shakirugh: Piqué is the urbanite from a respected family with political, social and economic
shakirugh: Piqué is the urbanite from a respected family with political, social and economic muscle in Catalonia, son of a prestigious doctor, grandson of a former Barcelona director, handsome, bright, eloquent and outgoing, engaging: the cheeky, self-assured kid who expected to inherit his father’s business and says he would like to be Barcelona’s president. (x) Alex Ferguson, who had managed Piqué at Manchester United, wrote in his memoir: “Piqué was without doubt the most underrated player in [Barcelona’s] team . . . Guardiola told me he was the best signing they had made.” Accordingly, Guardiola rarely dared rest him. Barça’s then assistant coach Tito Vilanova recalled in 2011: “There was a moment when we prayed for Piqué’s health. If he’d gone down injured, everything would have gone down.” (x) -- source link