“Barcelona is my city and I want to succeed here”

Riqui Puig was one of the protagonists of Ibai Llanos’ visit to Barça training, where he also met with Ferran Torres, Ronald Araujo, Nico Gonzalez y Ansu Fati, in a promotional event with one of the club’s sponsors, Cupra, which also included a small contest. In the talk, the midfielder from Matadepera, who has not played since March 13 against Osasuna (4-0), a duel in which he scored a goal, and has played nine games without minutes, once again made clear his desire to continue many years as a Barça player and opted for patience: “Barcelona is my city, I have my family, my friends, I’m very happy and I want to succeed here. It’s true that now people are in a bit of a hurry because at 20 years old you already have to be a starter at Barça. They are generations, they are years that pass and you have to go calmly”.

In this way, Riqui Puig recognized that it is not being an easy course: “It is true that Xavi He has come in a situation where it is also difficult for him to put me in and take out the people who are playing, who are having a lot of minutes and giving a high level, especially in the middle of the field, but I continue to work and train and see if I have any more opportunities “.

“Something has to be done with the waste of time”

Riqui Puig He also analyzed some of the problems in current football and made it clear what would change if some of the current rules were reformulated: “I think the main problem is the loss of time. Of the 90 minutes that are played, with the ball in play there is an average of 50 or 60, or less, and something has to be done. Perhaps with time stopped, as in futsal, and two 25-minute halves, maybe we would see more football and better football”. Also Nico Gonzalez He recalled that “lately this has been talked about and we have seen teams that lose time from the beginning and a solution would have to be found”.

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Although he was satisfied with the current regulations, Araujo He did point out that the VAR should be improved: “It helps a lot but you have to use it in the same way, that it is the same for everyone, because sometimes the same play is interpreted by another referee in a different way.”