Jeffren Suárezauthor of the 5-0 that Barça de Pep Guardiola realized Real Madrid from Jose Mourinho In the 2010-11 League, he retired from football in Thailand, where he has already tried the experience as a coach. At 37, the Venezuelan, although raised as a child in Tenerife, was a globetrotter that after the Barca club passed through Sporting in Portugal, Real Valladolid, Kas Eupen de Belgica, Grasshopper of Switzerland, Aek Larnaca de Chipre, Slaven Koprivnika of Croatia and Lamphun Warrior of Thailand. In the podcast 'dark ice cream' he remembers his culé stage, he gives a advice to Barça on Lamine Yamal And criticizes the then Barca sports director, Andoni Zubizarreta.
Asked by Lamine Yamal, Jeffren He considered that “he is 18 years old and it is normal that he does not know the consequences of his actions, but we must take it, because if you do not take it in time … forget, but I think Barça will do things well.” About its weight at Barça, it made a comparison with Messi: “It is not the one that makes the difference. Barcelona has very good players and people talk about Pedri. It's like what if Xavi e Iniesta They would not have played with Messi, Messi It would not be what it is. Look when he went to PSG … “.
About how it was Messi recalled that “Guardiola He is the one who played the rods, but he who did everything was the little one and we all followed him. If we were going to war, the former were Puyol And he, and behind we were. “And he added that” to Messi You couldn't touch him and there were many problems with that, because many who came from the subsidiary were strong and … if you were part of his circle you could hesitate with that, but but … “.
In Barça he played between 2008 and 2011 after arriving at the club in the youth stage. He does not keep good memories and stuck Andoni Zubizarretasports director then. “The injuries were the reason why I left Barcelona and with that theme, the club turned my back on me. No guardiola, but Zubizarreta was the one who screwed my race. I had an offer from Valencia and he closed the doors in Spain. When teams came out to ask for me, the price was between 3 and 4 million euros and when one came from Spain around 5 million. Since then I can not see him. I could find myself anywhere.
Instead, he speaks with love of Guardiola: “It was a mutual decision between Guardiola me too. The conversation was hard, he told me that if I stayed I wasn't going to play because they were going to sign Alexis Sánchez. Even so, Pep I always had a lot of love, years later I found him in Qatar, when he directed Bayern and said: 'You are the fastest player I have had', and gave me a hug. I keep that. “And he adds that” to Guardiola We called him the patient, but I learned a lot from him. I never forget about Luis Enriqueit's a Guardiolabut with a more aggressive mentality. My thoughts not to come down comes for him. “
And he has praise for the great Barça cracks with whom he shared costumes: “The big ones treated you very well and made you feel comfortable from day one. One thing they do very well is that they always take great care of the quarry, even the players who come from outside. If you ask me what a team is, that was a team. Dani Alves, Puyol Y Xavi They were the ones who best treated me when I was wrong with the injuries and they told me: 'Quiet Jeffthis is going to happen. “
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And everyone stays with Puyol: “I was exaggerated, I have not found anyone like that in my life: strong, intelligent, who knows where to go, respectful and with the gratitude that many players do not have. It was like a warrior, it scared me. Or you took away or passed you over. The difference between a good defense and a legend is in the head. Puyol I was above himself. But it is very friendly, even if we no longer have a relationship, those people never change. “
