Xavi Hernández was unaware of Piqué’s cancellation of the El Hormiguero program, assured the Barcelona defender

Gerard Piqué was announced as one of the luxury guests of the El Hormiguero program. However, the Barcelona central chose not to attend the space that is broadcast by the Antena 3 TV signal. Then, the main Spanish newspapers indicated that the player’s decision was related to the new rules that govern the dressing room with the arrival of coach Xavi Hernández.

After days full of stories about that episode, the reference of the Catalan club broke his silence during a transmission through his Twitch channel in the company of youtuber Ibai Llanos. In the talk, the world champion gave the version of events and clarified that the Blaugranas’ strategist has nothing to do with what happened.

“Xavi doesn’t even know that I have decided to cancel El Hormiguero. The media say what they want people to hear “, Piqué explained in the conversation with Llanos. “People in the end consume and read. The problem is those who invent. That’s the problem”added the captain of the professional squad of Barcelona.

The versions about the influence of Xavi in ​​the cancellation of Piqué arise after knowing in detail what the DT asks the players. In addition to demanding punctuality (arriving an hour and a half before the facilities for training), there is another rule in which footballers must be focused on sports.

“The footballers of the first team can develop in other aspects far from football. However, if these end up affecting their performance, they will have to have the supervision of the technician. For example, you cannot make private trips of several hours by plane in the middle of the season “, says the newspaper AS on the provisions baptized as ‘The 10’ commandments ‘of Xavi’.

So, being strict from the first day and taking into account the rules of coexistence, Piqué could no longer attend the interview with the Spanish program. However, the 34-year-old player showed his face to settle the matter and, incidentally, avoid internal problems with his teammates and fans, who may doubt the commitment in the new stage that the institution is experiencing with Xavi.