HONEST PIQUE FACES BARCA’S CRISIS HEAD-ON
IT takes a certain kind of character to go out front, admit to having made a ricket of things and offer to fall on their sword.
No matter how desperate Barcelona’s era-concluding 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final was, it was impossible not to watch Gerard Pique’s post-match interview with a certain admiration.
There was no hiding, no excuses, no platitudes. ‘Structurally, the club needs changes of all kinds,’ he said. ‘We must bring in new blood to change this dynamic, and if necessary, I would be the first to leave.’
Knowing when you have reached crisis point is crucial. As is standing up and being accountable to supporters for your actions.
If only those in charge of the Scottish game as it lurches from one disaster to another would watch and learn.