Barcelona former player Jeffrey Cheung: He once called Guardiola a lunatic, but learned a lot from him

Hupu, August 7, Jeffreron Suarez - The player who scored the fifth goal in the 2010-11 La Liga Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 5-0 by Mourinho, has now retired in Thailand and tried coaching there. In the podcast "Heladooscuro", he recalled his Barcelona years and made suggestions to Barcelona for Ramin Yamal, and criticized Barcelona's sports director Subizareta at the time.

The 37-year-old Venezuelan player Jeffreron Suarez is a football wanderer. After leaving Barcelona, he has played for Portugal Sports, Real Valladolid, Belgium Euben, Swiss Grasshopper, Cyprus AEK Larnaca, Croatia Slevin, Thailand's Larnabas and eventually retired from Chiang Mai United, Thailand. Here is his interview on the podcast.

About Lamin Yamal

"He is only 18 years old, and it is normal for him to have some bad behavior in daily life, but he must be managed well, because if you don't discipline it early... it will be over. But I believe Barcelona will handle it well." Regarding Yamal's weight in Barcelona, he compared it with Messi: "Yamar is very good, but he is not the one who decides the game. Barcelona has many very good players, and people are talking about Pedri, which is just like if there were no Xavi and Iniesta back then, Messi would not be the Messi now. Look at him after he went to Paris Saint-Germain..."

About Messi

"Guardiola is the one who gives orders, but the one who really dominates everything is that is Messi, and we all follow him. If we go to the battlefield, Puyol and him are rushing in the front, and we follow behind." He added: "You can't touch Messi, there are many problems around this... If you are someone in his circle, you can joke about this, but if not..."

Barcelona career and departure turmoil

Jeffren played for Barcelona from 2008 to 2011, and he joined the club in his youth training stage. He had no good memories of his departure and lashed out at the time-sporting director Subisareta. "Injuries were the reason I left Barcelona, and when dealing with this, the club turned against me. It was not Guardiola who ruined my career, but Supisareta. I had a quote from Valencia at the time, and when foreign clubs came to ask me, the price was three to four million euros, but when Spanish clubs came to ask, the price became about five million. Since then I couldn't even stand seeing him. After leaving Barcelona I couldn't find any feeling anywhere, and I didn't enjoy football again until my first year in Thailand."

Relationship with Guardiola

, he Talking about Guardiola with deep affection: "Leaving the team was a common decision between Guardiola and me, and that conversation was tough, and he told me if I stayed, I wouldn't have a chance to play because they were going to sign Alexis Sanchez. Despite this, Guardiola has been very nice to me, and I met him a few years later in Qatar, when he coached Bayern, he said to me, 'You're the fastest player I've ever brought' and gave me a hug. I always remember this. We used to call Guardiola a lunatic, but I learned a lot from him. I will never forget Luis Enrique, he's like Guardiola, but my heart The attitude is more aggressive, and my never-saying way of thinking comes from him."

The leaders of the locker room

He highly praised the Barcelona superstars who shared the locker room with him: "Those big-name stars treat you very well and make you feel comfortable from the first day. The thing they did very well is that they always take good care of youth players, even from outsiders. If you ask me what a real team is, it is that when I was in poor condition due to injuries, the best things to do to me are Alves, Puyol and Xavi, and they will say to me: 'Calm down, everything is It will pass’. ”

About Puyol

About Puyol

He specifically mentioned Puyol: "He is too exaggerated. I have never met a person like him in my life: strong, smart, knowing where the road is, respecting everyone, and having gratitude that many players do not have. He is like a warrior, and I am a little afraid of him. Either you get out of it or he will crush you. The difference between a good defender and a legend is in his mind. Puyol surpasses himself, but he is very friendly. Although we no longer have connections, that kind of person will never change."