Original title: Pique: Ferguson is like my father Guardiola’s football is unique
Pique: Ferguson is like my father Guardiola’s football is unique
Beijing time on May 13th, recently, Barcelona defender Pique participated in the “The Overlap” program, in which he was interviewed by Gary Neville on his time playing for Barcelona, Manchester United and the influence of Guardiola on him. .
Talking about the time in La Masia
Growing up from La Masia was a special time for me. I stayed there for 10 years and lived there with my teammates. At that time, I grew up with Messi, Xiaofa and others. If yes, then The one-time La Masia debuted as a very successful player.
Speaking of Barcelona, the first thing I think of is the moment when Barcelona won the Champions League at Wembley in 1992, when I was only 5 years old. Since then I’ve been to Camp Nou every two weeks with my parents to watch Barcelona’s home games, and the dream of playing for Barcelona has been planted since I was a child. Barcelona’s success is traceable. As long as the coach trusts the players trained by La Masia, the team will prosper. Therefore, it makes sense for the team to focus on youth training. Looking back on history, as long as Barcelona’s youth training fails to produce results, it is difficult for the team to win the championship.
Talking about joining Manchester United
Later, in order to attract me to join, Manchester United made a good offer to Barcelona and gave me a relatively lucrative contract, and then I asked Barcelona if they would like to renew my contract with a salary increase, and the salary was only 1/3 of Manchester United’s offer. , but was rejected by the team. This made me feel less valued by the team, like I didn’t have confidence in me, so I chose to join Manchester United. At that time, young players from the academy did not have many opportunities in Barcelona, so when Manchester United gave me a generous contract and promised me enough opportunities, I chose to join.
When I came to Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson took care of me like my father, even when I asked for it.
Talking about returning to Barcelona
Facts have proved that Barcelona can only succeed when they fully trust the youth training players. During the coaching period of Guardiola, the team had more than 10 players from La Masia.
When I came back to Barcelona, because of Ronaldinho and Deco’s departure, Barcelona was a little out of touch. The first month of Guardiola’s management was not very smooth, but then we gradually got on the right track and started to enjoy winning. We ended up winning the treble in my first season back at Barcelona, and in just 12 months the team was transformed.
On the 2009 Champions League final
I still remember the team being a little nervous in the dressing room before the final, but Guardiola prepared some videos for us before the game. The videos are all about the quality time the players spent with their families and how we achieved that season along the way. achievements, etc., but it doesn’t seem to be of much use (laughs).
Manchester United also showed a very strong offensive at the beginning of the game, with two or three scoring opportunities, but fortunately they did not grasp it. But Eto’o’s goal in the 15th minute was a huge inspiration for us and gave us confidence.
On Guardiola
Guardiola is a very smart coach with a unique and deep understanding of football. He allows players to fully display their talents on the court and respond quickly according to the situation on the court. He often spends a lot of time studying opponents before the game and predicts the game situation during the game.
When working with him, it feels like we can overcome every hurdle together, no matter how strong the opponent is, we are not afraid. His pre-match preparations were astoundingly rigorous, not only at the tactical level, but also at the spiritual level. In addition, his pre-match pep talk is also very inspiring, and every word can touch the hearts of the players.Return to Sohu, see more
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