Iniesta and his father rememoran his signing by the FC Barcelona

After some months of doubts, Andrés Iniesta sealed his future with a renewal for life with the FC Barcelona, just the same day that his father, José Antonio, fulfilled 57 years. Both have been protagonists again, since the magazine of the club has jointed them for a very special interview, in which they have reviewed of way very personal the arrival of the '8' to the Masia.

"They have happened 21 years and is not something that think each day, but yes sometimes, when you are alone... Yes you think that they were moments very complicated because it was very small, because it was the village and were always together, because I there had it near each day, carried it to the training, the Sundays saw him play... When it takes this step to come begin to think that this finish and that no longer will enjoy it", begins José Antonio.

"I changed to be with my son so that it was in the best place to progress"

"The thing is that always there is a compensation. It was the football, if it had been another thing would not have moved neither the esparto, but the football was my passion from always. I changed to be with him so that it grew, that had more competitiveness, so that it achieved what wanted and for this had to be here, in the Barça. I changed to enjoy of him to suffer by him because it could not it have. What took me out the penalty that could have is to think that here it was the best place to progress", signals.

With regard to his woman, María, comments: "She suffered more than me, because I compensated it with the football, but his mother was mother, and saw it like mother. She never had a 'no' in at all of this, and could have it fact, could have said 'my son does not go , that I want to have it here', but there was she always supporting me. All the decisions that took did because had a woman to my side, and he a mother, that supported us always. But I did not force it never to come".

And Andrés corroborates it. "If it had had a mentality to say do not go, although they had forced me, would have lasted two days here. After speaking a lot with him, knew that what could say me my father was the best for me. This always have had it clear. Even with 12 years", ensures.

A process to the success

José Antonio boasts that above the football, his son is an enormous attainment: "My son is a boy like that that came to Barcelona, but with 21 years more. I am very proud of as it is. This is the biggest trophy that will remain us in this life, that was as it is, as it was like creature, that was so familiar and so good person, this is what remains for ever. In the football do it better, do it regulate or do not like so much; there are a lot of attainments, enjoy , but are moments and this raisin. But what will not happen never, what will remain him all the life that has by in front, is what carries inside and what has to give to the society. What remains you is that have a good son".

And also it analyses his weaknesses. "It eats a lot the head when it loses a final or an important party. All the players have to suffer it, but to Andrés nails him inside, happens it very bad. I say him that this is sport, that only one wins, but to him this weighs him more than what would have to weigh him. Andrés the problems eats them to him all, his and the ones of the other. And this at the end happens bill. It has had a lot of pressure from very young, him repercuten the problems of all the world, and does not take it out by not to do us suffer. It is necessary to take out all the poison that at the end the poison kills you", analyses.

"Above the football remains me that it is a big person, a big son"

Besides, it signals which was his worst period: "With the injury before the final of the Champions of Rome ate a lot the head and happened bad days. Afterwards that summer happened the of Jarque. He was fucked, but gave us spirits to us. The following summer arrived to the World-wide and changed him everything. It relieved him, it gave him oxygen, exploded there playing, enjoying, and afterwards came the success".

Something in what, again, coincides Andrés. "Yes, it was liberador for me. Already at all it was equal. All this process analysed it with the one who had to analyse it and darse that there are things that are important, others that no, try to find the reasons that have carried you to this moment already split of here learn to be followed advancing without having to penalise you. It does you stronger because it does you see the things of different way", reflexiona.

The end of his career is near, but the FC Barcelona has enjoyed of all what carried him until here. As they remember his father and his mother, Andrés Iniesta keeps on being a youngster hovered and familiar, although when it shoes the boots only think in the victory. It is adored in the majority of stadiums of the world, but never will want him more than in his own house.