3 - Gerard Pique

[Behrox]

Is this what he meant by saying he would give way to youngsters?

He always does the same thing in this scenario,what an idiot...

Man of his word this guy

 

[Andresito]

Is this what he meant by saying he would give way to youngsters?

He always does the same thing in this scenario,what an idiot...

Probably earns the same, only that it's delayed. Won't stay until 2024 and might get the salary he gave up as a bonus if sold before 2024.

 

[Klysmakabouter]

Crazy that the VAR didn?t look into the offense any further. That Hungarian player clearly started with the pulling of the shirt. Didn?t think Pique did that much wrong, tbh.

 

[JPM85]

Crazy that the VAR didn?t look into the offense any further. That Hungarian player clearly started with the pulling of the shirt. Didn?t think Pique did that much wrong, tbh.

Was having the same feeling, but ref could give penalty.
Most idiotic thing, UEFA was not doing any double punishments anymore for simple offences. So no red card + penalty anymore for a simple offence, where did that rule go?

 

[Rory]

If he didn't do that last massive pull of the shirt it possibly would have been reversed. Just Pique things though.

 

[Gnidrologist]

Stunning display of high IQ. He knew that Cuckman would place him as starter against Juve so he decided to do the right thing and force Araujo's start. Unprecedented bravery and self sacrifice.
Am i doing this right?

 

[Messi983]

The Catalan defender has agreed to lower his pay by 50 per cent for the rest of this season, because of the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis.

 

[Sterlingfan2000]

The Catalan defender has agreed to lower his pay by 50 per cent for the rest of this season, because of the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis.

And got a longer contract so he can chill in the beach and get more money in the long term.

Actually he backstabbed his teammates since he signed that Buerofax that he won't take a paycut.

Idk If I were his teammates I would be fuming

 

[Andresito]

And got a longer contract so he can chill in the beach and get more money in the long term.

Actually he backstabbed his teammates since he signed that Buerofax that he won't take a paycut.

Idk If I were his teammates I would be fuming

It's already been reported the locker room isn't affected by these renewals. Plenty of players have gone on to negotiate individially with Griezmann, Busquets, Coutinho, Araujo and Sergi Roberto next in line.

 

[malvolio]

in pique's case it is a bad decision from the club as he wouldn't have got that extension otherwise.

even with the other three you never know how will they perform. but on the other hand they are young and can be sold for decent money.

 

[Messi983]

It's not an automatic extension, he'll need to play certain % of games for his contract to be prolonged for each of the last two seasons. If he won't be an undisputable starter anymore he'll leave. Now it's up to the club to find a good replacement for him.

 

[malvolio]

It's not an automatic extension, he'll need to play certain % of games for his contract to be prolonged for each of the last two seasons. If he won't be an undisputable starter anymore he'll leave. Now it's up to the club to find a good replacement for him.

if that's the case, then fine. but that means we should find 2 starting CBs as lenglet is not starter material.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

It's not an automatic extension, he'll need to play certain % of games for his contract to be prolonged for each of the last two seasons. If he won't be an undisputable starter anymore he'll leave. Now it's up to the club to find a good replacement for him.

This is pretty good scenario for us.

 

[Messi983]

Pique's interview for La Vanguardia (translated by https://twitter.com/BarcaUniversal)

Pique (referring to the i3 ventures scandal): ?It's a disgrace the club actually spent money to criticise us." [la vanguardia]

Piqu?: "Koeman uses a very direct method of communication that the dressing room likes. The workload has increased under him."

Piqu?: "We have started the season well. The defeat against Getafe was an unexpected blow. Let's see what happens in the Cl?sico."

Piqu?: "We touched the sky with the treble of 2015. From there, the club has been falling instead of growing and that trend is not pleasant."

Piqu?: "We hit rock-bottom with the 8-2 defeat. We all had to do a 'reset' to see what was best for the club. We must understand that nobody is bigger than the club."

Piqu?: "Clearly, there were many areas in the team which were in dire need of a change. It is true that some of them have been made - and that perhaps not all of them have to be carried out at once - but it must be clear that things need to be done differently."

Piqu?: "I asked myself - 'how can it be that the greatest player in history - who we have had the luck of enjoying for so many years - get up one day and send a burofax because he feels the board isn't listening to him?'"

Piqu?: "Leo deserves everything. The new stadium must bear his name. We must preserve our legends, not discredit them. It gets on my nerves. I'm shocked how people like Pep, Xavi or Vald?s aren't at the club. Things aren't going well here."

Piqu? on Valverde's dismissal: "The players were called up for a meeting and asked - 'should we sack him, or not?' - when we had already clearly said that they [the board] are the ones who should make the decision."

Piqu?: "If the players had power it was because other people did not want to make decisions."

Piqu?: "At a well-functioning club, hierarchies are well-defined. The president must be the first one to make the decisions before anyone else. When this hierarchy is broken, things simply don't work."

So now when he has renewed he has decided to speak. Fine, but why do that a day before El Clasico?

 

[mc_lovin]

The board will unfortunately politicize the clasico, so I dont mind him speaking before.

I am a bit late for all the extension talk, but I dont think Pique will overstay his welcome. So I am not worried at all, he could have just signed a contract till 2030 for all I care. He belongs in the same category as Xavi, Iniesta and Puyol. I am more worried about Busquets somehow.