Andres Iniesta prepared for face-off against ex-team Barcelona:
Andres Iniesta is anticipating taking on his previous partners when his Vissel Kobe meets Barcelona this end of the week for an inviting, saying the face-off will be “respect.”
The match on Saturday in the Japanese city of Kobe will be a gathering of sorts, with Barcelona’s present line-up confronting ex-partners Iniesta, David Villa and Sergi Samper, all now Vissel players.
It will be the first run through Iniesta has met his previous group on the pitch.
“We as a whole vibe that it is such a respect to play Barca,” Iniesta told columnists through a Japanese interpreter.
“The group, Barcelona, is unique… It will be a significant counterpart for us,” he said.
World Cup-winning Iniesta, who lifted 32 noteworthy trophies with Barcelona, marked for Kobe last May in a notable J-League bargain worth an announced $30 million every year. The 34-year-old was delegated the group’s commander in April.
The cordial is Barca’s last match in Japan before they head home, and midfielder Sergio Busquets said the opportunity to meet Iniesta on the pitch “signifies a ton” to the players.
“Presently he is in Japan and having new encounters. Yet, it doesn’t change the way that he is a significant companion still,” Busquets said.
“Presently I am giving him these caring words, however tomorrow on the pitch I won’t probably be this way. We will battle with full quality.”
The match comes after Chelsea crushed Barcelona 2-1 in their amicable in Saitama north of Tokyo prior this week in a game that saw the informal presentations of World Cup-winning French striker Antoine Griezmann and previous Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
Supervisor Ernesto Valverde said he needed to see the fresh introductions becoming acclimated to playing with the group and sought after a superior outcome for Saturday’s match.
“I’m certain you saw the game recently, in which the two of them played. I need them to play superior to that with different players,” he said.
Safeguard Gerard Pique won’t play on Saturday as insurance because of inconvenience in his left thigh, Valverde said.Andres Iniesta is anticipating taking on his previous partners when his Vissel Kobe meets Barcelona this end of the week for an inviting, saying the face-off will be “respect.”
The match on Saturday in the Japanese city of Kobe will be a gathering of sorts, with Barcelona’s present line-up confronting ex-partners Iniesta, David Villa and Sergi Samper, all now Vissel players.
It will be the first run through Iniesta has met his previous group on the pitch.
“We as a whole vibe that it is such a respect to play Barca,” Iniesta told columnists through a Japanese interpreter.
“The group, Barcelona, is unique… It will be a significant counterpart for us,” he said.
World Cup-winning Iniesta, who lifted 32 noteworthy trophies with Barcelona, marked for Kobe last May in a notable J-League bargain worth an announced $30 million every year. The 34-year-old was delegated the group’s commander in April.
The cordial is Barca’s last match in Japan before they head home, and midfielder Sergio Busquets said the opportunity to meet Iniesta on the pitch “signifies a ton” to the players.
“Presently he is in Japan and having new encounters. Yet, it doesn’t change the way that he is a significant companion still,” Busquets said.
“Presently I am giving him these caring words, however tomorrow on the pitch I won’t probably be this way. We will battle with full quality.”
The match comes after Chelsea crushed Barcelona 2-1 in their amicable in Saitama north of Tokyo prior this week in a game that saw the informal presentations of World Cup-winning French striker Antoine Griezmann and previous Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
Supervisor Ernesto Valverde said he needed to see the fresh introductions becoming acclimated to playing with the group and sought after a superior outcome for Saturday’s match.
“I’m certain you saw the game recently, in which the two of them played. I need them to play superior to that with different players,” he said.
Safeguard Gerard Pique won’t play on Saturday as insurance because of inconvenience in his left thigh, Valverde said.Andres Iniesta is anticipating taking on his previous partners when his Vissel Kobe meets Barcelona this end of the week for an inviting, saying the face-off will be “respect.”
The match on Saturday in the Japanese city of Kobe will be a gathering of sorts, with Barcelona’s present line-up confronting ex-partners Iniesta, David Villa and Sergi Samper, all now Vissel players.
It will be the first run through Iniesta has met his previous group on the pitch.
“We as a whole vibe that it is such a respect to play Barca,” Iniesta told columnists through a Japanese interpreter.
“The group, Barcelona, is unique… It will be a significant counterpart for us,” he said.
World Cup-winning Iniesta, who lifted 32 noteworthy trophies with Barcelona, marked for Kobe last May in a notable J-League bargain worth an announced $30 million every year. The 34-year-old was delegated the group’s commander in April.
The cordial is Barca’s last match in Japan before they head home, and midfielder Sergio Busquets said the opportunity to meet Iniesta on the pitch “signifies a ton” to the players.
“Presently he is in Japan and having new encounters. Yet, it doesn’t change the way that he is a significant companion still,” Busquets said.
“Presently I am giving him these caring words, however tomorrow on the pitch I won’t probably be this way. We will battle with full quality.”
The match comes after Chelsea crushed Barcelona 2-1 in their amicable in Saitama north of Tokyo prior this week in a game that saw the informal presentations of World Cup-winning French striker Antoine Griezmann and previous Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
Supervisor Ernesto Valverde said he needed to see the fresh introductions becoming acclimated to playing with the group and sought after a superior outcome for Saturday’s match.
“I’m certain you saw the game recently, in which the two of them played. I need them to play superior to that with different players,” he said.
Safeguard Gerard Pique won’t play on Saturday as insurance because of inconvenience in his left thigh, Valverde said.