.

And they are different. Neymar is the best one-on-one. He is unstoppable. You have Leo Messi who is the most complete player in the world – he can attack, defend, he can head the ball even though he is small. And then you have Luis Suarez and his first touch in the box is fantastic.

It’s really easy to win titles when you have team-mates like Messi. Well, not really easy but easier than if you have another kind of player. To have Messi, Neymar and Suarez up-front. It is the best in the world.

Spoiler: On his time at Manchester United

When I was there – Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo, Giggs, Scholes, Roy Keane. We won the Champions League in 2008. We won the league. It was a really, really good team

The centre-backs – Rio Ferdinand, Vidic. I was really unlucky! They never got injured – then I left and then they started to get injuries! This is football but I’m not really worried.

Spoiler: On Barcelona

It means everything

It’s true that I was happy in Manchester even though I didn’t play as much as I wanted to. But the day I finally signed for Barcelona and I came back it was ‘wow, the dream comes true’. After this we won a lot of titles and other dreams come true but the main one was playing for the club that I had supported all my life.

It’s not something I can explain with words. Imagine – since I was five years old I had gone every week to the stadium, following this team. I remember everything - all the teams every year; all the players. From one day to the other you are supporting the team and then you are inside the dressing room with the players

Spoiler: On keeping young local players from the hands of other clubs.

We know how to play this game in the way that Barcelona is playing right now because we have learnt it.

And at the same time we know how much it means to the Barcelona fans. The slogan is ‘more than a club’ and we know that it’s not just about winning. It’s about how you win, the manner of the win.

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[Stric]

In one-on-ones, there is no one like him – he’s the best in the world at that".

Yeah, when Messi is injured.