Zapping Our Mondial EXCLUDED: Édouard Mendy’s “Little Brother” interview!
Gerard Pique was born in Barcelona and trained at La Masia, but in 2004 he took charge of Manchester United, thinking his future lay in England. For four years, he only played three seasons under Sir Alex Ferguson, scoring 9 small Premier League games. For a Spanish YouTube channel, the central defender of Barça evoked one of his striking memories of his British period, remarks relayed by The Sun day before yesterday afternoon:
« I ran a red light and was stopped by the police. It was the year before I went to Barca. Suddenly, I explode, I tested positive and I find myself in a police van, handcuffed, on the way to prison. All the drunkenness left me suddenly. My career is in a tailspin. At that moment, we say to ourselves: “But what is happening?” They give you the bag to put everything you have, and they took me to a room. The policeman left for a while, and I was desperate. I had a few pieces left. Some time ago I was told that if you sucked on the coins, the test would not be positive. I started sucking them. By some miracle, I was saved. I doubt it’s the parts. Instead of going home, I took a taxi to the casino. I found out later that Ferguson knew, in Manchester everyone knows who you are and someone from the police must have told him. One day he said to me, “You must know that I know.” I imagine he discovered it some time later. If he had found out the next day, I might have been in more trouble. »
to summarize
A hell of an anecdote from a player who seems to have been irreproachable for 14 years in Barcelona. Maybe it’s a sign that his destiny was at Barça, where he won so many titles. However, we must not forget that the Spaniard won the C1 with Manchester United in 2008.
