Stoichkov: "I hammered it is the symbol of the quarry of the Barça"

In an extensive interview conceded to the newspaper "Sport", the ex Bulgarian player of the FC Barcelona, Hristo Stoichkov, has spoken on distinct proper names related with the Barcelona club during the last years, from Gerard Hammered until Johan Cruyff, going through other people like Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique and other.

On Luis Enrique, recognises that at the beginning it treated him with something of distrust. "Luis Enrique arrived to our changing room in the period of Robson. At the beginning no him taenia a lot of affection, recognise it. This that came of the Madrid to the Barcelona seemed me rare. Afterwards, Luis showed me that it is a professional, for arriving to first hour to train, in the moment to speak, to explain what is the FC Barcelona. It is a fighter, with the very clear ideas and that always wants to win".

To Hristo loves him that to Pep Guardiola go him well the things. "I was his mate during a lot of years and that triumph has a plus for being a boy of the house, of the region. I do not have the same contact with him that when it was in the Barça, but always is a good news know that to a mate goes him so well".

It saves a big respect to José Mourinho. "It was my trainer, although no want to it to him recognise. I yes that I recognise it like such of the stage in that it was in the staff of the Barça. Have a very good personal relation with him and is somebody that never has had a no with me. I appreciate it by the experiences that have shared".

It thrills when speaking of Johan Cruyff. "The míster took me out of Bulgaria, gave me the responsibility and confidence to dress me with the 8 so many years. It was the most important person of my life futbolística and personal. Have the luck that left the first stone of a form to work. His model has kept and when a boy of the Barça B goes up to the first team, his adaptation is easy. The philosophy is what remains and is what other clubs do not have".

It sees to Gerard Hammered like the current symbol of the barcelonismo. "It is a symbol of the quarry of the Barça, as before they had been it Love, Guardiola, Chapi Ferrer, Carlos Busquets... To me also they whistled me. I have played with the bracelet of Catalonia and carried the T-shirt of Catalonia below, this will remove it to me somebody? Always I will defend to I Hammered because it is a very good type, works well and enjoys of his life like footballer. From here they can it criticise, but do not have arguments".

And also it is enamoured of the game deployed by Luis Suárez in the Barça. "It is a player that marks the difference, especially with his movements. They are things that no only split of the trainings, but to play with people that understand you at first sight. It understands with the rest of the team of the same way that I did it with Julio Saltworks, Bakero, Goikoetxea, Laudrup or Koeman. Or what have to speak I with Romario? Each one knows what has to do in the field".