“We have returned to the origins”

Gerard Piquécenter of BarçaHe played a great game against Naples and was key in the victory by scoring the 1-3 at the stroke of half-time, a goal that gave the team a lot of peace of mind to face the second half calmly and ensure passage to the round of 16 of the Europa League.

“It’s hard to win away from home in Europe and the team hadn’t been competing at the level that a club like Barça expects for a while. I think we’ve gone back a bit to our origins, to having the ball, to control the game. I think it’s what we should always have played and for a while we stopped doing it. It’s a message for everyone. Little by little we are there, we are coming back”, he said Piquewho did not want to blame anyone for the reasons that led the team to not be competitive but made it clear that there have been several important changes in recent dates that explain the improvement of the team.

“Many things have changed. From what there was to what there is, I would tell you that there are fundamentals and a base in which the team feels confident, comfortable. We have reinforced ourselves very well in winter, upstairs we now have real gunpowder and We can tell that we are going to score and compete. The change on the bench… there have been many changes and the team reflects it. It is a continuous improvement of the game, the line is ascending. I am convinced that this trend”, he acknowledged Piquewho also joked about his goalscoring ability.

“As a striker I would have scored 15 or 20 goals per season but they have always thrown me back, but the truth is that I have also had a good time behind. I have a good time everywhere”, he concluded. Pique.

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