Thank you for this. Because you know exactly how I feel about these two. I love them both dearly and I have been very, very sad about their leaving.
What Xavi said was exactly what needed to be said. People should reflect carefully on their treatment of Iker, someone who you could argue was responsible (like you say, along with Xavi) for uniting the Spanish NT and helping them achieve a WC and two European Cups. It made me feel sick all season to see his disheartened face at the Bernabeu. I am a Madrid fan but I wanted to disown my club in these instances. Iker suffered at the hands of Mou and Perez and as a byproduct, the fans. I won't forgive Mou and Perez for that.
Xavi was good friend to him, and Iker in turn, was good friend to Xavi. Iker placed his friendship with Xavi above their respective clubs and made it known publicly, something Mou was never happy with. Then the whole "mole" rumours started. If you know anything about Iker, you would know that he is a gentleman. There is no doubt in my mind that the hate towards him was unjustified.
Their friendship has meant a lot to me...it has shown me how football can unite people and really be a powerful thing. It meant a lot to me as a fan to see Xavi support Iker so openly, something even his own teammates didn't do (Ronaldo unfollowed him from Twitter, only to add him back afterwards...I'm really curious as to why that is. Real Madrid also unfollowed him immediately after the presser. Is this the thanks they give to Spain's best goalkeeper?)
Apparently when the fans were cheering him at the presser at the Bernabeu, Iker stood up to acknowledge them and Perez made him sit down (according to one of the articles I read online). I don't even count that presser as legitimate. The real one was the one where Iker is addressing the press alone, because that's how he asked for it to be. He didn't want Perez up there with him for a reason. Because he felt alone and ditched by Madrid. The second presser was a total farce...one that Perez probably begged him to do for the good of the club. And Iker said yes. Because he is a saint.
This whole thing is very sad. I love them both dearly and will miss them both. It's sad to see the players from the Spanish golden era move on. I'm glad Xavi seems happy at his new club and I hope that Iker too will be happy. They have been the very best <333
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What Xavi said was exactly what needed to be said. People should reflect carefully on their treatment of Iker, someone who you could argue was responsible (like you say, along with Xavi) for uniting the Spanish NT and helping them achieve a WC and two European Cups. It made me feel sick all season to see his disheartened face at the Bernabeu. I am a Madrid fan but I wanted to disown my club in these instances. Iker suffered at the hands of Mou and Perez and as a byproduct, the fans. I won't forgive Mou and Perez for that.
Xavi was good friend to him, and Iker in turn, was good friend to Xavi. Iker placed his friendship with Xavi above their respective clubs and made it known publicly, something Mou was never happy with. Then the whole "mole" rumours started. If you know anything about Iker, you would know that he is a gentleman. There is no doubt in my mind that the hate towards him was unjustified.
Their friendship has meant a lot to me...it has shown me how football can unite people and really be a powerful thing. It meant a lot to me as a fan to see Xavi support Iker so openly, something even his own teammates didn't do (Ronaldo unfollowed him from Twitter, only to add him back afterwards...I'm really curious as to why that is. Real Madrid also unfollowed him immediately after the presser. Is this the thanks they give to Spain's best goalkeeper?)
Apparently when the fans were cheering him at the presser at the Bernabeu, Iker stood up to acknowledge them and Perez made him sit down (according to one of the articles I read online). I don't even count that presser as legitimate. The real one was the one where Iker is addressing the press alone, because that's how he asked for it to be. He didn't want Perez up there with him for a reason. Because he felt alone and ditched by Madrid. The second presser was a total farce...one that Perez probably begged him to do for the good of the club. And Iker said yes. Because he is a saint.
This whole thing is very sad. I love them both dearly and will miss them both. It's sad to see the players from the Spanish golden era move on. I'm glad Xavi seems happy at his new club and I hope that Iker too will be happy. They have been the very best <333