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García Pimienta en el duelo entre la UD Las Palmas y Athletic Club en LaLiga

'PIMI' LEFT BARÇA IN 2021

García Pimienta's 'ironic' gratitude to Laporta for 'kicking' him from Barça

Published:3/01/2024 - 23:39h

Updated:3/01/2024 - 23:54h

Barça will have to face one of its 'prodigal sons' in terms of technical direction: Xavi García Pimienta. Despite not having left the club on the best terms in 2021, he still has good memories of his time in the Catalan team, but not of its president, Joan Laporta

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The name of Francisco Javier García Pepper still is remembered with nostalgia in the City Condal. Although it finished abruptly his relation with the Barcelona cast in 2021, happened more than 19 years in the benches of The Masia, exerting roles as much as first technician like assistant in the big majority of the filial culés, going through the Cadet To, Juvenile To and B and the Barça Atlètic.

Nevertheless, since it finished his relation with the Catalan cast, had not gone back to Barcelona like technical director. Will have this opportunity now, since his UD The Palms, square to which attained to rise thanks to his big management in the campaign 2022/2023, will confront to the picture culé, the institution that formed him like trainer and to which now has the mission to surpass in the Day 19 in LaLiga this Thursday to the 21:00.

The crossing in front of the Barça, the injury of Pedri, the recovery of Moleiro...

'Pimi', further of palpitar the party, has cataloged it like a special "commitment" because of the years that was in the City Condal like Barcelona. Has clear that it wants to face it of the same to the same, with the full consciousness that, as he same mentions, "will cost, but it is necessary to be brave and be leading". In this sense, the Barcelonan has exposed that it wants to "remove him the balloon" to the Barça to generate discomfort in his game and, of course, treat of matizar his individualities.

Likewise, García Pepper regretted that a player with past in The Palms, Pedri, can not participate in the crossing of the Thursday because of an injury. "It is a penalty because it would like me that all the players were available. It likes me a lot of Pedri by his form to play and sure that it would have done him illusion play here. The injuries Are marking him a lot, but has a lot of route. They have said me that it is a charm of person and expect that it recover what before", exposed.

'Pimi' Has allowed give the good news for his group, related with the fact that Alberto Moleiro, player that has sounded like object of interest for the FC Barcelona, has improved of his injury and could play. "It is very motivated as it can not be of another form. We did not imagine that it went to go so fast. The annoyance is here and goes running a bit rare. I dare that say that it will go summoned and that it could participate something", limited.

The 'gratitude' of García Pepper to Laporta

Finally, the Barcelonan has had the opportunity of 'appreciate' to Joan Laporta the fact to have him sacked of the club in 2021. "I have not gone back to have contact with Laporta because I want to give him the graces, since thanks to that decision am here. Had the opportunity to come to The Palms to the six months and is a history inmejorable for me. I am very to taste and seat me very wanted in the ideal place", concluded.