The Catalan central defender believes that just because http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 failed to defend their European and Spanish crown does not entail the campaign to be a flop.
Real Madrid usurped Barcelona from their esteemed position in the Iberian Peninsula, bringing an end to their dominance in the region with their first league title in four years, the other three going to La Blaugrana’s trophy cabinet.
On the European front, it was English FA Cup winners’, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, who stopped Pep Guardiola’s charges in the semi-finals. The Catalan club lost the first-leg at the Stamford Bridge and could only get a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou to bow out of the UEFA Champions League.
Barcelona’s inability to successfully defend their European and domestic titles has been slated as a disappointment, a feat undeserving of a team that boasts off the likes of Lionel ‘73 goal machine’, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dani-Alves-c9869.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique too out time to reflect on the topic, suggesting that contrary to popular opinion, the 2011/12 season was great for Barcelona.
La Masia academy graduate played down La Blaugrana’s inability to defend their domestic and European titles, hailing their otherwise great performances during the course of the season.
Pique echoed the sentiments voiced by Jose Mourinho during the course of the 2011/12 campaign, stating that they needed luck to record triumphs in the competitions. The central defender pointed towards their matches against Real Madrid and Chelsea to support his argument.
"Last season was great, but it does not look like it because we did not win La Liga or the Champions League," the Spanish international argued.
"We did not have that tiny bit of luck which makes you win titles in the matches against Chelsea and Madrid.”
"We will have to continue with the same philosophy, and the titles will come."
Pique also hailed the Spanish Super Cup, claiming that is an important competition that motivates you for the rest of the season.
"Winning the Supercopa would give us a lot of confidence for the rest of the season. It is a special competition against a special rival and I am sure that it would be important to win it, but it is not like it is crucial.”
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