“I will not accept to retire as a substitute”
“Pedri and Gavi can be Iniesta and Xavi”
MADRID, 24 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
FC Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has assured that the 2015 treble, which endorsed the re-election of Josep Maria Bartomeu as club president, was “more expensive than ever”, and recalled that the coronavirus pandemic cannot “hide everything “what happened at the economic level in the entity, in addition to confirming that he will not accept to retire” being a substitute “in the team.
“Laporta’s first period was very good. And I think that the 2014-15 triplet was more expensive than ever. In January of that year, Bartomeu’s intention to vote was less than 1% and then he won them. lesson for members that results are not everything. For winning the treble, for six very good months on the field … The club is not only what happens on the field of play (…) COVID gives to hide certain things, but not to hide everything. It is the truth, the crude truth, “he said in an interview with the newspaper El País.
On the economic crisis of the Barça entity, he explained that “the shock plan involves cutting salaries”, although they must also “invest in bringing in talent.” “That there is no hard dollar, then you have to generate it and look for creative formulas to achieve that income. It is an important challenge for this board. You have to invest yes or yes. That is why the creation of the new stadium is so important. You have to go growing, “he said.
“What person does not fight for a better salary? Populism kills me. We all fight for that, it is the law of life. But it is not for our salary, much less. It is very easy to prove. It is for transfer expenses, for many numbers that have been made public, the level of repayments … Everything brings you to this situation. What you cannot do is spend thinking that we are a money-making machine or that we are the Bank of Spain. It is not like that. Other thing is that you tell me that we charge to win and that we have not raised the Champions League in the last six years, “he continued.
After the departure of Leo Messi, the Barcelona central assured that they must look for “new references”. “Madrid, when Cristiano left, also passed a time when he did not score a goal against the rainbow,” he said. “There are players who give you a goal, others one against one, others who go to the gap, demarques … Leo did everything. You have to find many players who give you what one alone gave you,” he said.
In that search, young people could come into play. “They are very good. Gavi, Nico, Pedri, Balde, Ansu … It is a generation in which if it is done well, it consolidates and achieves results, within a couple of years you can compete again for a long time and be favorites for win everything (…) I think that this generation is very similar to mine. And it is not to compare because that is putting pressure on them and a responsibility that does not touch them. But Pedri and Gavi can calmly be Iniesta and Xavi. They who Win what you can and, above all, enjoy it. Dest, Araujo, Eric are also there … Awesome! “, he said.
“The important thing is that we bet. There are people who believe it and some of them have a hard time and they say it with a small mouth. But I am convinced that in the end we will be at the top. In the League, yes. And in Europe I hope, but there is more level “, added on the possibilities of the equipment this course.
In addition, Piqué reiterated that he will retire in the culé team. “I will retire at Barça. That’s for sure. What I will not accept is to retire as a substitute. Let’s see, if it’s the last three months of a season and it’s my turn, well. But a whole year on the bench? No, I don’t feel like it, “he assured.
Finally, he spoke about his relationship with the media and his sympathy for platforms such as YouTube or Twitch. “Most of us go where we have a good time. With traditional media, everything is more rigid, they analyze every word and you must walk with lead feet not to say a headline that is taken out of context. Streamers, youtubers, is another concept, they are talks relaxed where you touch on other topics. Sometimes you do talk about delicate matters, but they are done in a closer way, without looking for the headline. And that way you reach the new generations because they consume that. Society has taken a generational leap beast ” , ended.