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THE CATALAN BREAKS HIS SILENCE

Gerard Piqué pronounces on the situation of FC Barcelona

Published:19/12/2020 - 22:48h

Updated:19/12/2020 - 22:48h

Gerard Hammered, at present recovering of his injury of knee, did sportive balance of the present season and received the 'Reconeixement to the Mèrit Esportiu Català'

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This Friday, Gerard Piqué was awarded by the Government of Catalonia with the prize to the 'Reconeixement to the Mèrit Esportiu Català', a distinction that pretends to consolidate like the national prize of the Catalan sport according to the words of Gerard Figueras, secretari general of l'Esport i l'Activitat Physical. During the event, the defence of the FC Barcelona commented the current situation of the team.

At present, Gerard Piqué is recovering of his sprain of degree 3 in the internal lateral ligament and partial injury of the ligament crossed previous of the right knee. About this, the Barcelona defence showed with many win to go back to step the terrains of game. "The intention is to go back the sooner possible. I know that it is an injury that is not easy, but what go him to do", said.

"The Barça needs leadership and union"

To sportive level, Gerard Piqué did not hide that the results are not the expected but also recalcó some green shoots in the team of Ronald Koeman, like the presence of young footballers or the feelings of the changing room. "It is going out people very good of the quarry, players to which the míster goes giving confidence. The feelings are better that the results", commented.

The precandidatos to the presidency of the FC Barcelona were present in the event and, for them, Gerard Piqué also had some words wishing the union of the barcelonismo. "The FC Barcelona is in a moment very complicated, in which we need leadership and union and that, go out the one who go out, help him. By part of the team and expect that of all the partners and all the culés, help him", affirmed.

Signing by the Manchester United and turn to the FC Barcelona

Gerard Piqué  also remembered when it left the FC Barcelona to go to the Manchester United. "When they said me that they went me to give this prize, began to think in what it had happened me in life. The most difficult decision was when I left Barcelona. I left the club of my life, of the that am partner since I was born thanks to my grandfather, that is here present. It went to another changing room, but what upset me is that it left my family, my surroundings, and went me to another place. I missed to mine and little by little found my place", recognised.

The defence of the FC Barcelona ensured that leave for afterwards go back did him value what means to be Catalan. "In the moment in that I went back, to fulfil the dream to go back to the Barça, saw that it was a privileged. Be Catalan, live in Catalonia, does us be some privileged. Have of everything, sea and mountain, teams in football, Barça, Espanyol or Girona; in basket, the Penya; in handball the Granollers; in hockey, the Voltregà and the Vic... What say is: we value the things. I had to leave to go back and value for real what have here. Have a country acojonante", manifested.

Finally, as a result of the complicated situation by the pandemia of the coronavirus, asked prudence to the citizens so that they remit the sanitary difficulties. "They come the parties of Navidad, do a last effort. The Catalans have 'seny', take advantage of it. We do an effort, take care us and sure that the 2021 will be better", sentenced.