Pique: It's not easy to be a footballer, you have to get up every day at 9-10 am and train
Former Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique made a public statement that caused stormy reactions and negative comments from "ordinary" people.
Pique, in a guest appearance on a TV show, tried to explain how difficult it is for soccer players that they have to get up early in the morning and train, learn strategies, practice...
"Among people there is a prevailing opinion that it is easy to be a football player, but it is not like that. Think about it, you have to wake up in the morning at nine or ten o'clock, put on shorts and go to training, then learning tactics and strategies... It's really not easy, you don't want to play football anymore after you've been in it for 20 years," Pique said. .
Pique received mostly negative comments from the public, and fans told him that he was probably not aware of how difficult it is to be an "ordinary" person and to earn incomparably less for much more difficult things than football. Also, in the comments, they did not forget to remind him that the workers get up much earlier than nine o'clock.
🗣️Gerard Piqué: "La gente piensa que ser futbolista es muy bonito, pero veces no te apetece. Piénsalo, levantarte a las 9 o 10 de la mañana, ponerte pantalones cortos y entrenar táctica y estrategia. ¡Es un fastidio! Después de 20 años jugando al fútbol, no quieres volver a… pic.twitter.com/3ezGgFZQxh
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