“He came out more than the sun”: Piqué confessed to the fine that Guardiola made him pay in Barcelona

Despite hanging up his boots at the end of last year, Gerard Pique It’s daily news. After the commotion caused by his mentions of Shakira and vice versa, and after becoming one of the main faces of the Kings League, this time the Barcelona idol has told how the Pep Guardiola punished him for his acts of indiscipline.

In an interview with Gerard Romero for ‘Jijantes’, the former Spanish centre-back recalled an episode in which Pep, during his time at Barcelona, ​​discovered him going out to a party. He even confessed that in that Barcelona he was one of the “rebels” on campus. “I went out more than the sun“, he has declared.

The anecdote dates back to the last years of the current Manchester City manager in the Culé team, a moment in which the relationship with the founder of the Kings League began to have small crossings due to acts of indiscipline, which Pep is known not to tolerate. . at all.

“We had a spectacular relationship with Pep, but last year he had a little more tension. At the end of the year, in Puigcerdà, I always doubled. He was cold and I always wore short sleeves. Therefore, every year I had tonsillitis on January 2nd. And I don’t know why, he (Guardiola) saw a photo of me in the snow and me in short sleeves” Piqué recalled.

And the free-kick that Pep decided for his centre-back was not weak. “We went to Tenerife for a match, a three hour flight, where my parents came to see me, but he left me without a summons. I ate the whole trip. then she put me 12,000 euros well and a meal for the whole team which also cost me a lot”, specified the rookie in Zaragoza.

Similarly, the method applied by the Spanish coach did not work as a warning. “We drew in the Copa del Rey against Sevilla, who we lost 2-1 at home. I didn’t play in that match. We won in the second leg but it wasn’t enough, and after two or three days he caught me again and didn’t called more,” said the world champion in 2010.

But these outings didn’t lead to the downfall of her relationship with Pep, but Shakira’s ex-partner also knew how far he could go. “Pep knew I could give a lot to the team and I knew he appreciated me. He always played on the edge, to take stock knowing how far I can go. In the last year it has gotten a bit complicated because I started dating the person I used to date. But now we have a spectacular relationship”, explained the champion of two Eurocopas.

And he added: “Everyone knows that Pep loves his players 300% and I think it’s good. I understand it and I see it as logical on his part.”

However, he didn’t try to apologize for his predilection for going out at night: “I was 22 and went out more than the sun, I admit it. At the time it was one day yes and the other too. We also won everything. People still didn’t recognize me because I was in my early years.”

His temptation towards Puyol

While Piqué made repeated exits, he also sought to steer longtime centre-back Carles Puyol down the same path, though their moments together were short-lived, pairing off the pitch as well.

“I dated Puyi (Puyol) who hadn’t dated for eleven years. He dated two or three times and a rumor started that Puyol was going out for a party, screwed it up (SIC) and never came out again. I kept going out” Piqué recalled.