Gerard Pique reacts to Alvaro Arbeloa Real Madrid send-off
Barcelona’s Gerard Pique says Alvaro Arbeloa deserve Real Madrid send-off, and has wished him best luck.
“I wish him the best wherever he goes. If they have said goodbye to him this way, it’s because he has earned it,” Pique said, AS reports, when asked following Barca’s 5-0 win over Espanyol.
“Sometimes the tone [of their Twitter messages] has been too much and we shouldn’t have done it. He’s had a great career with great titles, especially the World Cup, and wherever he goes, I wish him all the best.”
Gerard Pique reacts to Alvaro Arbeloa Real Madrid send-off
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Arbeloa thanks Real Madrid fans for their love and support:”I’m very proud for wearing this t-shirt, it’s the best thing could ever happen to a football player. Every second I spent on this football pitch was the best moment of my life”.
“I’m not retiring from football. I want to play more. I’ll be here as a fan whenever I can but I know for sure that I can’t wear another t-shirt in Spain other than the Real Madrid one”.
“After Milan final I’d know more. I want to play in Europe. The Premier League is a big league but also Italy. Let’s see the options”.
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Meanwhile, Kiko Casilla admitted that he was happy with his performance in Real’s 3-2 win.
It was clear when I came to the club, I knew it was going to be difficult to play every game I would like. The important thing when you’re not playing is to be with the group and to do the best possible when there’s someone absent,” the former Espanyol goalkeeper said, AS reports.
“Even in my wildest dreams I wouldn’t have thought of a game like this. I’m very happy with my performance, but above all the victory.”
Valencia are not a bad team. They’re a great team, Andre Gomes is very good. We did enough but they dominated in the second half,” he acknowledged.
“We heard of Atletico Madrid’s defeat at the end. We don’t depend on ourselves but we will go to [Deportivo La Coruna] to win our game. It will be difficult, when the chances come we have to take them, but I am convinced with the squad we have we can achieve this.”