ARBUCKS
16-11-2007, 12:37 PM
SPANISH youngster Gerard Pique is getting his reward
for sticking with United.
And Michael Carrick, for one, believes he has made the right decision.
The young star has forced his way in from the fringes and a spell out on loan, to
earn first-team recognition.
Sir Alex Ferguson sent the defender he lured from Barcelona back to Spain for a
temporary season-long stretch at Real Zaragoza.
They wanted to keep him and earlier this month, it was revealed that Atletico
Madrid had also attempted to prise the 20-year-old from Old Trafford. But for
Pique the future is red.
"Zaragoza tried to sign me in the summer but I knew what the answer would be,"
Pique said.
"Since the first day I arrived, Sir Alex has showed me he has a lot of confidence in
me and I'm trying to do my best to show him I can be part of this team. I can be
a United player.
Leaders
"He talks to you a lot - not only about football, but about everything in life.
"Elsewhere, there are other leaders. Rio Ferdinand talks a lot to you on the pitch
and helps you out.
"Ryan Giggs is quiet but in the dressing room the power and the experience he
has really comes out.
"It's important for players like me to be around someone like Ryan because the
confidence he has in himself can pass on to you and it helps your game."
Carrick believes Pique - and other emerging United young guns such as Danny
Simpson and Anderson - will be well served at Old Trafford.
"It wasn't that long ago I was in the same position, trying to establish myself," he
said. "I have seen these boys in training for the last year or so and I know how
much quality they have got.
"It is just a matter of being patient and making sure you show your potential
when you do get the chance.
"There is no better place to learn your trade than here. I am sure they will
improve bundles just by having the opportunity to train with some of the lads we
have here."
Meanwhile, Pique's confidence will have rocketed after he was handed his first
Champions League start against Dynamo Kiev, when he scored the opening goal.
"It was a big problem," he joked after his first strike in a Reds shirt. "I didn't know
how to celebrate the goal!"www.manchestereveiningnews.co.uk
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for sticking with United.
And Michael Carrick, for one, believes he has made the right decision.
The young star has forced his way in from the fringes and a spell out on loan, to
earn first-team recognition.
Sir Alex Ferguson sent the defender he lured from Barcelona back to Spain for a
temporary season-long stretch at Real Zaragoza.
They wanted to keep him and earlier this month, it was revealed that Atletico
Madrid had also attempted to prise the 20-year-old from Old Trafford. But for
Pique the future is red.
"Zaragoza tried to sign me in the summer but I knew what the answer would be,"
Pique said.
"Since the first day I arrived, Sir Alex has showed me he has a lot of confidence in
me and I'm trying to do my best to show him I can be part of this team. I can be
a United player.
Leaders
"He talks to you a lot - not only about football, but about everything in life.
"Elsewhere, there are other leaders. Rio Ferdinand talks a lot to you on the pitch
and helps you out.
"Ryan Giggs is quiet but in the dressing room the power and the experience he
has really comes out.
"It's important for players like me to be around someone like Ryan because the
confidence he has in himself can pass on to you and it helps your game."
Carrick believes Pique - and other emerging United young guns such as Danny
Simpson and Anderson - will be well served at Old Trafford.
"It wasn't that long ago I was in the same position, trying to establish myself," he
said. "I have seen these boys in training for the last year or so and I know how
much quality they have got.
"It is just a matter of being patient and making sure you show your potential
when you do get the chance.
"There is no better place to learn your trade than here. I am sure they will
improve bundles just by having the opportunity to train with some of the lads we
have here."
Meanwhile, Pique's confidence will have rocketed after he was handed his first
Champions League start against Dynamo Kiev, when he scored the opening goal.
"It was a big problem," he joked after his first strike in a Reds shirt. "I didn't know
how to celebrate the goal!"www.manchestereveiningnews.co.uk
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