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1 00:00:01,000 00:01:01,000 [email protected] Urang Sunda Asli [email protected] Urang Sunda Asli
2 00:00:00,560 00:00:03,000 RAKUTEN TV PRESENTS RAKUTEN TV PRESENTS
3 00:00:24,600 00:00:27,920 When they say, "Where are you from?" I say, "From where Iniesta's from." When they say, "Where are you from?" I say, "From where Iniesta's from."
4 00:00:38,120 00:00:41,680 -He was always playing. -He'd go behind that table with the ball. -He was always playing. -He'd go behind that table with the ball.
5 00:00:42,280 00:00:43,160 See how far he's come! See how far he's come!
6 00:00:47,040 00:00:48,960 Now he's in Japan somewhere? Now he's in Japan somewhere?
7 00:00:53,080 00:00:55,720 THE UNEXPECTED HERO THE UNEXPECTED HERO
8 00:00:55,800 00:01:01,040 ANDRÉS INIESTA, THE UNEXPECTED HERO ANDRÉS INIESTA, THE UNEXPECTED HERO
9 00:01:04,600 00:01:08,080 We knew that after the stint at Barcelona We knew that after the stint at Barcelona
10 00:01:08,760 00:01:11,480 we'd go somewhere else, but frankly, Japan, we'd go somewhere else, but frankly, Japan,
11 00:01:11,560 00:01:13,000 I wasn't expecting. I wasn't expecting.
12 00:01:13,720 00:01:19,400 It's sad to leave family and friends behind It's sad to leave family and friends behind
13 00:01:19,480 00:01:21,760 and being here has brought us together even more and being here has brought us together even more
14 00:01:21,840 00:01:23,640 as a couple and as a family. as a couple and as a family.
15 00:01:23,720 00:01:25,360 You get here and you're practically... You get here and you're practically...
16 00:01:25,440 00:01:26,360 ANDRÉS' WIFE ANDRÉS' WIFE
17 00:01:26,440 00:01:29,520 ...alone because you don't know anyone. ...alone because you don't know anyone.
18 00:01:29,600 00:01:32,320 That's brought us closer together That's brought us closer together
19 00:01:32,400 00:01:34,640 as partners and as a family. as partners and as a family.
20 00:01:35,920 00:01:41,120 My childhood was what it was. It made me really happy. My childhood was what it was. It made me really happy.
21 00:01:41,200 00:01:43,160 My childhood was football, My childhood was football,
22 00:01:43,240 00:01:46,840 my childhood was going to school my childhood was going to school
23 00:01:46,920 00:01:48,760 in the morning and training in the afternoon. in the morning and training in the afternoon.
24 00:01:48,840 00:01:53,280 The only thing I can say I've missed all this time The only thing I can say I've missed all this time
25 00:01:53,360 00:01:55,200 has been not having family close by. has been not having family close by.
26 00:01:55,280 00:01:58,960 The rest of it doesn't matter. The rest of it doesn't matter.
27 00:01:59,040 00:02:01,400 It's just the two of us here, It's just the two of us here,
28 00:02:01,480 00:02:06,520 with our tribe of four little ones, with our tribe of four little ones,
29 00:02:07,720 00:02:13,600 enjoying the peace, and, well, getting to know new people enjoying the peace, and, well, getting to know new people
30 00:02:13,680 00:02:14,840 and this new culture. and this new culture.
31 00:02:14,920 00:02:18,320 She's always been important to me. She's always been important to me.
32 00:02:18,400 00:02:19,560 We get along really well. We get along really well.
33 00:02:20,960 00:02:25,280 I love spending nearly all my time with her, sharing everything with her. I love spending nearly all my time with her, sharing everything with her.
34 00:02:25,360 00:02:28,920 We've built a wonderful family We've built a wonderful family
35 00:02:29,000 00:02:31,240 with the little ones, with the little ones,
36 00:02:31,320 00:02:37,040 and it's been a gift that our paths crossed. and it's been a gift that our paths crossed.
37 00:02:38,440 00:02:41,840 Thanks! A little gift! Thanks! A little gift!
38 00:02:41,920 00:02:45,200 -Why did you make them? -Thanks, a little gift! -Why did you make them? -Thanks, a little gift!
39 00:02:45,280 00:02:49,440 We're on the go all day like any other family with a lot of children. We're on the go all day like any other family with a lot of children.
40 00:02:49,520 00:02:53,000 The complexity with four little rascals at home, The complexity with four little rascals at home,
41 00:02:53,080 00:02:57,840 well, sometimes you need to get away from it a bit. well, sometimes you need to get away from it a bit.
42 00:02:58,880 00:03:01,880 Many words come to mind. Many words come to mind.
43 00:03:04,120 00:03:07,520 But if... I think that But if... I think that
44 00:03:08,160 00:03:11,280 one that sums him up really well, one that sums him up really well,
45 00:03:13,080 00:03:17,360 as a person and as a footballer, as a person and as a footballer,
46 00:03:19,320 00:03:20,840 is "immense." is "immense."
47 00:03:21,440 00:03:22,640 -"Unique." -"Class." -"Unique." -"Class."
48 00:03:22,720 00:03:24,040 -"Fantastic." -"Balance." -"Fantastic." -"Balance."
49 00:03:24,120 00:03:25,680 -"Exemplary." -"Phenomenon." -"Exemplary." -"Phenomenon."
50 00:03:25,760 00:03:27,360 -"Special." -"A legend." -"Special." -"A legend."
51 00:03:27,440 00:03:30,280 A word to sum up Andrés... A word to sum up Andrés...
52 00:03:30,360 00:03:31,560 "Andrés is Andrés." "Andrés is Andrés."
53 00:03:31,640 00:03:33,120 A wonderful person. A wonderful person.
54 00:03:33,200 00:03:36,240 -I'd say "wizard." -He's a unique player, magical. -I'd say "wizard." -He's a unique player, magical.
55 00:03:36,320 00:03:38,080 -A genuine player. -An "illusionist", right? -A genuine player. -An "illusionist", right?
56 00:03:38,160 00:03:39,160 "Team spirit." "Team spirit."
57 00:03:39,240 00:03:40,160 "God." "God."
58 00:03:40,240 00:03:41,560 In a word, I'd say "humanity." In a word, I'd say "humanity."
59 00:03:41,640 00:03:44,080 I like you as a football player, I like you as a football player,
60 00:03:44,160 00:03:45,840 but also as a human being. but also as a human being.
61 00:03:45,920 00:03:48,280 -"Honesty." -We're different. -"Honesty." -We're different.
62 00:03:48,360 00:03:51,200 He's very white and I'm very black, but we love each other to bits. He's very white and I'm very black, but we love each other to bits.
63 00:03:51,280 00:03:53,360 -"Pure talent." -"Magic." -"Pure talent." -"Magic."
64 00:03:53,440 00:03:56,200 "Special." I think Andrés is a special person, "Special." I think Andrés is a special person,
65 00:03:56,280 00:03:59,000 as a player and as a person, too. as a player and as a person, too.
66 00:03:59,080 00:04:05,280 For me he was a dancer, the best dancer with a football I've seen. For me he was a dancer, the best dancer with a football I've seen.
67 00:04:05,360 00:04:07,400 Dancing round the pitch. Dancing round the pitch.
68 00:04:07,480 00:04:10,160 It's such a pleasure to watch him play. It's such a pleasure to watch him play.
69 00:04:10,240 00:04:14,040 It has the same effect as watching somebody dance. It has the same effect as watching somebody dance.
70 00:04:14,120 00:04:17,200 With Andrés you get the feeling he's dancing with the ball. With Andrés you get the feeling he's dancing with the ball.
71 00:04:18,120 00:04:20,160 Tap dance and modern dance. Tap dance and modern dance.
72 00:04:20,880 00:04:23,400 Dancing finely and dancing hard. Dancing finely and dancing hard.
73 00:04:25,040 00:04:28,160 He and the ball were like one at all times. He and the ball were like one at all times.
74 00:04:28,240 00:04:29,880 He seemed to ski as a player. He seemed to ski as a player.
75 00:04:29,960 00:04:34,600 The way he moved was very aesthetic, and how he played with it and used it. The way he moved was very aesthetic, and how he played with it and used it.
76 00:04:39,840 00:04:42,560 He didn't touch it, he just followed it. He didn't touch it, he just followed it.
77 00:04:42,640 00:04:44,840 That feeling is unique. That feeling is unique.
78 00:04:45,280 00:04:49,400 Suddenly he'd slow down, and then do that burst you weren't expecting. Suddenly he'd slow down, and then do that burst you weren't expecting.
79 00:04:49,480 00:04:51,640 Then he'd slam the brakes on, and that's what made Then he'd slam the brakes on, and that's what made
80 00:04:51,720 00:04:54,520 it impossible to get the ball off him. it impossible to get the ball off him.
81 00:04:55,880 00:04:59,640 He's the greatest talent in Spanish football that I've ever seen. He's the greatest talent in Spanish football that I've ever seen.
82 00:04:59,720 00:05:03,400 That time-space relationship, when a player's expecting him to come That time-space relationship, when a player's expecting him to come
83 00:05:03,480 00:05:05,280 and at just the right moment he dribbles and at just the right moment he dribbles
84 00:05:05,360 00:05:08,160 where the opponent isn't covering... where the opponent isn't covering...
85 00:05:08,240 00:05:12,320 That's just wonderful, and he even waits for you until the end. That's just wonderful, and he even waits for you until the end.
86 00:05:12,400 00:05:16,000 He waits for you and says, "I'm going to get you", and then he does. He waits for you and says, "I'm going to get you", and then he does.
87 00:05:16,080 00:05:19,120 Those are the players who can make the difference Those are the players who can make the difference
88 00:05:19,200 00:05:21,000 and you say, "Watch out or he'll do his jink." and you say, "Watch out or he'll do his jink."
89 00:05:21,080 00:05:23,000 And he does it again. And he does it again.
90 00:05:23,080 00:05:25,480 It's a bit like bullfighters, It's a bit like bullfighters,
91 00:05:26,200 00:05:30,040 the way they wait till the bull's getting really close, the way they wait till the bull's getting really close,
92 00:05:30,120 00:05:33,080 the opponent's getting really close, and then take the decision. the opponent's getting really close, and then take the decision.
93 00:05:33,160 00:05:37,000 And very few have been able to do that. And very few have been able to do that.
94 00:05:37,080 00:05:40,000 For me, his great trick was not having two eyes, but four, For me, his great trick was not having two eyes, but four,
95 00:05:40,080 00:05:41,320 two in front and two behind. two in front and two behind.
96 00:05:41,400 00:05:43,520 He didn't need... He didn't need...
97 00:05:43,600 00:05:47,600 He always knew who was behind, but what side they'd come from. He always knew who was behind, but what side they'd come from.
98 00:05:47,680 00:05:51,880 He'd get out of spaces and places that were impossible. He'd get out of spaces and places that were impossible.
99 00:05:51,960 00:05:55,000 You can give him the ball any way you want. You can give him the ball any way you want.
100 00:05:55,080 00:05:59,320 He'll control it however he wants. He'll control it however he wants.
101 00:05:59,400 00:06:00,680 It was incredible. It was incredible.
102 00:06:02,040 00:06:04,600 Even Ronaldinho... the great Ronaldinho. Even Ronaldinho... the great Ronaldinho.
103 00:06:04,680 00:06:07,800 Sometimes you'd give him the ball and he'd fail. Sometimes you'd give him the ball and he'd fail.
104 00:06:08,440 00:06:11,160 But Andrés, play him any ball, But Andrés, play him any ball,
105 00:06:11,240 00:06:13,880 and the bugger will control it. and the bugger will control it.
106 00:06:13,960 00:06:16,440 I asked him, "Mate, how do you do it?" I asked him, "Mate, how do you do it?"
107 00:06:17,000 00:06:19,600 He seemed to be trapped and you'd say, "Okay, he's lost it" He seemed to be trapped and you'd say, "Okay, he's lost it"
108 00:06:19,680 00:06:21,840 and he'd get past you. and he'd get past you.
109 00:06:21,920 00:06:26,120 When he takes on two players, he's like rubber. When he takes on two players, he's like rubber.
110 00:06:26,960 00:06:31,360 He controls it, moves, two touches, and bye-bye Andrés. He controls it, moves, two touches, and bye-bye Andrés.
111 00:06:31,440 00:06:35,800 It was easy for me having Andrés there, It was easy for me having Andrés there,
112 00:06:36,520 00:06:39,000 because I knew I could pass him any ball because I knew I could pass him any ball
113 00:06:39,440 00:06:43,920 and he could move towards the goal because he'd get it, you know? and he could move towards the goal because he'd get it, you know?
114 00:06:44,000 00:06:49,520 He's the player that best understood me on the pitch He's the player that best understood me on the pitch
115 00:06:49,600 00:06:52,160 and beyond that, as a person, and beyond that, as a person,
116 00:06:52,240 00:06:55,600 I admire him hugely. He's a very laid-back person. I admire him hugely. He's a very laid-back person.
117 00:06:55,680 00:06:59,640 Just the opposite of me, but I think we complement each other well. Just the opposite of me, but I think we complement each other well.
118 00:06:59,720 00:07:02,040 We share a special feeling We share a special feeling
119 00:07:02,120 00:07:04,920 where we can connect just with a look. where we can connect just with a look.
120 00:07:05,000 00:07:10,600 We knew what we wanted from ourselves and from the other, We knew what we wanted from ourselves and from the other,
121 00:07:10,680 00:07:12,320 in this case, Andrés. in this case, Andrés.
122 00:07:12,400 00:07:16,680 You see the opposition sweating, struggling, trying to get the ball... You see the opposition sweating, struggling, trying to get the ball...
123 00:07:16,760 00:07:23,560 and he was always calm and you'd say, "Look, stop! This isn't fair." and he was always calm and you'd say, "Look, stop! This isn't fair."
124 00:07:23,640 00:07:28,720 It really seemed like you were seeing It really seemed like you were seeing
125 00:07:29,440 00:07:32,080 two players two players
126 00:07:33,000 00:07:36,480 who weren't playing the same match. who weren't playing the same match.
127 00:07:36,560 00:07:39,600 It seemed like he was playing in a different match than the others. It seemed like he was playing in a different match than the others.
128 00:07:40,000 00:07:43,440 That's his specialty. That's his specialty.
129 00:07:43,520 00:07:45,000 He was decisive, He was decisive,
130 00:07:45,080 00:07:50,800 and there's the ability he had to lose his marker in tight spaces. and there's the ability he had to lose his marker in tight spaces.
131 00:07:50,880 00:07:53,080 I used to say he was like Harry Potter with his magic wand. I used to say he was like Harry Potter with his magic wand.
132 00:07:53,160 00:07:55,840 You can do whatever you want, whenever you want. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want.
133 00:07:55,920 00:08:00,840 He did magic and different things. He did magic and different things.
134 00:08:01,360 00:08:05,960 Maybe there will never be another Iniesta. Maybe there will never be another Iniesta.
135 00:08:07,760 00:08:09,000 And leg up. And leg up.
136 00:08:09,320 00:08:12,800 One, two, three, four... One, two, three, four...
137 00:08:12,880 00:08:14,440 Hands down. Four. Hands down. Four.
138 00:08:14,520 00:08:18,000 The brain is the centre of everything, of course. The brain is the centre of everything, of course.
139 00:08:18,080 00:08:20,680 And he has organised And he has organised
140 00:08:20,760 00:08:24,760 that brain-body relationship in a special way that brain-body relationship in a special way
141 00:08:24,840 00:08:27,720 to move in whatever way he wanted. to move in whatever way he wanted.
142 00:08:31,840 00:08:34,200 He did unbelievably complex moves He did unbelievably complex moves
143 00:08:34,280 00:08:37,560 in a simple, graceful way, and that conveys harmony. in a simple, graceful way, and that conveys harmony.
144 00:08:37,640 00:08:40,640 I don't think he should ever stop playing sports I don't think he should ever stop playing sports
145 00:08:40,720 00:08:43,640 because that's his way of expressing himself. because that's his way of expressing himself.
146 00:08:43,720 00:08:45,440 Being such a... Being such a...
147 00:08:45,520 00:08:47,720 let's say a reserved person, or closed off, let's say a reserved person, or closed off,
148 00:08:47,800 00:08:50,880 his way of expressing himself is clearly football. his way of expressing himself is clearly football.
149 00:08:50,960 00:08:52,320 Yeah, easy. Yeah, easy.
150 00:08:52,640 00:08:53,760 Iniesta, easy. Iniesta, easy.
151 00:08:55,040 00:08:57,560 I often put that down to I often put that down to
152 00:08:58,000 00:09:01,320 the hours and hours he played the hours and hours he played
153 00:09:01,880 00:09:05,000 when training as a youngster when training as a youngster
154 00:09:05,480 00:09:07,520 on his famous village pitch. on his famous village pitch.
155 00:09:07,600 00:09:09,920 He was there all day playing in the street, He was there all day playing in the street,
156 00:09:10,000 00:09:12,120 and for me that's fundamental and for me that's fundamental
157 00:09:12,200 00:09:15,880 for developing that specific quality he has. for developing that specific quality he has.
158 00:09:18,160 00:09:21,640 Think about when you have to come get it. Think about when you have to come get it.
159 00:09:26,320 00:09:29,400 If you don't use it, we'll leave it here. You want to sit here? If you don't use it, we'll leave it here. You want to sit here?
160 00:09:30,920 00:09:35,480 We'll leave them here and get them later. Pao will leave it here. We'll leave them here and get them later. Pao will leave it here.
161 00:09:35,560 00:09:38,760 -I want the ball. -Will you leave it here? -I want the ball. -Will you leave it here?
162 00:09:39,240 00:09:41,560 Try not to fall in the water, okay? Try not to fall in the water, okay?
163 00:09:41,640 00:09:46,360 I'll park this here like a bike. You know? I'll park this here like a bike. You know?
164 00:09:51,200 00:09:52,360 Let's go. Let's go.
165 00:09:55,880 00:09:58,000 We'll remember to come back for it. We'll remember to come back for it.
166 00:09:58,080 00:09:59,760 Come on, Sienita, darling. Come on, Sienita, darling.
167 00:10:00,400 00:10:02,960 For the scooter. For the scooter.
168 00:10:04,680 00:10:05,560 Ready? Ready?
169 00:10:06,720 00:10:09,360 I'm at a different stage of my life. I'm at a different stage of my life.
170 00:10:09,440 00:10:15,280 Leaving Barcelona and coming here has given me Leaving Barcelona and coming here has given me
171 00:10:15,360 00:10:18,840 a lot of freedom in many ways. a lot of freedom in many ways.
172 00:10:18,920 00:10:22,200 Just sitting on a bench and watching people Just sitting on a bench and watching people
173 00:10:22,280 00:10:23,840 is something we've never been able to do, is something we've never been able to do,
174 00:10:23,920 00:10:27,000 and going for a walk with your kids and going for a walk with your kids
175 00:10:27,080 00:10:31,600 brings a lot of peace you haven't had for many years. brings a lot of peace you haven't had for many years.
176 00:10:33,880 00:10:37,560 Nutmeg! Siena nutmegged you! Nutmeg! Siena nutmegged you!
177 00:10:38,760 00:10:40,000 We have eyes, don't we? We have eyes, don't we?
178 00:10:40,680 00:10:42,440 Say sorry, at least? Say sorry, at least?
179 00:10:42,520 00:10:45,080 -Mummy! -Do you want to take off your jacket? -Mummy! -Do you want to take off your jacket?
180 00:10:50,880 00:10:55,520 Daddy, you're playing too, okay? Daddy! Daddy, you're playing too, okay? Daddy!
181 00:10:57,360 00:10:58,480 Daddy! Daddy!
182 00:10:59,000 00:11:00,960 -I didn't take it. Don't be upset. -Here. -I didn't take it. Don't be upset. -Here.
183 00:11:02,880 00:11:04,240 -It's not that one. -Here. -It's not that one. -Here.
184 00:11:08,760 00:11:11,600 -Pretty bad, but I scored three or four. -Daddy. -Pretty bad, but I scored three or four. -Daddy.
185 00:11:11,680 00:11:15,440 -Daddy, you're playing, okay? -Am I playing now? -Daddy, you're playing, okay? -Am I playing now?
186 00:11:16,080 00:11:17,000 There! There!
187 00:11:30,000 00:11:33,240 The ball almost hit you in the face again, Siena. The ball almost hit you in the face again, Siena.
188 00:11:33,320 00:11:37,000 -Close. Do you want ice cream, Siena? -Siena too. -Close. Do you want ice cream, Siena? -Siena too.
189 00:11:37,080 00:11:38,560 Chocolate or tutti-frutti? Chocolate or tutti-frutti?
190 00:11:38,880 00:11:41,320 Chocolate, like Daddy. Chocolate, like Daddy.
191 00:11:46,800 00:11:48,920 Look, Daddy's going to catch a fish. Look, Daddy's going to catch a fish.
192 00:11:51,080 00:11:52,800 Look, Daddy's going to... Look, Daddy's going to...
193 00:11:57,280 00:12:00,760 -He hasn't caught anything. -I have, look. -He hasn't caught anything. -I have, look.
194 00:12:03,720 00:12:04,560 Look! Look!
195 00:12:08,160 00:12:09,360 Hurray! Hurray!
196 00:12:10,480 00:12:11,920 Did you see that? Did you see that?
197 00:12:13,200 00:12:14,440 Look, Siena. Look, Siena.
198 00:12:19,240 00:12:20,640 -Pretty big. -Wow. -Pretty big. -Wow.
199 00:12:22,000 00:12:22,880 Thanks. Thanks.
200 00:12:25,360 00:12:26,880 Look, what a fish! Look, what a fish!
201 00:12:30,560 00:12:32,920 -Did you see it? -Daddy! -Did you see it? -Daddy!
202 00:12:35,920 00:12:38,480 Did Mummy get a shark? Did Mummy get a shark?
203 00:12:38,560 00:12:40,240 No, sharks are very heavy. No, sharks are very heavy.
204 00:12:51,320 00:12:53,240 Wait there with mummy. Wait there with mummy.
205 00:13:02,080 00:13:04,160 Three, two, one. Three, two, one.
206 00:13:04,240 00:13:06,280 Stop there, there are cars passing. Stop there, there are cars passing.
207 00:13:09,640 00:13:11,880 The summer we met, The summer we met,
208 00:13:11,960 00:13:15,120 he went on tour with Barcelona to Japan, he went on tour with Barcelona to Japan,
209 00:13:15,200 00:13:19,280 and when he got back, he said, "I've brought you something. and when he got back, he said, "I've brought you something.
210 00:13:20,120 00:13:25,320 Can I see you so I can give it to you?" Can I see you so I can give it to you?"
211 00:13:25,400 00:13:27,280 I met Anna I met Anna
212 00:13:27,880 00:13:32,440 on St. John's Eve in 2007. on St. John's Eve in 2007.
213 00:13:32,520 00:13:35,800 I'd arranged to go to MatarĂ³ with Jordi Mesalles. I'd arranged to go to MatarĂ³ with Jordi Mesalles.
214 00:13:36,400 00:13:38,760 We went and we had a drink on the beach. We went and we had a drink on the beach.
215 00:13:38,840 00:13:43,400 Then we went to the beach bar, the place where the pubs are. Then we went to the beach bar, the place where the pubs are.
216 00:13:43,480 00:13:45,600 She was working as a waitress. She was working as a waitress.
217 00:13:45,680 00:13:48,760 As soon as we went in he goes, As soon as we went in he goes,
218 00:13:48,840 00:13:50,520 "Have you seen the brunette at the bar?" "Have you seen the brunette at the bar?"
219 00:13:50,600 00:13:55,400 I was bowled over as soon as I saw her. I was bowled over as soon as I saw her.
220 00:13:55,480 00:13:59,080 I say, "Well, Andrés, we've just come in the door, I say, "Well, Andrés, we've just come in the door,
221 00:13:59,160 00:14:02,640 I've not looked around the place yet, basically." I've not looked around the place yet, basically."
222 00:14:02,720 00:14:04,000 He was there a while, He was there a while,
223 00:14:04,080 00:14:08,960 patiently waiting for his chance. patiently waiting for his chance.
224 00:14:09,040 00:14:11,320 You have to be pretty patient. You have to be pretty patient.
225 00:14:11,400 00:14:14,920 The next day he says, "I have to get that girl's number." The next day he says, "I have to get that girl's number."
226 00:14:15,000 00:14:16,200 He was a bit of a drag. He was a bit of a drag.
227 00:14:16,280 00:14:19,240 Andrés is someone, when he gets an idea in his head, Andrés is someone, when he gets an idea in his head,
228 00:14:19,560 00:14:20,760 he gets there in the end. he gets there in the end.
229 00:14:20,840 00:14:23,840 After a while he says, "I've got it." After a while he says, "I've got it."
230 00:14:24,320 00:14:26,400 I say, "I don't even want to know how." I say, "I don't even want to know how."
231 00:14:26,480 00:14:29,200 He called me every day to bother me with it He called me every day to bother me with it
232 00:14:29,280 00:14:30,520 and I couldn't get rid of him. and I couldn't get rid of him.
233 00:14:30,600 00:14:32,600 He had me an hour and a half on the phone He had me an hour and a half on the phone
234 00:14:32,680 00:14:34,680 wondering if he sent her a message wondering if he sent her a message
235 00:14:34,760 00:14:38,960 if I thought she'd respond to it. if I thought she'd respond to it.
236 00:14:39,040 00:14:40,520 He didn't know how to act. He didn't know how to act.
237 00:14:40,600 00:14:43,480 Andrés did lots of little things for Anna, Andrés did lots of little things for Anna,
238 00:14:43,560 00:14:46,160 and one day they got together, kind of by surprise, and one day they got together, kind of by surprise,
239 00:14:46,240 00:14:51,600 when Andrés got back from a tour in Asia with Barcelona. when Andrés got back from a tour in Asia with Barcelona.
240 00:14:51,680 00:14:55,520 Here in Japan, at all the airports, Here in Japan, at all the airports,
241 00:14:55,600 00:15:01,440 the company or brand you see the most is ANA. the company or brand you see the most is ANA.
242 00:15:01,520 00:15:03,600 It reminded me of her a lot. It reminded me of her a lot.
243 00:15:03,680 00:15:08,040 We met at a petrol station near MatarĂ³, where I lived, We met at a petrol station near MatarĂ³, where I lived,
244 00:15:08,120 00:15:11,240 and I remember he was stuck in traffic for two hours. and I remember he was stuck in traffic for two hours.
245 00:15:11,760 00:15:13,880 I was stuck on the bypass for an hour or so, I was stuck on the bypass for an hour or so,
246 00:15:13,960 00:15:16,400 sending messages to say, "Wait, I'm on my way." sending messages to say, "Wait, I'm on my way."
247 00:15:16,480 00:15:23,160 We spent a short time together and I gave her the gift... We spent a short time together and I gave her the gift...
248 00:15:23,240 00:15:25,880 He gave me a little gift, an aeroplane called ANA. He gave me a little gift, an aeroplane called ANA.
249 00:15:25,960 00:15:31,840 It was the kind of gift you give when you're in love. It was the kind of gift you give when you're in love.
250 00:15:31,920 00:15:35,240 When I got that gift and read the letter, When I got that gift and read the letter,
251 00:15:35,960 00:15:38,920 I can say I fell in love at that moment. I can say I fell in love at that moment.
252 00:15:39,600 00:15:42,040 I said to my sister, "Marta, I think I'm in love." I said to my sister, "Marta, I think I'm in love."
253 00:15:42,120 00:15:47,800 I fell in love with her at first sight and she fell in love gradually. I fell in love with her at first sight and she fell in love gradually.
254 00:15:59,480 00:16:02,000 The same night he met his wife, The same night he met his wife,
255 00:16:02,600 00:16:05,280 he met me a few hours before and I know he met me a few hours before and I know
256 00:16:06,160 00:16:08,440 that's a special moment for him. that's a special moment for him.
257 00:16:16,840 00:16:17,800 Careful. Careful.
258 00:16:20,400 00:16:26,440 -Oh no, what a shot. -Come here, you... -Oh no, what a shot. -Come here, you...
259 00:16:29,160 00:16:33,160 -We'll tell your brother off. -Put your trainers on, young man. -We'll tell your brother off. -Put your trainers on, young man.
260 00:16:33,520 00:16:36,560 -Naughty! -Who's naughty? -Naughty! -Who's naughty?
261 00:16:37,280 00:16:39,920 -Pao. -Why? What did he do? -Pao. -Why? What did he do?
262 00:16:40,000 00:16:44,920 Because Pao hit me with the ball, hard. Because Pao hit me with the ball, hard.
263 00:16:45,000 00:16:46,720 Hard? But he didn't mean to. Hard? But he didn't mean to.
264 00:16:46,800 00:16:48,040 Poor thing. Poor thing.
265 00:16:49,960 00:16:51,000 Did he say sorry? Did he say sorry?
266 00:16:52,960 00:16:54,120 -No? -No. -No? -No.
267 00:16:54,200 00:16:57,240 Oh dear. Have you said sorry to your sister? Oh dear. Have you said sorry to your sister?
268 00:16:58,120 00:16:59,840 For the rocket shot. For the rocket shot.
269 00:17:00,280 00:17:01,640 Sorry. Sorry.
270 00:17:01,720 00:17:04,240 See what he said? "Sorry." See what he said? "Sorry."
271 00:17:04,680 00:17:06,040 Oh, a back rub! Oh, a back rub!
272 00:17:09,760 00:17:12,520 -What'd he do to you? -A back rub. -What'd he do to you? -A back rub.
273 00:17:12,600 00:17:15,120 -Did you get a back rub? -Yes. -Did you get a back rub? -Yes.
274 00:17:15,200 00:17:18,040 THE ANNOUNCEMENT APRIL 9, 2018 THE ANNOUNCEMENT APRIL 9, 2018
275 00:17:18,120 00:17:21,160 I remember we were playing Ludo with some friends I remember we were playing Ludo with some friends
276 00:17:21,240 00:17:24,200 and he sent me a message saying and he sent me a message saying
277 00:17:24,280 00:17:28,280 I should go to his room, he had to talk to me. I should go to his room, he had to talk to me.
278 00:17:28,360 00:17:31,520 He wrote to me, too, saying, "Can you come to my room a minute?" He wrote to me, too, saying, "Can you come to my room a minute?"
279 00:17:31,600 00:17:33,200 You put yourself in his shoes and you think, You put yourself in his shoes and you think,
280 00:17:33,280 00:17:36,360 "Gosh, what must he be thinking and feeling right now?" "Gosh, what must he be thinking and feeling right now?"
281 00:17:36,440 00:17:40,600 He comes to Leo and me He comes to Leo and me
282 00:17:41,080 00:17:43,480 to tell us his decision. to tell us his decision.
283 00:17:43,560 00:17:48,000 Andrés was waiting in his room and he made us sit down Andrés was waiting in his room and he made us sit down
284 00:17:48,080 00:17:52,320 and told us he'd decided to leave. and told us he'd decided to leave.
285 00:17:52,400 00:17:58,000 This press conference is to announce publicly... This press conference is to announce publicly...
286 00:18:02,880 00:18:05,000 my decision... my decision...
287 00:18:07,600 00:18:10,440 that this will be my last season. that this will be my last season.
288 00:18:14,880 00:18:18,000 I never thought he'd leave Barcelona I never thought he'd leave Barcelona
289 00:18:18,800 00:18:22,120 and it's something I always said to him and it's something I always said to him
290 00:18:23,080 00:18:26,440 and he's thrown back at me, saying, "You didn't trust me, and he's thrown back at me, saying, "You didn't trust me,
291 00:18:26,520 00:18:28,360 you said I'd always stay, didn't you?" you said I'd always stay, didn't you?"
292 00:18:32,320 00:18:33,640 Complicated. Complicated.
293 00:18:37,640 00:18:43,520 To my teammates and all those I've been with on a daily basis To my teammates and all those I've been with on a daily basis
294 00:18:44,800 00:18:48,600 over all these years, this season, over all these years, this season,
295 00:18:50,760 00:18:55,960 they're the ones who've made me get better each day. they're the ones who've made me get better each day.
296 00:18:56,040 00:18:58,680 It's not that you can't imagine Barça without Andrés. It's not that you can't imagine Barça without Andrés.
297 00:18:58,760 00:19:02,440 I can't imagine daily life without my friend. I can't imagine daily life without my friend.
298 00:19:02,520 00:19:06,240 We started missing Andrés from that moment, We started missing Andrés from that moment,
299 00:19:06,800 00:19:11,800 but we still had a few weeks left with him. but we still had a few weeks left with him.
300 00:19:12,240 00:19:14,480 Of course, they become even more special. Of course, they become even more special.
301 00:19:14,560 00:19:18,080 The fact that the year before Xavi left, The fact that the year before Xavi left,
302 00:19:18,160 00:19:21,240 and this year, Andrés, and little by little, everyone, and this year, Andrés, and little by little, everyone,
303 00:19:21,320 00:19:24,120 and there were fewer and fewer of us left and there were fewer and fewer of us left
304 00:19:24,200 00:19:29,880 from this wonderful and important period for us and for the club, from this wonderful and important period for us and for the club,
305 00:19:29,960 00:19:33,440 and seeing that the time was approaching for all of us... and seeing that the time was approaching for all of us...
306 00:19:33,880 00:19:40,440 I couldn't stay at a place where I felt I couldn't give everything I had to give. I couldn't stay at a place where I felt I couldn't give everything I had to give.
307 00:19:40,520 00:19:43,320 The people in the club The people in the club
308 00:19:43,400 00:19:48,920 never imagined I could decide to leave. never imagined I could decide to leave.
309 00:19:49,960 00:19:53,040 It's like everything, It's like everything,
310 00:19:55,360 00:19:59,720 in relationships, if you don't discuss things at the right time in relationships, if you don't discuss things at the right time
311 00:20:00,120 00:20:03,480 there comes a time when there's no way back. there comes a time when there's no way back.
312 00:20:04,240 00:20:05,360 It's very simple. It's very simple.
313 00:20:05,440 00:20:09,800 His wish, above all, is to leave well at a time His wish, above all, is to leave well at a time
314 00:20:09,880 00:20:13,240 when he's an active member of the first team, when he's an active member of the first team,
315 00:20:13,320 00:20:16,440 contributing to the game, and when thinks, contributing to the game, and when thinks,
316 00:20:16,520 00:20:20,760 "I'm leaving with my head held high, when the team's winning." "I'm leaving with my head held high, when the team's winning."
317 00:20:20,840 00:20:24,200 Since he's strict with himself, Since he's strict with himself,
318 00:20:24,280 00:20:27,120 and always wants to give 100%, and always wants to give 100%,
319 00:20:27,200 00:20:31,440 he was gradually noticing he couldn't give 100%. That was it. he was gradually noticing he couldn't give 100%. That was it.
320 00:20:31,520 00:20:32,920 I think it was for the best. I think it was for the best.
321 00:20:33,360 00:20:36,920 It's the last big day, the last title, let's say, It's the last big day, the last title, let's say,
322 00:20:37,000 00:20:39,080 -for Andrés Iniesta. -A piece of the soul -for Andrés Iniesta. -A piece of the soul
323 00:20:39,160 00:20:40,560 of Barça is leaving, of Barça is leaving,
324 00:20:40,640 00:20:43,440 part of the shield, part of its history. part of the shield, part of its history.
325 00:20:43,520 00:20:45,440 This is a Barcelona legend. This is a Barcelona legend.
326 00:20:45,520 00:20:49,960 Andrés' last big game with Barcelona had to be a good one. Andrés' last big game with Barcelona had to be a good one.
327 00:20:50,040 00:20:53,400 He could make it his game, like he imagined it. He could make it his game, like he imagined it.
328 00:20:53,480 00:20:56,200 I don't think he could have done better. I don't think he could have done better.
329 00:20:56,280 00:20:59,320 SuĂ¡rez to Iniesta, in the defensive zone, looks to shoot, one-two with Messi, SuĂ¡rez to Iniesta, in the defensive zone, looks to shoot, one-two with Messi,
330 00:20:59,400 00:21:01,160 Messi in the zone, finds Iniesta... Messi in the zone, finds Iniesta...
331 00:21:01,240 00:21:04,800 Unmarked, the captain sees his chance, shoots and it's there! Unmarked, the captain sees his chance, shoots and it's there!
332 00:21:06,360 00:21:11,600 Iniesta! Iniesta! Iniesta! Iniesta! Iniesta! Iniesta!
333 00:21:11,680 00:21:14,960 We can join in the Barcelona fans' song, We can join in the Barcelona fans' song,
334 00:21:15,040 00:21:19,720 which is the song of all football fans, which is the song of all football fans,
335 00:21:19,800 00:21:22,680 about the universal Manchegan. about the universal Manchegan.
336 00:21:22,760 00:21:26,120 It still gives me goose pimples to hear it. It still gives me goose pimples to hear it.
337 00:21:29,800 00:21:32,440 I felt like I was flying, I felt like I was flying,
338 00:21:34,400 00:21:36,160 gliding round the pitch, gliding round the pitch,
339 00:21:36,240 00:21:38,560 that it all went my way from the whistle. that it all went my way from the whistle.
340 00:21:39,560 00:21:41,160 A grand finale. A grand finale.
341 00:21:42,240 00:21:49,040 Even now, when I play that farewell moment, Even now, when I play that farewell moment,
342 00:21:49,120 00:21:53,960 when I get subbed off, when I get subbed off,
343 00:21:56,560 00:22:00,120 I'd be lying if I said I haven't shed a few tears I'd be lying if I said I haven't shed a few tears
344 00:22:00,200 00:22:01,960 over that moment, over that moment,
345 00:22:02,520 00:22:04,200 with the whole crowd with the whole crowd
346 00:22:04,280 00:22:07,200 singing your name, with all the Sevilla fans singing your name, with all the Sevilla fans
347 00:22:07,760 00:22:10,120 mostly standing up and clapping. mostly standing up and clapping.
348 00:22:15,000 00:22:19,520 This is not the sound of the Wanda, it's the sound of the world of football. This is not the sound of the Wanda, it's the sound of the world of football.
349 00:22:19,600 00:22:21,960 Winning that title, winning La Liga... Winning that title, winning La Liga...
350 00:22:23,120 00:22:25,280 I think that's a priceless way I think that's a priceless way
351 00:22:25,360 00:22:30,200 to leave the club where you've spent your life. to leave the club where you've spent your life.
352 00:22:31,200 00:22:33,480 He decides to leave Barça in his own way. He decides to leave Barça in his own way.
353 00:22:33,560 00:22:36,040 First he leaves Barcelona and then we'll see where next. First he leaves Barcelona and then we'll see where next.
354 00:22:36,120 00:22:40,440 When he leaves, Andrés' wish is to not play against Barça. When he leaves, Andrés' wish is to not play against Barça.
355 00:22:41,360 00:22:44,600 That suggests a move far away. That suggests a move far away.
356 00:22:44,680 00:22:47,960 So, "Andrés, this decision means you're leaving Europe, right?" So, "Andrés, this decision means you're leaving Europe, right?"
357 00:22:48,040 00:22:51,920 Hence not the big leagues, or the well-known leagues Hence not the big leagues, or the well-known leagues
358 00:22:52,520 00:22:54,320 and that means and that means
359 00:22:56,400 00:22:58,120 either the USA or Asia. either the USA or Asia.
360 00:22:58,200 00:23:01,840 In fact, it looked like China, until Mikitani appeared. In fact, it looked like China, until Mikitani appeared.
361 00:23:01,920 00:23:07,360 Mikitani San is the founder and chairman of Rakuten, Mikitani San is the founder and chairman of Rakuten,
362 00:23:07,440 00:23:10,320 which is the main sponsor of Barcelona FC which is the main sponsor of Barcelona FC
363 00:23:10,400 00:23:12,560 and is the owner of Vissel Kobe. and is the owner of Vissel Kobe.
364 00:23:13,400 00:23:17,520 And he's a sports lover in general And he's a sports lover in general
365 00:23:17,600 00:23:20,280 and a fan of Andrés as well, and a fan of Andrés as well,
366 00:23:20,360 00:23:22,920 and I think he sees in Andrés and I think he sees in Andrés
367 00:23:23,000 00:23:26,520 a driving force for future sports projects. a driving force for future sports projects.
368 00:23:26,600 00:23:28,080 Mickey was one of few people Mickey was one of few people
369 00:23:28,160 00:23:30,160 who could have convinced him to go to Japan. who could have convinced him to go to Japan.
370 00:23:30,240 00:23:36,160 He went to his house, explained and sold him the project, He went to his house, explained and sold him the project,
371 00:23:36,240 00:23:40,560 which wasn't just playing football, but him as a brand... which wasn't just playing football, but him as a brand...
372 00:23:40,640 00:23:42,840 We needed to have a meeting We needed to have a meeting
373 00:23:42,920 00:23:46,320 with Andrés as soon as possible. with Andrés as soon as possible.
374 00:23:46,400 00:23:48,880 So I said, "I'm going to Barcelona tomorrow." So I said, "I'm going to Barcelona tomorrow."
375 00:23:49,440 00:23:51,320 So I flew over. So I flew over.
376 00:23:51,760 00:23:53,160 And then the next day And then the next day
377 00:23:53,240 00:23:59,000 I had a very good meeting with Andrés and his team. I had a very good meeting with Andrés and his team.
378 00:23:59,080 00:24:01,120 A colleague at work A colleague at work
379 00:24:01,200 00:24:05,360 prepared a video to really describe what Andrés was all about. prepared a video to really describe what Andrés was all about.
380 00:24:05,440 00:24:08,480 I think it impacted him and excited him. I think it impacted him and excited him.
381 00:24:08,560 00:24:10,960 It was one of the decisive factors. It was one of the decisive factors.
382 00:24:11,280 00:24:16,920 What he wants, what he sees going forward, What he wants, what he sees going forward,
383 00:24:17,000 00:24:20,880 is to grow the club and raise its level, is to grow the club and raise its level,
384 00:24:20,960 00:24:24,480 and all the goals he might have... and all the goals he might have...
385 00:24:25,360 00:24:30,000 For me it would be a dream, For me it would be a dream,
386 00:24:30,080 00:24:33,000 it would be ideal to be part it would be ideal to be part
387 00:24:33,080 00:24:36,600 of such an exciting project of such an exciting project
388 00:24:36,680 00:24:39,640 together with him and grow the club. together with him and grow the club.
389 00:24:39,720 00:24:41,280 They instilled in me They instilled in me
390 00:24:41,360 00:24:44,400 so many positive things and such a desire so many positive things and such a desire
391 00:24:44,480 00:24:50,520 to be part of the project that in the end I was convinced. to be part of the project that in the end I was convinced.
392 00:24:50,600 00:24:53,280 His thinking is very different His thinking is very different
393 00:24:53,360 00:24:56,240 from the way Japanese culture is, from the way Japanese culture is,
394 00:24:56,320 00:24:58,200 and how Japanese players think. and how Japanese players think.
395 00:24:58,760 00:25:01,680 And so this is very important, And so this is very important,
396 00:25:01,760 00:25:03,960 and Andrés is going to be... and Andrés is going to be...
397 00:25:05,080 00:25:07,480 you know, keeping making an impact. you know, keeping making an impact.
398 00:25:08,160 00:25:11,640 Not only for JD, but the entire football community. Not only for JD, but the entire football community.
399 00:25:11,720 00:25:14,480 Or maybe society in general in Japan. Or maybe society in general in Japan.
400 00:25:14,560 00:25:17,000 This step I'm taking now This step I'm taking now
401 00:25:17,080 00:25:22,880 is as big a step as I took from Albacete to Barcelona. is as big a step as I took from Albacete to Barcelona.
402 00:25:22,960 00:25:25,080 -Cheers! -Cheers! -Cheers! -Cheers!
403 00:25:25,160 00:25:26,520 Congratulations. Congratulations.
404 00:25:27,480 00:25:28,960 -Congratulations. -Thank you. -Congratulations. -Thank you.
405 00:25:43,760 00:25:48,280 We spent weeks at the hospital We spent weeks at the hospital
406 00:25:48,360 00:25:51,160 trying everything we could trying everything we could
407 00:25:51,240 00:25:53,320 so that things would turn out well, so that things would turn out well,
408 00:25:53,400 00:25:58,960 but in the end, after seven months, we lost him. but in the end, after seven months, we lost him.
409 00:25:59,040 00:26:01,400 No-one is ready for something like that. No-one is ready for something like that.
410 00:26:01,480 00:26:04,080 When he was bad, I was beside him. When he was bad, I was beside him.
411 00:26:04,160 00:26:05,920 When I was worse, he was beside me. When I was worse, he was beside me.
412 00:26:06,000 00:26:08,280 I will always remember the image I will always remember the image
413 00:26:09,240 00:26:13,480 of the moment in which, as a parent, of the moment in which, as a parent,
414 00:26:13,560 00:26:16,200 one of the parents has to announce one of the parents has to announce
415 00:26:16,280 00:26:20,000 that the child you're expecting that the child you're expecting
416 00:26:20,080 00:26:22,320 well has died. well has died.
417 00:26:22,400 00:26:28,760 And she bore the brunt of it, of the whole process, And she bore the brunt of it, of the whole process,
418 00:26:29,280 00:26:33,440 and all the tense hours we went through. and all the tense hours we went through.
419 00:26:33,800 00:26:37,440 In those tough times we had to endure, In those tough times we had to endure,
420 00:26:39,880 00:26:43,760 Andrés, despite being with me and talking a lot, Andrés, despite being with me and talking a lot,
421 00:26:43,840 00:26:45,240 decided to write me decided to write me
422 00:26:45,920 00:26:49,600 that lovely, emotional letter that lovely, emotional letter
423 00:26:50,080 00:26:52,400 which I try to remember every day. which I try to remember every day.
424 00:26:59,080 00:27:01,000 We live in the same block, We live in the same block,
425 00:27:01,080 00:27:03,920 we see each other daily, especially the kids. we see each other daily, especially the kids.
426 00:27:04,000 00:27:08,120 The kids see each other every day at school, The kids see each other every day at school,
427 00:27:08,560 00:27:12,440 they get together at Andrés' house, sometimes my house, they get together at Andrés' house, sometimes my house,
428 00:27:12,520 00:27:16,720 above all Valeria and Olaya and Paolo Andrea and Luca, above all Valeria and Olaya and Paolo Andrea and Luca,
429 00:27:16,800 00:27:19,000 since they have a lot in common since they have a lot in common
430 00:27:19,080 00:27:20,760 because of their age, because of their age,
431 00:27:20,840 00:27:23,880 and they're together almost every day. and they're together almost every day.
432 00:27:23,960 00:27:26,920 My kids are having a childhood quite unlike before. My kids are having a childhood quite unlike before.
433 00:27:27,000 00:27:30,600 It's a childhood way beyond the one I had in my village, right? It's a childhood way beyond the one I had in my village, right?
434 00:27:30,680 00:27:33,520 I didn't need my Dad to go outside and play. I didn't need my Dad to go outside and play.
435 00:27:36,240 00:27:40,320 My son won't grow up the way I did. My son won't grow up the way I did.
436 00:27:40,400 00:27:44,600 Distances aside, I'll try to ensure that the important things Distances aside, I'll try to ensure that the important things
437 00:27:44,680 00:27:47,680 that were instilled in me, passed on to me, that were instilled in me, passed on to me,
438 00:27:47,760 00:27:51,400 I shall try to instill in them. I shall try to instill in them.
439 00:27:53,280 00:27:55,280 Goal by Iniesta! Goal by Iniesta!
440 00:28:02,960 00:28:09,000 SECOND LEG - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIFINALS MAY 5, 2009 SECOND LEG - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIFINALS MAY 5, 2009
441 00:28:10,080 00:28:12,280 Barcelona arrived at Stamford Bridge worried. Barcelona arrived at Stamford Bridge worried.
442 00:28:12,360 00:28:15,600 Worried after a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou. Worried after a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou.
443 00:28:15,680 00:28:17,440 It was a very rough match. It was a very rough match.
444 00:28:17,520 00:28:20,280 That match was tough. That match was tough.
445 00:28:20,360 00:28:21,480 Very tough, very physical. Very tough, very physical.
446 00:28:21,560 00:28:23,760 Bad, bad. It started badly. Bad, bad. It started badly.
447 00:28:23,840 00:28:25,800 We didn't get a shot on goal in 90 minutes. We didn't get a shot on goal in 90 minutes.
448 00:28:25,880 00:28:27,440 Blimey. Blimey.
449 00:28:27,520 00:28:28,840 Destiny took us to the final. Destiny took us to the final.
450 00:28:28,920 00:28:31,920 Essien scored a belter with his left, Essien scored a belter with his left,
451 00:28:32,000 00:28:36,920 which kind of summed up the game. which kind of summed up the game.
452 00:28:37,000 00:28:40,120 My feeling in the last 20 minutes was, My feeling in the last 20 minutes was,
453 00:28:40,200 00:28:43,400 "They're going to go two up." "They're going to go two up."
454 00:28:44,080 00:28:45,520 The feeling really was The feeling really was
455 00:28:45,600 00:28:48,120 "They're going to get a second", two or three, "They're going to get a second", two or three,
456 00:28:48,680 00:28:52,560 plus a penalty or two the ref could have given, let's be honest. plus a penalty or two the ref could have given, let's be honest.
457 00:28:53,000 00:28:55,920 Above all, the feeling. We were a man down. Above all, the feeling. We were a man down.
458 00:28:56,000 00:28:59,520 It upset me, but surely more so my teammates, It upset me, but surely more so my teammates,
459 00:28:59,600 00:29:02,280 who had to play this tough game with ten men. who had to play this tough game with ten men.
460 00:29:02,360 00:29:07,000 The feeling is the game's ending, The feeling is the game's ending,
461 00:29:07,080 00:29:09,440 there's not much time left, there's not much time left,
462 00:29:09,520 00:29:14,840 and it pushes you, and your body pushes you to go for it. and it pushes you, and your body pushes you to go for it.
463 00:29:14,920 00:29:16,920 I was booked. I was booked.
464 00:29:17,000 00:29:19,200 I remember being in the stand I remember being in the stand
465 00:29:19,280 00:29:23,080 with Manel Estiarte and feeling dreadful, with Manel Estiarte and feeling dreadful,
466 00:29:23,160 00:29:26,120 like most Barcelona fans. like most Barcelona fans.
467 00:29:26,200 00:29:28,480 But with the confidence that we'd get a chance But with the confidence that we'd get a chance
468 00:29:28,560 00:29:32,520 and that we'd score, because I kept saying to Manel, and that we'd score, because I kept saying to Manel,
469 00:29:32,600 00:29:34,800 "We'll get a chance and we must take it." "We'll get a chance and we must take it."
470 00:29:34,880 00:29:37,200 I don't know if it was the 92nd minute, I don't know if it was the 92nd minute,
471 00:29:37,280 00:29:39,520 but that's when Iniesta came up with a blinder. but that's when Iniesta came up with a blinder.
472 00:29:39,600 00:29:41,440 The cross from Dani Alves. The cross from Dani Alves.
473 00:29:41,520 00:29:44,040 It was the only shot on goal we took. It was the only shot on goal we took.
474 00:29:44,120 00:29:45,120 Eto'o controls it. Eto'o controls it.
475 00:29:45,200 00:29:49,400 Then I think, "I'm in control, I'll play off Andrés and shoot." Then I think, "I'm in control, I'll play off Andrés and shoot."
476 00:29:52,320 00:29:57,960 I wanted to have control, but when I lost the ball... I wanted to have control, but when I lost the ball...
477 00:29:58,040 00:30:00,520 Essien lost it, the ball runs to Messi. Essien lost it, the ball runs to Messi.
478 00:30:00,600 00:30:04,520 The ball comes to me and I'm about to lose it, practically... The ball comes to me and I'm about to lose it, practically...
479 00:30:04,600 00:30:06,680 Of course, he looks for the shot, Of course, he looks for the shot,
480 00:30:06,760 00:30:09,160 but he gets closed down, closing the space. but he gets closed down, closing the space.
481 00:30:09,240 00:30:14,240 -Falling over... -The ball comes to me sideways. -Falling over... -The ball comes to me sideways.
482 00:30:14,320 00:30:15,680 You realise it's the last shot. You realise it's the last shot.
483 00:30:15,760 00:30:19,960 It's very hard when the ball comes to you with opposite spin. It's very hard when the ball comes to you with opposite spin.
484 00:30:20,040 00:30:22,760 It's part of the Iniesta arsenal. It's part of the Iniesta arsenal.
485 00:30:22,840 00:30:24,080 At the right moment, At the right moment,
486 00:30:24,160 00:30:27,640 he pulls off moves no-one was expecting, he pulls off moves no-one was expecting,
487 00:30:27,720 00:30:30,160 but that were totally game-changing. but that were totally game-changing.
488 00:30:30,240 00:30:33,520 Eto'o traps the ball, Essien goes for it and misses, Eto'o traps the ball, Essien goes for it and misses,
489 00:30:33,600 00:30:34,800 Messi sends it to Iniesta. Messi sends it to Iniesta.
490 00:30:34,880 00:30:36,720 Iniesta shoots... Goal! Iniesta shoots... Goal!
491 00:30:39,560 00:30:43,240 He pulls off a wonderful goal that slips through by this much. He pulls off a wonderful goal that slips through by this much.
492 00:30:43,320 00:30:45,520 Andrés saved us all. Andrés saved us all.
493 00:30:45,600 00:30:49,400 The thing with karma is it always leaves the good things to the good guys. The thing with karma is it always leaves the good things to the good guys.
494 00:30:49,880 00:30:52,400 Andrés pulled off that shot Andrés pulled off that shot
495 00:30:52,960 00:30:55,480 and it was a turning point for all of us. and it was a turning point for all of us.
496 00:30:55,560 00:30:58,960 Just at the right time, Andrés Iniesta shone. Just at the right time, Andrés Iniesta shone.
497 00:31:03,520 00:31:04,920 It was very quick. It was very quick.
498 00:31:05,000 00:31:07,040 I was upset that Pinto got past me. I was upset that Pinto got past me.
499 00:31:14,080 00:31:15,880 I know we all ran to the corner, I know we all ran to the corner,
500 00:31:15,960 00:31:17,480 and we hugged, and we hugged,
501 00:31:17,560 00:31:19,640 the whole team fell in a pile in the corner the whole team fell in a pile in the corner
502 00:31:19,720 00:31:21,640 celebrating with the fans, with Andrés. celebrating with the fans, with Andrés.
503 00:31:21,720 00:31:25,760 I spent a week watching all that. I spent a week watching all that.
504 00:31:25,840 00:31:28,840 Gives it away to Messi, Messi to Iniesta, Iniesta shoots... goal! Gives it away to Messi, Messi to Iniesta, Iniesta shoots... goal!
505 00:31:32,040 00:31:35,480 It's bloody magic! It's bloody magic!
506 00:31:35,840 00:31:38,880 Goal for Barça! Iniesta scores! Goal for Barça! Iniesta scores!
507 00:31:38,960 00:31:43,400 That goal made Andrés the player he was, That goal made Andrés the player he was,
508 00:31:43,480 00:31:47,200 that everyone could see for the talent he had that everyone could see for the talent he had
509 00:31:47,280 00:31:48,920 and what he did on the pitch. and what he did on the pitch.
510 00:31:49,000 00:31:52,520 I am sure that Petr ÄŒech will never forget that. I am sure that Petr ÄŒech will never forget that.
511 00:31:52,600 00:31:55,120 Iniesta shot, I dived, Iniesta shot, I dived,
512 00:31:55,200 00:31:58,240 but my hand missed the ball by 18 mm. but my hand missed the ball by 18 mm.
513 00:32:00,560 00:32:04,320 When I saw the ball go to him When I saw the ball go to him
514 00:32:04,400 00:32:07,040 I thought he was going to control it. I thought he was going to control it.
515 00:32:07,120 00:32:09,280 And when I saw the shot And when I saw the shot
516 00:32:09,360 00:32:13,360 I knew straight away it was going to be hard to stop. I knew straight away it was going to be hard to stop.
517 00:32:13,440 00:32:16,280 And when I saw the trajectory of the ball, And when I saw the trajectory of the ball,
518 00:32:17,400 00:32:21,920 I knew it was well-struck, very hard, I knew it was well-struck, very hard,
519 00:32:22,000 00:32:23,920 and at the time I thought and at the time I thought
520 00:32:24,000 00:32:28,880 it would hit the bar and go high, but it went in. it would hit the bar and go high, but it went in.
521 00:32:28,960 00:32:34,160 Now, whenever there's a match between Barcelona and Chelsea, Now, whenever there's a match between Barcelona and Chelsea,
522 00:32:34,240 00:32:38,800 they always show that goal on TV as a reminder. they always show that goal on TV as a reminder.
523 00:32:39,880 00:32:42,400 So I only watched it two or three times, So I only watched it two or three times,
524 00:32:42,480 00:32:48,680 and every time I see it I'm sad, just like I was in 2009. and every time I see it I'm sad, just like I was in 2009.
525 00:32:56,200 00:32:59,960 Well, the study began in a hospital corridor. Well, the study began in a hospital corridor.
526 00:33:00,680 00:33:03,360 A colleague came to me saying, A colleague came to me saying,
527 00:33:03,440 00:33:06,640 "My son is asking if what this sticker says is true." "My son is asking if what this sticker says is true."
528 00:33:06,720 00:33:09,240 He showed me and the sticker said: He showed me and the sticker said:
529 00:33:09,320 00:33:11,840 "Nine months after Barça's glorious May, "Nine months after Barça's glorious May,
530 00:33:11,920 00:33:14,680 the birth rate in Barcelona jumped by 50%. the birth rate in Barcelona jumped by 50%.
531 00:33:14,760 00:33:15,600 According to Guardiola, According to Guardiola,
532 00:33:15,680 00:33:18,240 it's because of Iniesta's goal against Chelsea." it's because of Iniesta's goal against Chelsea."
533 00:33:18,320 00:33:22,640 So, we looked at births. 11,000 births over five years. So, we looked at births. 11,000 births over five years.
534 00:33:22,720 00:33:26,960 We noticed it was stable, We noticed it was stable,
535 00:33:27,040 00:33:30,040 except for the month of February 2010, except for the month of February 2010,
536 00:33:30,120 00:33:33,400 nine months after the "May of Cups", nine months after the "May of Cups",
537 00:33:33,480 00:33:37,440 which featured a 16% increase in births. which featured a 16% increase in births.
538 00:33:37,520 00:33:43,440 I'm glad I could contribute to such important work. I'm glad I could contribute to such important work.
539 00:33:55,840 00:34:01,200 I encouraged him a lot. I wanted him to be a footballer. I encouraged him a lot. I wanted him to be a footballer.
540 00:34:01,280 00:34:04,840 Not to get as far as he has, but to play, that was my hope. Not to get as far as he has, but to play, that was my hope.
541 00:34:04,920 00:34:07,720 Back then, the village didn't have a football team. Back then, the village didn't have a football team.
542 00:34:07,800 00:34:10,680 He could only play in the school yard. He could only play in the school yard.
543 00:34:13,840 00:34:19,480 The school pitch was concrete with indoor goal posts, without nets. The school pitch was concrete with indoor goal posts, without nets.
544 00:34:19,560 00:34:23,080 I'd spend six hours playing there, I'd spend six hours playing there,
545 00:34:23,160 00:34:25,320 till nightfall when they came to get me. till nightfall when they came to get me.
546 00:34:25,400 00:34:28,160 You'd have to call him to come and eat. You'd have to call him to come and eat.
547 00:34:28,880 00:34:31,560 He'd eat, and be back at school, back on the pitch. He'd eat, and be back at school, back on the pitch.
548 00:34:31,640 00:34:36,400 We spent the whole day doing what we wanted. We spent the whole day doing what we wanted.
549 00:34:36,480 00:34:39,840 I'd spend all day with the ball. I'd spend all day with the ball.
550 00:34:39,920 00:34:43,600 When he was five or six, When he was five or six,
551 00:34:43,680 00:34:46,600 he was already at the level of a 12 or 14-year-old. he was already at the level of a 12 or 14-year-old.
552 00:34:53,160 00:34:57,840 I looked into taking him to Albacete because clearly Andrés I looked into taking him to Albacete because clearly Andrés
553 00:34:57,920 00:35:04,560 was up to the level of his age group, at least in Albacete. was up to the level of his age group, at least in Albacete.
554 00:35:04,640 00:35:07,320 He came for trials. He came for trials.
555 00:35:07,400 00:35:10,800 He scored two goals, made two or three other goals, He scored two goals, made two or three other goals,
556 00:35:11,360 00:35:13,360 stole the ball three or four times. stole the ball three or four times.
557 00:35:13,440 00:35:17,560 I was surprised by what he did and how small he was. I was surprised by what he did and how small he was.
558 00:35:21,560 00:35:24,040 I'd collect him at midday. I'd collect him at midday.
559 00:35:24,120 00:35:30,320 We managed to get the P.E. class at school moved to the end of the day, We managed to get the P.E. class at school moved to the end of the day,
560 00:35:30,400 00:35:32,840 so he didn't do P.E., and we were in time so he didn't do P.E., and we were in time
561 00:35:32,920 00:35:35,960 for him to train at Albacete with his pals. for him to train at Albacete with his pals.
562 00:35:36,040 00:35:39,240 He would make me look bad, because I'd say, He would make me look bad, because I'd say,
563 00:35:39,320 00:35:43,080 "let's dribble, cut back, "let's dribble, cut back,
564 00:35:43,160 00:35:46,800 and let's aim for the closest top corner." and let's aim for the closest top corner."
565 00:35:46,880 00:35:49,480 So if we did five shots with the right, So if we did five shots with the right,
566 00:35:49,560 00:35:52,520 he would put them in, very close to the corner, he would put them in, very close to the corner,
567 00:35:52,600 00:35:54,720 but then he'd do the same with his left. but then he'd do the same with his left.
568 00:35:54,800 00:35:57,680 And I'd say, "Andresito, I told you, it's really hard." And I'd say, "Andresito, I told you, it's really hard."
569 00:35:57,760 00:35:59,880 "Okay, I'll bear it in mind." "Okay, I'll bear it in mind."
570 00:36:01,440 00:36:04,440 Training ended at 2:30. Training ended at 2:30.
571 00:36:04,520 00:36:07,240 Back at home, Back at home,
572 00:36:07,320 00:36:12,480 I'd eat a chorizo sandwich or a tortilla sandwich, I'd eat a chorizo sandwich or a tortilla sandwich,
573 00:36:12,560 00:36:14,600 whatever, with my juice. whatever, with my juice.
574 00:36:14,680 00:36:19,520 I often said, "You should come over I often said, "You should come over
575 00:36:19,600 00:36:21,280 to do that in the village." to do that in the village."
576 00:36:21,360 00:36:25,320 But no, over there was the ideal thing. But no, over there was the ideal thing.
577 00:36:40,560 00:36:42,280 I don't know what they call this. I don't know what they call this.
578 00:36:42,360 00:36:46,440 Some say a "museum", others a "sanctuary." Some say a "museum", others a "sanctuary."
579 00:36:48,800 00:36:50,680 It was very hard for me, It was very hard for me,
580 00:36:50,760 00:36:56,200 since I had a huge pile of newspapers I didn't know what to do with. since I had a huge pile of newspapers I didn't know what to do with.
581 00:36:56,720 00:36:58,960 It seemed like a shame to get rid of them. It seemed like a shame to get rid of them.
582 00:36:59,640 00:37:04,080 And one day I came out and saw a bag. And one day I came out and saw a bag.
583 00:37:04,600 00:37:09,080 I took the bag and brought it inside I took the bag and brought it inside
584 00:37:09,160 00:37:13,240 and tried it with one of the papers, and tried it with one of the papers,
585 00:37:13,320 00:37:17,760 the Deportivo or the Sport, and it just fit. the Deportivo or the Sport, and it just fit.
586 00:37:18,560 00:37:22,240 And that gave me an idea, and that's how it started, And that gave me an idea, and that's how it started,
587 00:37:22,320 00:37:25,400 with a bag I found outside my house. with a bag I found outside my house.
588 00:37:25,480 00:37:28,200 The bar is still open The bar is still open
589 00:37:28,280 00:37:31,520 and my mother was there working. and my mother was there working.
590 00:37:31,600 00:37:35,520 When I wasn't in trouble, we played matches When I wasn't in trouble, we played matches
591 00:37:35,600 00:37:40,040 with the tables and the chairs and invented games there. with the tables and the chairs and invented games there.
592 00:37:40,120 00:37:43,560 The football pitch clearly wasn't enough for him, The football pitch clearly wasn't enough for him,
593 00:37:43,640 00:37:45,800 and he kept playing among the tables. and he kept playing among the tables.
594 00:37:45,880 00:37:49,080 The tournament that changed my life was the Brunete tournament, The tournament that changed my life was the Brunete tournament,
595 00:37:49,160 00:37:53,160 and that was the springboard for what followed. and that was the springboard for what followed.
596 00:37:53,240 00:37:57,720 He won the best young player award in Spain at the championship, He won the best young player award in Spain at the championship,
597 00:37:57,800 00:38:00,280 and I grabbed him in the dressing room and I grabbed him in the dressing room
598 00:38:00,360 00:38:02,560 and said, "Let's take a picture, Andrés, and said, "Let's take a picture, Andrés,
599 00:38:02,640 00:38:04,520 our paths are going to separate. our paths are going to separate.
600 00:38:04,600 00:38:07,120 I think you'll do great things." I think you'll do great things."
601 00:38:10,480 00:38:13,640 All the big clubs, Barça, Madrid, Atlético, All the big clubs, Barça, Madrid, Atlético,
602 00:38:13,720 00:38:16,280 turn around and say, "Where'd he come from?" turn around and say, "Where'd he come from?"
603 00:38:16,360 00:38:18,880 When I saw him play, he really stood out. When I saw him play, he really stood out.
604 00:38:18,960 00:38:21,160 So, seeing the amount of clubs there, So, seeing the amount of clubs there,
605 00:38:21,240 00:38:25,240 I sent Mr. Zaragoza, one of our representatives, I sent Mr. Zaragoza, one of our representatives,
606 00:38:25,320 00:38:26,760 to speak to the father to speak to the father
607 00:38:26,840 00:38:29,240 so that the father would get in touch with me and bring him to Barcelona. so that the father would get in touch with me and bring him to Barcelona.
608 00:38:29,320 00:38:33,680 I said I'd talk to him, but we'd do whatever he decided. I said I'd talk to him, but we'd do whatever he decided.
609 00:38:33,760 00:38:38,680 Andrés replied that he wasn't sure Andrés replied that he wasn't sure
610 00:38:38,760 00:38:42,680 and he wanted to stay at Albacete that year. and he wanted to stay at Albacete that year.
611 00:38:42,760 00:38:44,720 He was also listening to his father. He was also listening to his father.
612 00:38:44,800 00:38:48,240 I don't know. It's what your parents tell you, I don't know. It's what your parents tell you,
613 00:38:48,320 00:38:50,760 that the train only comes by once in a lifetime. that the train only comes by once in a lifetime.
614 00:38:50,840 00:38:53,360 The train, that famous train. The train, that famous train.
615 00:38:53,440 00:38:59,280 Every day he'd feed me a bit more encouragement. Every day he'd feed me a bit more encouragement.
616 00:38:59,360 00:39:02,760 And from one day to the next, he changed. And from one day to the next, he changed.
617 00:39:02,840 00:39:06,760 He said, "I want to go because it's what you want, He said, "I want to go because it's what you want,
618 00:39:06,840 00:39:10,560 and I can't just let you down. and I can't just let you down.
619 00:39:11,360 00:39:12,520 I want to stay here, I want to stay here,
620 00:39:12,600 00:39:14,840 but I can see how much you've fought for me but I can see how much you've fought for me
621 00:39:14,920 00:39:20,200 and now I don't think I can shrug off and now I don't think I can shrug off
622 00:39:20,280 00:39:22,960 what you've struggled hard for." what you've struggled hard for."
623 00:39:23,040 00:39:25,720 All that sacrifice I paid back. All that sacrifice I paid back.
624 00:39:26,160 00:39:29,240 Leaving at 12 years of age, Leaving at 12 years of age,
625 00:39:29,320 00:39:33,920 to go through difficult times. to go through difficult times.
626 00:39:34,000 00:39:38,520 Never stopping. Always moving forwards. Never stopping. Always moving forwards.
627 00:39:38,600 00:39:45,520 Holding the line, always trying to overcome obstacles. Holding the line, always trying to overcome obstacles.
628 00:39:46,800 00:39:52,560 Many circumstances which I paid for years later. Many circumstances which I paid for years later.
629 00:39:55,760 00:40:01,240 There's a kid who travels 500 km to come and train. There's a kid who travels 500 km to come and train.
630 00:40:01,320 00:40:03,040 A lot of kilometres. A lot of kilometres.
631 00:40:03,120 00:40:08,840 And a father's sacrifice that maybe we would make. And a father's sacrifice that maybe we would make.
632 00:40:10,280 00:40:11,520 The sacrifices of fathers. The sacrifices of fathers.
633 00:40:12,240 00:40:15,280 Quite a thing. You used to travel kilometres, too. Quite a thing. You used to travel kilometres, too.
634 00:40:15,360 00:40:17,640 And you went to the MasĂ­a academy, besides. And you went to the MasĂ­a academy, besides.
635 00:40:18,160 00:40:21,640 Well, I didn't go 500 km to go training. Well, I didn't go 500 km to go training.
636 00:40:21,720 00:40:25,560 It was about 40 to Albacete. It was about 40 to Albacete.
637 00:40:26,160 00:40:28,960 No, the kid does it with huge enthusiasm. No, the kid does it with huge enthusiasm.
638 00:40:29,520 00:40:33,600 I can't imagine it because I always lived with my parents. I can't imagine it because I always lived with my parents.
639 00:40:33,680 00:40:35,800 My dad would take me training with him, My dad would take me training with him,
640 00:40:36,520 00:40:40,440 but I never lived apart from them for training. but I never lived apart from them for training.
641 00:40:40,880 00:40:44,160 But it must be hard But it must be hard
642 00:40:45,200 00:40:47,200 and at the same time a good experience, and at the same time a good experience,
643 00:40:47,280 00:40:51,040 to prepare you for life, not just for football. to prepare you for life, not just for football.
644 00:40:51,400 00:40:56,680 The most traumatic part, let's say, The most traumatic part, let's say,
645 00:40:56,760 00:41:00,640 is to be separated from your family when you're young, is to be separated from your family when you're young,
646 00:41:01,800 00:41:06,160 and in the end you're "alone." and in the end you're "alone."
647 00:41:06,240 00:41:10,440 You have to keep going forward You have to keep going forward
648 00:41:10,520 00:41:14,040 and maturing at a kind of forced march. and maturing at a kind of forced march.
649 00:41:14,120 00:41:18,720 These are things you achieve with time. These are things you achieve with time.
650 00:41:19,800 00:41:24,640 -Dad, we're going to the changing room. -Yes, but quickly, okay? -Dad, we're going to the changing room. -Yes, but quickly, okay?
651 00:41:24,720 00:41:27,760 You're about to start. You're about to start.
652 00:41:27,840 00:41:31,320 Now they treat you better, but when Andrés and I played... Now they treat you better, but when Andrés and I played...
653 00:41:31,400 00:41:33,120 -Yeah? -...and were naughty, -Yeah? -...and were naughty,
654 00:41:33,200 00:41:35,160 do you know what they did to us? do you know what they did to us?
655 00:41:35,240 00:41:36,760 They took the ball and made us run. They took the ball and made us run.
656 00:41:36,840 00:41:38,680 We had to run around the field. We had to run around the field.
657 00:41:38,760 00:41:41,760 Oh no! Why were you naughty? Oh no! Why were you naughty?
658 00:41:41,840 00:41:46,960 Just like you sometimes. But we were only naughty once. Just like you sometimes. But we were only naughty once.
659 00:41:47,040 00:41:50,240 After they made us run, we weren't naughty. After they made us run, we weren't naughty.
660 00:41:50,760 00:41:52,840 I think you're the last ones today. I think you're the last ones today.
661 00:41:52,920 00:41:55,120 -We'll cheer for you. -It doesn't matter. -We'll cheer for you. -It doesn't matter.
662 00:41:55,200 00:41:57,760 This methodology is a way to understand This methodology is a way to understand
663 00:41:57,840 00:42:02,280 or interpret football from when you're a child or interpret football from when you're a child
664 00:42:02,360 00:42:05,560 until you pass through certain stages. until you pass through certain stages.
665 00:42:06,480 00:42:10,680 Of course, we'd both like our kids Of course, we'd both like our kids
666 00:42:10,760 00:42:12,880 to be footballers one day, to be footballers one day,
667 00:42:12,960 00:42:16,760 to at least have a shot at it and enjoy giving it a go. to at least have a shot at it and enjoy giving it a go.
668 00:42:19,360 00:42:22,440 We look at our kids with affection, We look at our kids with affection,
669 00:42:22,520 00:42:25,640 sort of a reflection of what we were years ago sort of a reflection of what we were years ago
670 00:42:25,720 00:42:27,160 with our parents, too. with our parents, too.
671 00:42:30,000 00:43:30,000 [email protected] Urang Sunda Asli [email protected] Urang Sunda Asli
672 00:42:27,240 00:42:31,280 I was very happy in the times I spent alone with my father. I was very happy in the times I spent alone with my father.
673 00:42:31,360 00:42:33,720 I try to do the same for Luca. I try to do the same for Luca.
674 00:42:37,080 00:42:39,040 Which is the 500 km kid? Which is the 500 km kid?
675 00:42:39,760 00:42:42,280 I don't know if he's at this session. I don't know if he's at this session.
676 00:42:43,080 00:42:45,240 What time does it finish, at seven? What time does it finish, at seven?
677 00:42:46,040 00:42:48,680 500 km will take four hours by car. 500 km will take four hours by car.
678 00:42:48,760 00:42:50,240 He'll get home late. He'll get home late.
679 00:42:50,320 00:42:52,840 The return trip must be a killer. The return trip must be a killer.
680 00:42:53,760 00:42:55,120 Plus, they must bring the family. Plus, they must bring the family.
681 00:42:55,200 00:42:57,200 And the next day you've got school. And the next day you've got school.
682 00:42:57,280 00:43:01,960 I think the kid must eat his dinner and sleep in the car. I think the kid must eat his dinner and sleep in the car.
683 00:43:16,880 00:43:20,000 Iniesta always says that playing for Barça was his dream come true, Iniesta always says that playing for Barça was his dream come true,
684 00:43:20,080 00:43:22,560 but very seldom does he admit but very seldom does he admit
685 00:43:22,640 00:43:25,440 that that dream started very badly. that that dream started very badly.
686 00:43:25,520 00:43:27,320 It started as a real nightmare. It started as a real nightmare.
687 00:43:28,040 00:43:32,520 THE LONGEST NIGHT SEPTEMBER 17, 1996 THE LONGEST NIGHT SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
688 00:43:32,600 00:43:35,680 Iniesta comes from Fuentealbilla, from this village, Iniesta comes from Fuentealbilla, from this village,
689 00:43:35,760 00:43:37,400 from his house, he comes from... from his house, he comes from...
690 00:43:37,480 00:43:39,160 Well, he lived within those 100 metres. Well, he lived within those 100 metres.
691 00:43:39,240 00:43:43,040 He didn't need more. That was his world, his universe. He didn't need more. That was his world, his universe.
692 00:43:43,120 00:43:46,040 And they take you to Barcelona, And they take you to Barcelona,
693 00:43:46,120 00:43:48,600 where you spend your time playing football. where you spend your time playing football.
694 00:43:48,680 00:43:50,840 He was literally alone at La MasĂ­a. He was literally alone at La MasĂ­a.
695 00:43:51,400 00:43:52,880 We got to La MasĂ­a. We got to La MasĂ­a.
696 00:43:52,960 00:43:56,680 We thought he wouldn't stay there that night. We thought he wouldn't stay there that night.
697 00:43:57,320 00:43:59,960 We thought another day. We thought another day.
698 00:44:00,040 00:44:02,560 But no, Juan Faré told us he was at La Masía, But no, Juan Faré told us he was at La Masía,
699 00:44:02,640 00:44:06,360 he had to stay there that night. he had to stay there that night.
700 00:44:07,120 00:44:09,000 And so he stayed. And so he stayed.
701 00:44:09,080 00:44:11,440 The rest of us went to the hotel. The rest of us went to the hotel.
702 00:44:12,800 00:44:15,320 That's how it started. That's how it started.
703 00:44:17,520 00:44:19,040 That was tremendous. That was tremendous.
704 00:44:19,800 00:44:23,160 When I locked myself into that room, When I locked myself into that room,
705 00:44:23,240 00:44:25,400 after leaving Andrés at La Masía, after leaving Andrés at La Masía,
706 00:44:26,160 00:44:30,520 I said, "Oh dear, this is impossible. I can't live here." I said, "Oh dear, this is impossible. I can't live here."
707 00:44:30,920 00:44:33,840 I fell to the floor like a 10-year-old. I fell to the floor like a 10-year-old.
708 00:44:34,680 00:44:37,120 I couldn't breathe. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't do anything.
709 00:44:37,200 00:44:39,760 Everything was lost. Everything was lost.
710 00:44:39,840 00:44:46,840 My father, at the moment of truth, had the heart. My father, at the moment of truth, had the heart.
711 00:44:47,560 00:44:52,040 His father said he was going back to get him, His father said he was going back to get him,
712 00:44:52,960 00:44:58,080 because he was going to die, he couldn't be without him. because he was going to die, he couldn't be without him.
713 00:44:58,840 00:45:03,880 If that day they'd said "go back", If that day they'd said "go back",
714 00:45:04,800 00:45:06,480 I probably would have. I probably would have.
715 00:45:06,560 00:45:08,200 It was thanks to my mother, It was thanks to my mother,
716 00:45:08,280 00:45:10,040 because my father is weaker because my father is weaker
717 00:45:10,120 00:45:12,360 than my brother and my mother. than my brother and my mother.
718 00:45:12,440 00:45:13,840 So, if it hadn't been for her, So, if it hadn't been for her,
719 00:45:13,920 00:45:15,160 I don't think my brother I don't think my brother
720 00:45:15,840 00:45:18,200 would have made it at Barcelona. would have made it at Barcelona.
721 00:45:18,280 00:45:22,480 I don't want to say what she said because, truth be told, I don't want to say what she said because, truth be told,
722 00:45:24,520 00:45:27,240 she was right about it all. she was right about it all.
723 00:45:27,720 00:45:30,160 I said, "Give him a chance. You've brought him I said, "Give him a chance. You've brought him
724 00:45:30,240 00:45:32,680 and now you're going to drag him away. What have we done? and now you're going to drag him away. What have we done?
725 00:45:32,760 00:45:36,640 We don't know if he can make it or not. We don't know if he can make it or not.
726 00:45:36,720 00:45:39,400 Give him a chance, and if it's no good, Give him a chance, and if it's no good,
727 00:45:39,480 00:45:41,640 we'll bring him back." we'll bring him back."
728 00:45:41,720 00:45:48,160 If not for her, I don't know what would have happened to me. If not for her, I don't know what would have happened to me.
729 00:45:48,240 00:45:50,320 The first weeks were very tough for him. The first weeks were very tough for him.
730 00:45:50,400 00:45:53,280 He missed his family a lot, He missed his family a lot,
731 00:45:53,360 00:45:56,680 the people from his village, and he hated it. the people from his village, and he hated it.
732 00:45:57,200 00:46:02,960 The experience at La MasĂ­a started out very tough for Iniesta, very tough, The experience at La MasĂ­a started out very tough for Iniesta, very tough,
733 00:46:03,040 00:46:04,640 but after a while, but after a while,
734 00:46:05,280 00:46:07,840 he got into it, into the swing of it, he got into it, into the swing of it,
735 00:46:07,920 00:46:09,440 basically because he was playing football. basically because he was playing football.
736 00:46:09,520 00:46:11,760 We know he wept, but he wept silently. We know he wept, but he wept silently.
737 00:46:11,840 00:46:14,960 Hardly anyone saw the anguish he went through Hardly anyone saw the anguish he went through
738 00:46:15,040 00:46:16,880 to be able to become to be able to become
739 00:46:16,960 00:46:19,040 not just what he wanted to be, a footballer, not just what he wanted to be, a footballer,
740 00:46:19,120 00:46:22,480 but also to live up to his family's expectations. but also to live up to his family's expectations.
741 00:46:22,880 00:46:25,680 I think they brought him up with a large dose of added tension, I think they brought him up with a large dose of added tension,
742 00:46:25,760 00:46:29,240 and his way of rebelling was to express himself with the ball. and his way of rebelling was to express himself with the ball.
743 00:46:29,320 00:46:31,440 That's why he's a different player, That's why he's a different player,
744 00:46:31,520 00:46:34,040 because he does unconventional things with the ball. because he does unconventional things with the ball.
745 00:46:34,120 00:46:40,440 We started to train and we finished, as always, with a match. We started to train and we finished, as always, with a match.
746 00:46:41,240 00:46:43,880 And seeing how he came on, I thought, And seeing how he came on, I thought,
747 00:46:43,960 00:46:46,800 "Well, I don't need an instruction booklet, "Well, I don't need an instruction booklet,
748 00:46:46,880 00:46:49,320 he does it on his own." he does it on his own."
749 00:46:49,800 00:46:54,920 He exemplified what La MasĂ­a was about more than anyone, He exemplified what La MasĂ­a was about more than anyone,
750 00:46:55,000 00:46:57,280 the fact that people came the fact that people came
751 00:46:57,360 00:47:01,920 from outside Barcelona or Catalonia and tried it. from outside Barcelona or Catalonia and tried it.
752 00:47:02,000 00:47:06,120 And they don't just come out players, but they come out as people, And they don't just come out players, but they come out as people,
753 00:47:06,200 00:47:08,560 and I think Andrés has all that. and I think Andrés has all that.
754 00:47:08,640 00:47:11,680 If one day someone decides If one day someone decides
755 00:47:11,760 00:47:15,680 to change the name of La MasĂ­a or add something, to change the name of La MasĂ­a or add something,
756 00:47:15,760 00:47:19,000 they have to put "Andrés Iniesta" in big letters. they have to put "Andrés Iniesta" in big letters.
757 00:47:19,080 00:47:24,520 From the first day, the first game, word gets around to the trainers. From the first day, the first game, word gets around to the trainers.
758 00:47:24,600 00:47:26,720 He's different. Iniesta is something new. He's different. Iniesta is something new.
759 00:47:26,800 00:47:29,320 When we were on Barcelona's first team, When we were on Barcelona's first team,
760 00:47:29,400 00:47:31,800 dipping in and out of the reserves, at that time, dipping in and out of the reserves, at that time,
761 00:47:31,880 00:47:34,640 I don't know, it was very close, I don't know, it was very close,
762 00:47:34,720 00:47:37,320 with people in common that we knew, and we always asked: with people in common that we knew, and we always asked:
763 00:47:37,400 00:47:39,400 Who's coming up, which kid is good, Who's coming up, which kid is good,
764 00:47:39,480 00:47:43,800 which winger or central player is up and coming on the pitch? which winger or central player is up and coming on the pitch?
765 00:47:43,880 00:47:46,520 One day he goes, "Who's taken my place?" One day he goes, "Who's taken my place?"
766 00:47:46,600 00:47:49,680 And I say, "Look, there's a certain Xavi behind you, And I say, "Look, there's a certain Xavi behind you,
767 00:47:49,760 00:47:52,920 who's really good, but behind him there's another one, who's really good, but behind him there's another one,
768 00:47:53,000 00:47:56,240 who I think is even better than Xavi, called Iniesta." who I think is even better than Xavi, called Iniesta."
769 00:47:56,320 00:47:58,040 I remember calling Santiago Segurola I remember calling Santiago Segurola
770 00:47:58,120 00:48:01,000 and saying "I've just seen someone who's good, and saying "I've just seen someone who's good,
771 00:48:01,080 00:48:02,920 I mean really good, and he's going to make it." I mean really good, and he's going to make it."
772 00:48:03,000 00:48:05,440 I think all he said was, I think all he said was,
773 00:48:05,520 00:48:09,840 "I've seen a player who's better than we are." "I've seen a player who's better than we are."
774 00:48:09,920 00:48:11,760 And I said, "Better than whom?" And I said, "Better than whom?"
775 00:48:11,840 00:48:13,680 "Better than everyone we've seen "Better than everyone we've seen
776 00:48:13,760 00:48:17,080 in midfield at Barça, better than Xavi, better than me." in midfield at Barça, better than Xavi, better than me."
777 00:48:17,160 00:48:21,960 I was stunned and I said, "Who are you talking about?" I was stunned and I said, "Who are you talking about?"
778 00:48:22,040 00:48:24,400 And he said, "His name's Iniesta." And he said, "His name's Iniesta."
779 00:48:24,480 00:48:27,640 He says, "Look, you're taking my place", He says, "Look, you're taking my place",
780 00:48:27,720 00:48:32,240 and then added, "but this kid's taking your place." and then added, "but this kid's taking your place."
781 00:48:32,320 00:48:35,600 Luckily, I was right in the first instance, but not the second. Luckily, I was right in the first instance, but not the second.
782 00:48:35,680 00:48:37,680 And they played together for years. And they played together for years.
783 00:48:37,760 00:48:42,000 The "guv'nor", Guardiola, was like an idol. The "guv'nor", Guardiola, was like an idol.
784 00:48:42,080 00:48:46,600 I had huge regard for him. I had huge regard for him.
785 00:48:46,680 00:48:51,920 Barcelona, in 1999, plays host to the Nike Cup. Barcelona, in 1999, plays host to the Nike Cup.
786 00:48:52,000 00:48:55,960 They organise the Nike Cup and participate as guests They organise the Nike Cup and participate as guests
787 00:48:56,040 00:49:01,000 in the tournament for the best young players in the world. in the tournament for the best young players in the world.
788 00:49:01,080 00:49:02,640 And they hold it at the Camp Nou. And they hold it at the Camp Nou.
789 00:49:02,720 00:49:05,880 It's the first time that Andrés Iniesta discovers the Camp Nou. It's the first time that Andrés Iniesta discovers the Camp Nou.
790 00:49:06,600 00:49:09,880 THE FIRST TIME NIKE CUP - JULY 22, 1999 THE FIRST TIME NIKE CUP - JULY 22, 1999
791 00:49:09,960 00:49:12,320 It was a big event, and honestly really nice, It was a big event, and honestly really nice,
792 00:49:12,400 00:49:15,520 because there were big clubs from all over the world, because there were big clubs from all over the world,
793 00:49:15,600 00:49:17,240 and it was exciting. and it was exciting.
794 00:49:17,320 00:49:20,600 I think we had a really great team. I think we had a really great team.
795 00:49:20,680 00:49:22,640 A foretaste of what Andrés was going to be, A foretaste of what Andrés was going to be,
796 00:49:22,720 00:49:25,240 making a difference, and I think it was in extra time, making a difference, and I think it was in extra time,
797 00:49:25,320 00:49:28,120 in the last minute, they pass it back in the last minute, they pass it back
798 00:49:28,200 00:49:30,120 and he slams it away in the top corner. and he slams it away in the top corner.
799 00:49:30,200 00:49:32,800 I think it was the golden goal. I think it was the golden goal.
800 00:49:32,880 00:49:34,960 It was the golden goal and they celebrate. It was the golden goal and they celebrate.
801 00:49:35,040 00:49:37,000 And Pep presented the trophy. And Pep presented the trophy.
802 00:49:39,240 00:49:43,200 And just when Pep Guardiola's presenting the trophy to Andrés Iniesta, And just when Pep Guardiola's presenting the trophy to Andrés Iniesta,
803 00:49:44,280 00:49:47,840 he says something truly prophetic. he says something truly prophetic.
804 00:49:47,920 00:49:51,440 -That in a few years... -...I'm going to retire. -That in a few years... -...I'm going to retire.
805 00:49:51,520 00:49:53,600 He'd be sitting in the stands... He'd be sitting in the stands...
806 00:49:53,680 00:49:55,920 ...and I'd be watching him play for Barcelona. ...and I'd be watching him play for Barcelona.
807 00:49:56,000 00:49:59,680 But the most impactful thing was... But the most impactful thing was...
808 00:49:59,760 00:50:01,120 I was his coach. I was his coach.
809 00:50:12,240 00:50:17,600 Since I was 12 all I wanted was to make it with Barça. Since I was 12 all I wanted was to make it with Barça.
810 00:50:17,680 00:50:21,920 There was a kid from the juniors outside the Camp Nou. There was a kid from the juniors outside the Camp Nou.
811 00:50:22,000 00:50:23,920 In those days we trained at the ground In those days we trained at the ground
812 00:50:24,000 00:50:27,160 next to the Camp Nou and I was driving by. next to the Camp Nou and I was driving by.
813 00:50:27,240 00:50:32,200 Someone said, "Hey, there's one of the juniors, give him a lift." Someone said, "Hey, there's one of the juniors, give him a lift."
814 00:50:32,280 00:50:33,160 "Sure." "Sure."
815 00:50:33,240 00:50:35,640 I was lucky. I gave a lift I was lucky. I gave a lift
816 00:50:35,720 00:50:40,720 to one of the greatest players of all time in my car. to one of the greatest players of all time in my car.
817 00:50:40,800 00:50:42,720 For me, as a coach, For me, as a coach,
818 00:50:42,800 00:50:47,120 I saw that he could play on the first team. I saw that he could play on the first team.
819 00:50:47,200 00:50:50,040 That is why I gave him a chance. That is why I gave him a chance.
820 00:50:50,120 00:50:54,960 I let him make his debut in the Champions League I let him make his debut in the Champions League
821 00:50:55,040 00:50:58,280 because I had a lot of confidence in him. because I had a lot of confidence in him.
822 00:50:59,400 00:51:02,800 THE BEST BARÇA IN HISTORY 2008-2012 THE BEST BARÇA IN HISTORY 2008-2012
823 00:51:09,000 00:51:11,680 We lost the first game with Numancia, 1-0, We lost the first game with Numancia, 1-0,
824 00:51:11,760 00:51:14,920 and in the next we drew with Racing. and in the next we drew with Racing.
825 00:51:16,320 00:51:18,440 If we didn't win the next game, If we didn't win the next game,
826 00:51:18,520 00:51:21,760 that would have looked pretty grim. that would have looked pretty grim.
827 00:51:21,840 00:51:24,960 We started with 86% or 87% We started with 86% or 87%
828 00:51:25,040 00:51:27,120 not wanting us as coaches at that time, not wanting us as coaches at that time,
829 00:51:27,200 00:51:29,240 and that was a tough start. and that was a tough start.
830 00:51:29,320 00:51:31,920 I remember I knocked on his door and... I remember I knocked on his door and...
831 00:51:32,000 00:51:36,960 ...he came in and said everything would be great. ...he came in and said everything would be great.
832 00:51:37,040 00:51:38,720 That it would all go well, we were starting well, That it would all go well, we were starting well,
833 00:51:38,800 00:51:40,920 we were playing well and it would work out. we were playing well and it would work out.
834 00:51:41,000 00:51:42,600 The team was able and willing... The team was able and willing...
835 00:51:42,680 00:51:44,120 And I left. And I left.
836 00:51:44,200 00:51:48,760 I don't know if he said something, or thanked me or not, I don't know if he said something, or thanked me or not,
837 00:51:48,840 00:51:53,520 but anyway, I wanted to let him know but anyway, I wanted to let him know
838 00:51:53,600 00:51:56,240 we were all confident it would go well. we were all confident it would go well.
839 00:51:56,320 00:51:59,520 Normally, it's the coaches who say these things to the players. Normally, it's the coaches who say these things to the players.
840 00:51:59,600 00:52:03,480 That's the routine, the one higher up the hierarchy That's the routine, the one higher up the hierarchy
841 00:52:04,080 00:52:07,200 has to tell the players how it's going to be, has to tell the players how it's going to be,
842 00:52:07,280 00:52:10,920 not the player, and in this case, Andrés. not the player, and in this case, Andrés.
843 00:52:11,000 00:52:13,440 It was a surprise, and a moment to say, It was a surprise, and a moment to say,
844 00:52:13,520 00:52:18,320 "Okay, if these guys are like this, it can't go badly, we won't abandon you." "Okay, if these guys are like this, it can't go badly, we won't abandon you."
845 00:52:18,400 00:52:23,280 Such a good, positive atmosphere developed Such a good, positive atmosphere developed
846 00:52:23,360 00:52:26,760 that it just had to go well. that it just had to go well.
847 00:52:26,840 00:52:30,520 We won the next one 1-6, I think against GijĂ³n. We won the next one 1-6, I think against GijĂ³n.
848 00:52:31,000 00:52:33,440 And we were unstoppable. And we were unstoppable.
849 00:52:38,840 00:52:41,760 It was like we were playing on the PlayStation. It was like we were playing on the PlayStation.
850 00:52:42,840 00:52:46,640 It was spectacular. The high point of our careers, of our lives. It was spectacular. The high point of our careers, of our lives.
851 00:52:46,720 00:52:48,720 We weren't a team, we were a family. We weren't a team, we were a family.
852 00:52:50,800 00:52:52,320 We were all for one and one for all. We were all for one and one for all.
853 00:52:52,400 00:52:54,600 That kept us going so many years. That kept us going so many years.
854 00:53:18,680 00:53:23,520 Joy, a joy in my heart... Joy, a joy in my heart...
855 00:53:24,400 00:53:27,440 I'm at a different stage in life. I'm at a different stage in life.
856 00:53:27,520 00:53:30,640 Leaving Barcelona and coming here, well, Leaving Barcelona and coming here, well,
857 00:53:31,360 00:53:36,480 in many ways, it's given me a lot of freedom. in many ways, it's given me a lot of freedom.
858 00:53:38,960 00:53:43,840 Playing for Barça is not just playing a football match, Playing for Barça is not just playing a football match,
859 00:53:43,920 00:53:47,520 it's massive pressure, constant tension. it's massive pressure, constant tension.
860 00:53:47,600 00:53:50,000 It's training perfectly every day, It's training perfectly every day,
861 00:53:50,080 00:53:52,960 it's being the best in every match, it's being the best in every match,
862 00:53:53,040 00:54:00,000 and that's very stressful and mentally very exhausting. and that's very stressful and mentally very exhausting.
863 00:54:03,920 00:54:07,200 Joy, a joy in my heart... Joy, a joy in my heart...
864 00:54:07,280 00:54:12,880 I enjoyed it at Barcelona, but there was something here I enjoyed it at Barcelona, but there was something here
865 00:54:12,960 00:54:16,200 that didn't let you enjoy it 100%. that didn't let you enjoy it 100%.
866 00:54:16,280 00:54:19,240 So this something here, which represented being at Barça So this something here, which represented being at Barça
867 00:54:19,320 00:54:22,200 and the institution it is, and the institution it is,
868 00:54:22,280 00:54:24,920 and what that means, and what that means,
869 00:54:25,000 00:54:26,680 that doesn't exist here. that doesn't exist here.
870 00:54:26,760 00:54:33,760 So that missing part frees you from a lot of other things. So that missing part frees you from a lot of other things.
871 00:54:34,080 00:54:36,920 I've really noticed that here. I've really noticed that here.
872 00:54:37,000 00:54:39,320 That might be the biggest difference. That might be the biggest difference.
873 00:55:12,600 00:55:14,560 The stadium is close by here, The stadium is close by here,
874 00:55:14,640 00:55:17,240 as well as the Fan Club, as well as the Fan Club,
875 00:55:17,320 00:55:20,880 so this is a big boost for the area. so this is a big boost for the area.
876 00:55:20,960 00:55:23,920 And since I love football, And since I love football,
877 00:55:24,000 00:55:28,800 we always go to watch the matches. we always go to watch the matches.
878 00:55:29,640 00:55:32,000 I'm in Japan now and I feel like I belong I'm in Japan now and I feel like I belong
879 00:55:32,080 00:55:34,600 because the people are wonderful to me, because the people are wonderful to me,
880 00:55:34,680 00:55:39,240 because I'm loving it, and that's how I feel. because I'm loving it, and that's how I feel.
881 00:55:39,600 00:55:43,440 Super happy, really... Super happy, really...
882 00:55:43,520 00:55:47,560 If he could only see. If he could only see.
883 00:55:47,640 00:55:52,080 I'd die of excitement. I'd die of excitement.
884 00:55:52,160 00:55:56,520 In the end, it's not where you were born, In the end, it's not where you were born,
885 00:55:56,600 00:55:59,640 it's where you feel right and how they treat you it's where you feel right and how they treat you
886 00:55:59,720 00:56:01,120 that makes you feel at home. that makes you feel at home.
887 00:56:58,040 00:57:01,760 2009 is the Stamford Bridge goal, 2009 is the Stamford Bridge goal,
888 00:57:01,840 00:57:07,640 it's the Rome final and Iniesta began a journey into darkness. it's the Rome final and Iniesta began a journey into darkness.
889 00:57:07,720 00:57:10,680 INIESTA'S INJURY, A BIG BLOW INIESTA'S INJURY, A BIG BLOW
890 00:57:10,760 00:57:15,680 It was a complicated year, a hard year It was a complicated year, a hard year
891 00:57:15,760 00:57:20,400 after Stamford Bridge. after Stamford Bridge.
892 00:57:20,480 00:57:23,160 INIESTA RELIVES HIS NIGHTMARE INIESTA RELIVES HIS NIGHTMARE
893 00:57:23,240 00:57:25,120 BARÇA CRIES FOR INIESTA BARÇA CRIES FOR INIESTA
894 00:57:26,720 00:57:29,800 The days pass and you realise The days pass and you realise
895 00:57:30,400 00:57:35,280 you're not improving, you don't feel good, you're not improving, you don't feel good,
896 00:57:36,280 00:57:38,000 you're not on form. you're not on form.
897 00:57:38,080 00:57:45,080 Everything clouds over or goes dark. Everything clouds over or goes dark.
898 00:57:45,440 00:57:52,440 Then I start to train, but I don't feel good. Then I start to train, but I don't feel good.
899 00:57:53,080 00:57:55,160 The injury isn't improving. The injury isn't improving.
900 00:57:55,240 00:57:57,320 With the therapy of his teammates, With the therapy of his teammates,
901 00:57:57,400 00:58:02,160 and physiotherapists, and other kinds of help, and physiotherapists, and other kinds of help,
902 00:58:02,240 00:58:05,560 because he's a very special body and soul. because he's a very special body and soul.
903 00:58:05,640 00:58:09,960 There are many clouds ahead, many demons, There are many clouds ahead, many demons,
904 00:58:10,040 00:58:11,480 and they have to be overcome. and they have to be overcome.
905 00:58:11,560 00:58:15,040 We were shocked at the news of his death before ten last night. We were shocked at the news of his death before ten last night.
906 00:58:15,120 00:58:18,680 Jarque was alone in his room, talking to his girlfriend Jarque was alone in his room, talking to his girlfriend
907 00:58:18,760 00:58:20,800 when he lost consciousness. when he lost consciousness.
908 00:58:20,880 00:58:24,200 His girlfriend informed his teammates. His girlfriend informed his teammates.
909 00:58:24,280 00:58:30,760 That was like a bodily wound. That was like a bodily wound.
910 00:58:30,840 00:58:36,360 Something powerful that knocked me down again, Something powerful that knocked me down again,
911 00:58:36,440 00:58:40,120 and I was pretty low, and I was pretty low,
912 00:58:40,200 00:58:43,080 clearly because I wasn't very well. clearly because I wasn't very well.
913 00:58:43,160 00:58:44,720 It was the start of summer It was the start of summer
914 00:58:44,800 00:58:48,760 and we went with Ceci for a few days by the seaside. and we went with Ceci for a few days by the seaside.
915 00:58:48,840 00:58:50,080 We went out to eat, We went out to eat,
916 00:58:50,160 00:58:52,840 and when we sat down at the table, I looked at him, and when we sat down at the table, I looked at him,
917 00:58:52,920 00:58:54,440 and he just looked gone. and he just looked gone.
918 00:58:54,520 00:58:55,880 It wasn't him. It wasn't him.
919 00:58:57,360 00:59:00,280 We ordered, and I looked and I could see he wasn't there. We ordered, and I looked and I could see he wasn't there.
920 00:59:00,360 00:59:03,440 I noticed Anna looking at him, too. I noticed Anna looking at him, too.
921 00:59:03,520 00:59:06,040 And she says, "Are you okay, love?" And she says, "Are you okay, love?"
922 00:59:06,120 00:59:07,880 He wasn't well. He wasn't well.
923 00:59:07,960 00:59:11,760 "Maybe it's my stomach, or I'm just tired." "Maybe it's my stomach, or I'm just tired."
924 00:59:11,840 00:59:16,520 I remember going on holiday with my partner and Anna I remember going on holiday with my partner and Anna
925 00:59:17,200 00:59:19,640 and seeing it wasn't my brother. and seeing it wasn't my brother.
926 00:59:19,720 00:59:24,080 It was someone else, not wanting to go out, not feeling well. It was someone else, not wanting to go out, not feeling well.
927 00:59:25,320 00:59:26,800 He was concerned He was concerned
928 00:59:26,880 00:59:30,960 that we were have a good time, but he was having a bad time. that we were have a good time, but he was having a bad time.
929 00:59:31,040 00:59:35,400 And then you stop and realise something's the matter. And then you stop and realise something's the matter.
930 00:59:35,480 00:59:40,080 His mother realised he wasn't well. His mother realised he wasn't well.
931 00:59:40,160 00:59:43,680 She said, "I don't know, he seems odd. He's not eating. He just wants to sleep." She said, "I don't know, he seems odd. He's not eating. He just wants to sleep."
932 00:59:44,160 00:59:50,960 I noticed he wasn't well the night I noticed he wasn't well the night
933 00:59:51,920 00:59:54,200 we were sleeping downstairs, we were sleeping downstairs,
934 00:59:54,280 01:00:00,360 and he came down and said "Mum, can I sleep here with you?" and he came down and said "Mum, can I sleep here with you?"
935 01:00:02,680 01:00:05,600 Then the world came down on my head. Then the world came down on my head.
936 01:00:05,680 01:00:11,080 Your 25-year-old son coming down at midnight, Your 25-year-old son coming down at midnight,
937 01:00:11,160 01:00:14,760 wanting to sleep with his parents, he can't be well. wanting to sleep with his parents, he can't be well.
938 01:00:14,840 01:00:17,560 And he said, "I'm not well, Dad." And he said, "I'm not well, Dad."
939 01:00:17,640 01:00:19,640 I said, "What's wrong?" I said, "What's wrong?"
940 01:00:20,600 01:00:23,160 "I don't know, I don't feel well." "I don't know, I don't feel well."
941 01:00:23,240 01:00:25,800 I get a call from José Antonio. I get a call from José Antonio.
942 01:00:25,880 01:00:30,080 I thought it was for Andrés and José Antonio said, I thought it was for Andrés and José Antonio said,
943 01:00:30,680 01:00:33,200 "Is Andrés nearby?" I say, "No, he's training." "Is Andrés nearby?" I say, "No, he's training."
944 01:00:33,280 01:00:36,200 "Don't tell him I called, I want to speak to you "Don't tell him I called, I want to speak to you
945 01:00:36,280 01:00:39,440 because I know Andrés trusts you. because I know Andrés trusts you.
946 01:00:39,520 01:00:41,720 With everything that's going on, With everything that's going on,
947 01:00:41,800 01:00:44,240 it can't be that Andrés has made it can't be that Andrés has made
948 01:00:44,320 01:00:48,960 his family and friends happy and the only one not happy is him." his family and friends happy and the only one not happy is him."
949 01:00:49,400 01:00:52,720 Imagine my face when he tells me Imagine my face when he tells me
950 01:00:53,240 01:00:57,680 a guy who's got it all, or nearly all, a guy who's got it all, or nearly all,
951 01:00:57,760 01:01:00,200 is really not happy at that moment. is really not happy at that moment.
952 01:01:00,280 01:01:06,680 It's not unusual that after a period of brilliance or intensity, It's not unusual that after a period of brilliance or intensity,
953 01:01:06,760 01:01:10,840 one feels a moment of emptiness, one feels a moment of emptiness,
954 01:01:11,200 01:01:16,240 a comedown, to put it in layman's terms. a comedown, to put it in layman's terms.
955 01:01:17,160 01:01:20,880 We could compare it to post-partum depression. We could compare it to post-partum depression.
956 01:01:21,480 01:01:26,080 There are times you live with great intensity. There are times you live with great intensity.
957 01:01:26,160 01:01:30,120 You prepare a long time for it, and when you get it, You prepare a long time for it, and when you get it,
958 01:01:30,200 01:01:32,520 you feel a certain emptiness. you feel a certain emptiness.
959 01:01:32,600 01:01:39,600 Then I began some treatment. Then I began some treatment.
960 01:01:41,200 01:01:43,160 It was hard at the beginning. It was hard at the beginning.
961 01:01:43,240 01:01:49,200 And at the same time I contacted Inma And at the same time I contacted Inma
962 01:01:49,280 01:01:54,280 and we began a relationship and we began a relationship
963 01:01:54,360 01:01:58,480 lasting many days, many weeks, many months. lasting many days, many weeks, many months.
964 01:01:58,560 01:02:00,640 It's like everyone understands It's like everyone understands
965 01:02:00,720 01:02:04,680 if you have health problems, work problems, money problems, if you have health problems, work problems, money problems,
966 01:02:04,760 01:02:07,440 or if a loved one is seriously ill, or if a loved one is seriously ill,
967 01:02:07,520 01:02:11,480 they can understand you being depressed. they can understand you being depressed.
968 01:02:11,560 01:02:16,320 It's as if depression needed a justification. It's as if depression needed a justification.
969 01:02:16,800 01:02:20,720 Anna never left him during those moments, ever. Anna never left him during those moments, ever.
970 01:02:20,800 01:02:26,880 At that time she came every night to sleep at his place. At that time she came every night to sleep at his place.
971 01:02:26,960 01:02:29,720 To stand beside him, was the most important thing, I think, To stand beside him, was the most important thing, I think,
972 01:02:29,800 01:02:33,800 because at that time, he needed to feel his people close to him. because at that time, he needed to feel his people close to him.
973 01:02:34,240 01:02:40,360 Andrés' recovery was entirely a team effort, because, as I said, Andrés' recovery was entirely a team effort, because, as I said,
974 01:02:40,440 01:02:46,880 from the doctor, Andrés, Anna, his then girlfriend and now wife, from the doctor, Andrés, Anna, his then girlfriend and now wife,
975 01:02:46,960 01:02:49,880 his mother Mari and father José Antonio, his mother Mari and father José Antonio,
976 01:02:49,960 01:02:52,480 his sister Maribel, his brother-in-law Juanmi, his sister Maribel, his brother-in-law Juanmi,
977 01:02:52,560 01:02:55,560 all said at the same time, all said at the same time,
978 01:02:55,640 01:03:01,160 "Inma, tell us what each of us can do to help Andrés recover." "Inma, tell us what each of us can do to help Andrés recover."
979 01:03:01,240 01:03:04,760 We lived for him at that time so that he would feel well. We lived for him at that time so that he would feel well.
980 01:03:04,840 01:03:07,480 If we had a dinner and he felt unwell If we had a dinner and he felt unwell
981 01:03:07,560 01:03:10,600 and wanted to go, he left and no-one asked why. and wanted to go, he left and no-one asked why.
982 01:03:10,680 01:03:12,680 I remember going to his house to see him, I remember going to his house to see him,
983 01:03:12,760 01:03:16,120 and he'd go training, come back, and flop onto the bed. and he'd go training, come back, and flop onto the bed.
984 01:03:16,200 01:03:18,760 He'd be there hours and hours. He'd be there hours and hours.
985 01:03:18,840 01:03:23,920 At one stage I thought this would have to stop, At one stage I thought this would have to stop,
986 01:03:24,520 01:03:26,240 because the most important thing was him. because the most important thing was him.
987 01:03:26,320 01:03:28,560 He seemed sad, sadder when he arrived. He seemed sad, sadder when he arrived.
988 01:03:28,640 01:03:31,560 The year ended and we came back from the pre-season The year ended and we came back from the pre-season
989 01:03:32,240 01:03:35,560 and he seemed sadder, but players can have rough times, and he seemed sadder, but players can have rough times,
990 01:03:35,640 01:03:38,240 maybe at home, whatever. You'd speak to him. maybe at home, whatever. You'd speak to him.
991 01:03:38,320 01:03:41,160 "How are you, Andrés? You look sadder." "No, I'm fine." "How are you, Andrés? You look sadder." "No, I'm fine."
992 01:03:41,240 01:03:42,960 But I didn't know, of course. But I didn't know, of course.
993 01:03:43,040 01:03:45,880 I told Guardiola's brother. I told Guardiola's brother.
994 01:03:45,960 01:03:47,840 I said, "Andrés isn't well." I said, "Andrés isn't well."
995 01:03:48,600 01:03:51,920 His dad talked to them, too. His dad talked to them, too.
996 01:03:52,000 01:03:56,320 Then Guardiola tried to get him Then Guardiola tried to get him
997 01:03:56,400 01:04:02,040 out of that bottomless pit he was in. out of that bottomless pit he was in.
998 01:04:02,560 01:04:07,360 He'd say to the guv'nor, "I'm going" He'd say to the guv'nor, "I'm going"
999 01:04:07,440 01:04:09,800 and he'd say, "you can leave any time." and he'd say, "you can leave any time."
1000 01:04:10,480 01:04:13,160 Pep played an important part for him, Pep played an important part for him,
1001 01:04:13,240 01:04:14,840 he was very attentive to him. he was very attentive to him.
1002 01:04:16,000 01:04:19,880 He was a very supportive coach He was a very supportive coach
1003 01:04:19,960 01:04:23,240 through those times with Andrés, which is what I think he needed. through those times with Andrés, which is what I think he needed.
1004 01:04:23,760 01:04:26,400 They're people and this very human thing, They're people and this very human thing,
1005 01:04:27,640 01:04:30,640 which befalls millions around the world, which befalls millions around the world,
1006 01:04:30,720 01:04:33,120 they have to know we're there for them. they have to know we're there for them.
1007 01:04:33,680 01:04:37,000 I'm not a doctor, no idea how to treat it. No idea. I'm not a doctor, no idea how to treat it. No idea.
1008 01:04:37,080 01:04:40,880 But the club was of course there to lend a hand. But the club was of course there to lend a hand.
1009 01:04:42,520 01:04:46,040 I think it's the same at all clubs, to stand beside him I think it's the same at all clubs, to stand beside him
1010 01:04:46,120 01:04:50,000 and have him treated by a specialist to try and help him. and have him treated by a specialist to try and help him.
1011 01:04:50,080 01:04:52,680 He said, "Inma, this is the first time He said, "Inma, this is the first time
1012 01:04:52,760 01:04:55,600 I've been in a situation like this as a coach. I've been in a situation like this as a coach.
1013 01:04:55,680 01:04:58,520 I don't really know what I should do. I don't really know what I should do.
1014 01:04:58,600 01:05:00,880 You, as a professional, let us know You, as a professional, let us know
1015 01:05:00,960 01:05:05,240 what we ought to do to try and help Andrés." what we ought to do to try and help Andrés."
1016 01:05:05,840 01:05:08,080 I remember he said, I remember he said,
1017 01:05:08,160 01:05:11,920 "The most important thing now is Andrés, not the player. "The most important thing now is Andrés, not the player.
1018 01:05:12,000 01:05:15,400 For me, the person comes before football." For me, the person comes before football."
1019 01:05:15,480 01:05:19,240 Living at La MasĂ­a makes you close up a little, Living at La MasĂ­a makes you close up a little,
1020 01:05:19,320 01:05:22,040 maybe to be a little more... maybe to be a little more...
1021 01:05:22,120 01:05:26,000 in these more personal matters, to discuss things less, in these more personal matters, to discuss things less,
1022 01:05:26,080 01:05:29,440 to close up and keep it inside. to close up and keep it inside.
1023 01:05:29,520 01:05:33,160 Then there's a moment when, for whatever reason, you decide to say it. Then there's a moment when, for whatever reason, you decide to say it.
1024 01:05:33,240 01:05:36,200 Speaking to him, he said he felt like Speaking to him, he said he felt like
1025 01:05:36,560 01:05:41,240 he'd forgotten how to play football, he couldn't do what he used to do. he'd forgotten how to play football, he couldn't do what he used to do.
1026 01:05:41,320 01:05:42,920 Maybe because of how Andrés is, Maybe because of how Andrés is,
1027 01:05:43,000 01:05:46,240 we didn't appreciate the severity of the situation. we didn't appreciate the severity of the situation.
1028 01:05:46,320 01:05:51,520 It was later on, as I've said, It was later on, as I've said,
1029 01:05:51,600 01:05:55,480 perhaps we could have helped more in that process perhaps we could have helped more in that process
1030 01:05:55,560 01:05:58,240 if we'd had more information. if we'd had more information.
1031 01:05:58,320 01:05:59,720 But that's the way he is. But that's the way he is.
1032 01:05:59,800 01:06:02,520 And he wanted to keep it quiet. And he wanted to keep it quiet.
1033 01:06:02,600 01:06:04,840 Andrés is very reserved and quiet. Andrés is very reserved and quiet.
1034 01:06:04,920 01:06:07,680 Everyone communicates it differently Everyone communicates it differently
1035 01:06:07,760 01:06:10,400 and that was his way. You have to respect it. and that was his way. You have to respect it.
1036 01:06:10,480 01:06:13,000 And the truth is the game went on. And the truth is the game went on.
1037 01:06:13,080 01:06:17,440 When we found out, he told us many more details. When we found out, he told us many more details.
1038 01:06:17,520 01:06:20,280 I remember a story he told I remember a story he told
1039 01:06:20,360 01:06:24,000 about going to the cinema with Anna one day, about going to the cinema with Anna one day,
1040 01:06:24,080 01:06:27,840 and how bad it was, and it gives you goose pimples. and how bad it was, and it gives you goose pimples.
1041 01:06:27,920 01:06:31,320 Little by little he accepted Little by little he accepted
1042 01:06:32,120 01:06:34,720 it was a problem he had, it was a problem he had,
1043 01:06:34,800 01:06:37,280 and he had to solve it and he had to solve it
1044 01:06:37,360 01:06:41,160 with the help of the psychologist, with the help of the psychologist,
1045 01:06:41,840 01:06:45,160 and little by little he came around. and little by little he came around.
1046 01:06:45,240 01:06:48,720 “But can I really be like I used to be?" “But can I really be like I used to be?"
1047 01:06:48,800 01:06:51,200 And I remember they'd say to Andrés, And I remember they'd say to Andrés,
1048 01:06:51,280 01:06:55,200 "Well, maybe not, probably much better." "Well, maybe not, probably much better."
1049 01:06:55,280 01:06:59,360 They've helped me massively to be myself again, They've helped me massively to be myself again,
1050 01:06:59,440 01:07:01,840 to be better than myself. to be better than myself.
1051 01:07:01,920 01:07:04,560 He realised there was more to life He realised there was more to life
1052 01:07:05,000 01:07:07,760 than playing football and being a "yes man", than playing football and being a "yes man",
1053 01:07:07,840 01:07:10,120 and being there for everyone. and being there for everyone.
1054 01:07:10,680 01:07:12,960 It helped him to be with himself more, It helped him to be with himself more,
1055 01:07:13,040 01:07:15,120 to know himself better to know himself better
1056 01:07:15,200 01:07:17,760 and to enjoy those little things and to enjoy those little things
1057 01:07:17,840 01:07:22,280 that when you're so high up sometimes you can't see. that when you're so high up sometimes you can't see.
1058 01:07:22,360 01:07:25,560 He never missed a session, He never missed a session,
1059 01:07:25,640 01:07:29,920 he never cancelled a session, he never came late to a session. he never cancelled a session, he never came late to a session.
1060 01:07:30,000 01:07:33,280 It's very telling that he arrived It's very telling that he arrived
1061 01:07:33,360 01:07:38,200 10 to 15 minutes before his appointments and waited. 10 to 15 minutes before his appointments and waited.
1062 01:07:38,280 01:07:41,120 He waited in the entrance until it was time, He waited in the entrance until it was time,
1063 01:07:41,200 01:07:45,360 because he didn't want to miss a minute and could better prepare himself. because he didn't want to miss a minute and could better prepare himself.
1064 01:07:45,760 01:07:48,720 Seeing him back in the changing room Seeing him back in the changing room
1065 01:07:48,800 01:07:50,680 and being with us a while on the field and being with us a while on the field
1066 01:07:50,760 01:07:53,400 we could see that he was doing better. we could see that he was doing better.
1067 01:07:53,480 01:07:57,760 Making public something as personal as depression Making public something as personal as depression
1068 01:07:57,840 01:08:03,600 displays two character traits of Andrés, displays two character traits of Andrés,
1069 01:08:03,680 01:08:06,600 which are courage and generosity. which are courage and generosity.
1070 01:08:06,680 01:08:09,720 When I explain this it's not to say, When I explain this it's not to say,
1071 01:08:09,800 01:08:14,520 "Look, I'm Andrés Iniesta, a footballer, "Look, I'm Andrés Iniesta, a footballer,
1072 01:08:14,600 01:08:19,480 I'm a celebrity and I'm going to tell you I'm a celebrity and I'm going to tell you
1073 01:08:19,560 01:08:24,960 how to overcome depression and anxiety", how to overcome depression and anxiety",
1074 01:08:25,040 01:08:26,440 or whatever you call it. or whatever you call it.
1075 01:08:26,520 01:08:28,920 Am I a celebrity? Am I a celebrity?
1076 01:08:29,000 01:08:32,920 Of course, but many people, or in this case, some people, Of course, but many people, or in this case, some people,
1077 01:08:33,000 01:08:36,720 have said to me, "Because you talked about this, have said to me, "Because you talked about this,
1078 01:08:36,800 01:08:40,080 many people have talked about it", many people have talked about it",
1079 01:08:40,160 01:08:43,120 or "People have come for treatment and said, or "People have come for treatment and said,
1080 01:08:44,560 01:08:47,400 'we heard Andrés Iniesta 'we heard Andrés Iniesta
1081 01:08:47,480 01:08:50,000 talking about it and it encouraged us'." talking about it and it encouraged us'."
1082 01:08:50,080 01:08:55,120 It's welcome, I'm glad, but... It's welcome, I'm glad, but...
1083 01:08:55,600 01:08:58,720 but I've always tried to be a normal person, but I've always tried to be a normal person,
1084 01:08:59,600 01:09:06,040 within what is a special world that I live in. within what is a special world that I live in.
1085 01:09:14,880 01:09:18,920 Please give Romeo one of his toys. Please give Romeo one of his toys.
1086 01:09:19,000 01:09:21,600 Not this one. It's mine. Not this one. It's mine.
1087 01:09:22,320 01:09:27,600 Come on, put it there. Very good washing, well done. Come on, put it there. Very good washing, well done.
1088 01:09:29,960 01:09:30,840 Look! Look!
1089 01:09:30,920 01:09:33,040 -Very good. -It's this one. -Very good. -It's this one.
1090 01:09:34,760 01:09:37,240 -Me! -You! -Me! -You!
1091 01:09:41,720 01:09:42,720 Yes? Yes?
1092 01:09:44,480 01:09:46,800 Your shoes... Miss... Your shoes... Miss...
1093 01:09:52,320 01:09:54,200 Do you need help, little lady? Do you need help, little lady?
1094 01:09:57,520 01:09:58,800 Can you put this on? Can you put this on?
1095 01:10:04,240 01:10:07,040 -Come on, guys. -Let's go. School time. -Come on, guys. -Let's go. School time.
1096 01:10:09,920 01:10:11,800 We're trying to enjoy them to the max, We're trying to enjoy them to the max,
1097 01:10:11,880 01:10:15,240 because we love being with them anyway, all the time, because we love being with them anyway, all the time,
1098 01:10:15,320 01:10:19,400 doing everything with them, taking care of everything. doing everything with them, taking care of everything.
1099 01:10:19,480 01:10:24,240 What you try to teach your kids What you try to teach your kids
1100 01:10:24,320 01:10:27,120 or pass on to them or pass on to them
1101 01:10:27,200 01:10:30,520 is to know how to value things, is to know how to value things,
1102 01:10:30,600 01:10:35,200 to respect their parents' opinions, to respect their parents' opinions,
1103 01:10:35,280 01:10:39,160 to pay attention to many situations to pay attention to many situations
1104 01:10:39,240 01:10:43,200 which, when you're a child, you don't grasp or get. which, when you're a child, you don't grasp or get.
1105 01:10:43,280 01:10:44,440 Let's go. Let's go.
1106 01:10:47,440 01:10:51,640 ALWAYS WITH US SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 11, 2010 ALWAYS WITH US SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 11, 2010
1107 01:10:51,720 01:10:55,000 Before, in June, he said to me, Before, in June, he said to me,
1108 01:10:55,360 01:10:57,760 "On Sunday, or Saturday..." I can't remember, "On Sunday, or Saturday..." I can't remember,
1109 01:10:58,280 01:11:01,000 "..I'd like you to be at the final." "..I'd like you to be at the final."
1110 01:11:01,080 01:11:04,000 And I said, "Look, the plane tickets cost a fortune And I said, "Look, the plane tickets cost a fortune
1111 01:11:04,080 01:11:07,040 for the 16 hours that I'll be there. Impossible." for the 16 hours that I'll be there. Impossible."
1112 01:11:07,120 01:11:09,640 And he says, "No, I want you all to come And he says, "No, I want you all to come
1113 01:11:09,720 01:11:13,640 because it'll be historic. We're going to win the World Cup." because it'll be historic. We're going to win the World Cup."
1114 01:11:14,360 01:11:17,880 I knew I wouldn't see it, because I can't get on a plane. I knew I wouldn't see it, because I can't get on a plane.
1115 01:11:17,960 01:11:25,040 I can't because I'm really afraid of it and so I can't fly. I can't because I'm really afraid of it and so I can't fly.
1116 01:11:25,120 01:11:30,240 So I asked José if he wanted to go to the World Cup by car. So I asked José if he wanted to go to the World Cup by car.
1117 01:11:32,360 01:11:34,160 It sounds crazy. It sounds crazy.
1118 01:11:34,240 01:11:36,880 I thought, 21 days to get there I thought, 21 days to get there
1119 01:11:36,960 01:11:39,320 and 21 days to get back, we could do it, and 21 days to get back, we could do it,
1120 01:11:39,920 01:11:42,080 but I realised it would be impossible. but I realised it would be impossible.
1121 01:11:42,160 01:11:46,200 All paths went through some warzone or other. All paths went through some warzone or other.
1122 01:11:46,280 01:11:48,560 I can believe anything of Albert. I can believe anything of Albert.
1123 01:11:50,080 01:11:53,320 The legend of Iniesta's World Cup goal begins The legend of Iniesta's World Cup goal begins
1124 01:11:53,400 01:11:55,480 three hours before kick-off. three hours before kick-off.
1125 01:12:05,760 01:12:08,520 A lot of things happen before a final. A lot of things happen before a final.
1126 01:12:08,600 01:12:12,880 I remember it was a pretty big changing room. I remember it was a pretty big changing room.
1127 01:12:12,960 01:12:15,200 It was very easy to work. It was very easy to work.
1128 01:12:15,280 01:12:20,200 At that time you're trying to see if you should bring RaĂºl out, At that time you're trying to see if you should bring RaĂºl out,
1129 01:12:20,280 01:12:22,600 if Andrés wants to do some exercises, if Andrés wants to do some exercises,
1130 01:12:22,680 01:12:25,320 depending on his form, depending on his form,
1131 01:12:25,400 01:12:26,960 and he just says, and he just says,
1132 01:12:27,040 01:12:30,840 "Hey Hugo, can you make me a tee-shirt "Hey Hugo, can you make me a tee-shirt
1133 01:12:30,920 01:12:33,040 that says Dani Jarque?" that says Dani Jarque?"
1134 01:12:33,120 01:12:34,920 It came to my mind... It came to my mind...
1135 01:12:35,640 01:12:42,360 there and then, there and then,
1136 01:12:42,440 01:12:43,720 and I asked Hugo. and I asked Hugo.
1137 01:12:43,800 01:12:47,640 I said, "Don't worry, when you get back from the warm-up, I said, "Don't worry, when you get back from the warm-up,
1138 01:12:47,720 01:12:50,680 the tee-shirt will be waiting for you." the tee-shirt will be waiting for you."
1139 01:12:50,760 01:12:54,520 Writing it, you don't realise Writing it, you don't realise
1140 01:12:54,600 01:12:57,560 the significance it's going to have, the significance it's going to have,
1141 01:12:57,640 01:13:01,640 and what it's going to mean, and what it's going to mean,
1142 01:13:01,720 01:13:05,920 and everything else that happened after that goal. and everything else that happened after that goal.
1143 01:13:06,880 01:13:10,160 DANI JARQUE, ALWAYS WITH US DANI JARQUE, ALWAYS WITH US
1144 01:13:10,240 01:13:11,600 116th minute. 116th minute.
1145 01:13:11,680 01:13:14,600 Penalties seemed like an inevitability. Penalties seemed like an inevitability.
1146 01:13:14,680 01:13:19,360 In the final stages, everyone thinking more about penalties In the final stages, everyone thinking more about penalties
1147 01:13:19,440 01:13:21,640 than the final victory. than the final victory.
1148 01:13:21,720 01:13:23,240 I think I'm the only player I think I'm the only player
1149 01:13:23,320 01:13:26,600 that didn't touch the ball before Andrés' goal, that didn't touch the ball before Andrés' goal,
1150 01:13:26,680 01:13:29,160 and I remember he did it with his heel. and I remember he did it with his heel.
1151 01:13:29,240 01:13:32,520 Imagine what Andrés is like, we're playing for our lives Imagine what Andrés is like, we're playing for our lives
1152 01:13:32,600 01:13:36,400 and he back heels it in the 116th minute. Gosh. and he back heels it in the 116th minute. Gosh.
1153 01:13:36,480 01:13:37,760 His heel. He's like that. His heel. He's like that.
1154 01:13:37,840 01:13:40,080 I receive the ball on the left side, I receive the ball on the left side,
1155 01:13:40,160 01:13:42,280 and when I trap it inside and when I trap it inside
1156 01:13:42,360 01:13:44,440 to bring the ball to my good foot, to bring the ball to my good foot,
1157 01:13:44,920 01:13:48,200 I see Andrés kind of slip his marker at the far post, I see Andrés kind of slip his marker at the far post,
1158 01:13:48,280 01:13:50,080 and I try to cross straight to him, and I try to cross straight to him,
1159 01:13:50,160 01:13:51,520 over Van der Vaart, over Van der Vaart,
1160 01:13:51,600 01:13:55,200 but the pass is short and the clearance reaches Cesc. but the pass is short and the clearance reaches Cesc.
1161 01:13:55,280 01:13:57,880 FĂ bregas makes a pass which looks like it won't make it, FĂ bregas makes a pass which looks like it won't make it,
1162 01:13:57,960 01:13:59,680 that they'll clear it, and it falls to Andrés. that they'll clear it, and it falls to Andrés.
1163 01:13:59,760 01:14:01,920 It falls to Andrés Iniesta in the zone, It falls to Andrés Iniesta in the zone,
1164 01:14:03,320 01:14:04,880 and I say "blimey" and enjoy the moment. and I say "blimey" and enjoy the moment.
1165 01:14:04,960 01:14:08,360 It's as if the world stood still when that ball bounced. It's as if the world stood still when that ball bounced.
1166 01:14:08,440 01:14:11,560 It's like slow motion when he controls the ball, It's like slow motion when he controls the ball,
1167 01:14:11,640 01:14:14,000 it hangs in the air for a few seconds... it hangs in the air for a few seconds...
1168 01:14:14,080 01:14:16,920 And then time stood still. And then time stood still.
1169 01:14:20,720 01:14:22,040 It's me and the ball. It's me and the ball.
1170 01:14:22,120 01:14:27,000 I'm not aware of anything, I'm not aware of anything,
1171 01:14:27,560 01:14:30,160 and in those one, two, three seconds and in those one, two, three seconds
1172 01:14:30,240 01:14:33,560 from dribbling the ball till I shoot, from dribbling the ball till I shoot,
1173 01:14:33,640 01:14:37,600 it's like a time warp. it's like a time warp.
1174 01:14:37,680 01:14:39,680 You need that cool head that Andrés has. You need that cool head that Andrés has.
1175 01:14:39,760 01:14:43,480 That pause, that calm he's always had That pause, that calm he's always had
1176 01:14:43,560 01:14:45,120 and which makes the difference. and which makes the difference.
1177 01:14:45,200 01:14:47,600 The ball that rises, and when it rises, The ball that rises, and when it rises,
1178 01:14:47,680 01:14:50,680 you know if you don't connect properly it can go anywhere. you know if you don't connect properly it can go anywhere.
1179 01:14:50,760 01:14:52,960 Hit it however you want, but get it in. Hit it however you want, but get it in.
1180 01:14:53,040 01:14:54,040 We're all on our feet. We're all on our feet.
1181 01:14:54,120 01:14:55,880 We're saying, "goal, goal, goal." We're saying, "goal, goal, goal."
1182 01:14:55,960 01:14:59,400 We were lucky that the ball fell to Harry Potter. We were lucky that the ball fell to Harry Potter.
1183 01:15:04,040 01:15:06,000 Once again, Andrés Iniesta. Once again, Andrés Iniesta.
1184 01:15:22,680 01:15:26,160 We thought Navas had scored, so he passes, he shoots. We thought Navas had scored, so he passes, he shoots.
1185 01:15:26,240 01:15:28,360 We start screaming, "Navas!" We start screaming, "Navas!"
1186 01:15:28,440 01:15:31,520 And two people turn round and say, "Iniesta." And two people turn round and say, "Iniesta."
1187 01:15:32,040 01:15:35,040 Imagine our faces when they said "Iniesta", the seven of us, Imagine our faces when they said "Iniesta", the seven of us,
1188 01:15:35,120 01:15:36,360 wearing Iniesta shirts. wearing Iniesta shirts.
1189 01:15:36,440 01:15:40,040 Well, Maribel gets very worked up. I don't like to watch. Well, Maribel gets very worked up. I don't like to watch.
1190 01:15:40,120 01:15:41,840 My partner was very nervous. My partner was very nervous.
1191 01:15:41,920 01:15:47,680 When Spain scored I said, "Calm down, or you'll hurt yourself." When Spain scored I said, "Calm down, or you'll hurt yourself."
1192 01:15:47,760 01:15:50,920 And he's staring at me, saying, And he's staring at me, saying,
1193 01:15:51,000 01:15:53,480 "Don't you know who scored the goal?" "Don't you know who scored the goal?"
1194 01:15:53,560 01:15:56,320 So then I was the one that nearly hurt myself. So then I was the one that nearly hurt myself.
1195 01:15:56,400 01:16:00,160 He scored and we were hysterical. Karlitos grabbed me, you know? He scored and we were hysterical. Karlitos grabbed me, you know?
1196 01:16:00,240 01:16:03,000 It was a moment of pure joy. It was a moment of pure joy.
1197 01:16:03,080 01:16:05,680 I was watching alone at home... downstairs at Andrés's house. I was watching alone at home... downstairs at Andrés's house.
1198 01:16:06,240 01:16:08,800 I think my dad hasn't seen I think my dad hasn't seen
1199 01:16:11,240 01:16:17,120 many big moments like that live. many big moments like that live.
1200 01:16:18,240 01:16:22,520 Mari went to the club to watch it. But the club was full of people, Mari went to the club to watch it. But the club was full of people,
1201 01:16:22,600 01:16:25,360 and I like to watch alone and I watched at Andrés' house. and I like to watch alone and I watched at Andrés' house.
1202 01:16:25,440 01:16:29,080 I saw that they'd scored a goal but I didn't know it was him. I saw that they'd scored a goal but I didn't know it was him.
1203 01:16:29,520 01:16:31,480 When they were screaming "goal!" When they were screaming "goal!"
1204 01:16:31,560 01:16:33,400 and everyone was hugging, and everyone was hugging,
1205 01:16:33,480 01:16:37,920 "It was Andrés, it was the boy!" "It was your son!" "It was Andrés, it was the boy!" "It was your son!"
1206 01:16:38,000 01:16:39,760 Then I just couldn't believe it. Then I just couldn't believe it.
1207 01:16:39,840 01:16:44,440 "But how can he score this goal, too?" "But how can he score this goal, too?"
1208 01:16:45,400 01:16:47,840 But I didn't realise it was Andrés. I swear, I didn't know. But I didn't realise it was Andrés. I swear, I didn't know.
1209 01:16:47,920 01:16:49,920 I didn't even know it was him up there. I didn't even know it was him up there.
1210 01:16:50,000 01:16:52,960 When I saw everyone celebrating I left, When I saw everyone celebrating I left,
1211 01:16:53,040 01:16:57,320 put some music on upstairs and plugged my ears, put some music on upstairs and plugged my ears,
1212 01:16:57,400 01:17:03,400 because that way I controlled time and didn't worry for those four minutes. because that way I controlled time and didn't worry for those four minutes.
1213 01:17:03,480 01:17:07,520 So, the five, six minutes passed and the referee whistled. So, the five, six minutes passed and the referee whistled.
1214 01:17:07,600 01:17:11,560 Then I heard the fireworks, the bangs, Then I heard the fireworks, the bangs,
1215 01:17:11,640 01:17:14,160 and from the time I could see it didn't go to penalties. and from the time I could see it didn't go to penalties.
1216 01:17:14,240 01:17:16,840 Spain won, didn't they? So I went downstairs. Spain won, didn't they? So I went downstairs.
1217 01:17:16,920 01:17:23,920 I hurried there to Andrés' house nearby, I hurried there to Andrés' house nearby,
1218 01:17:24,320 01:17:26,320 and I said, "the boy's scored!" and I said, "the boy's scored!"
1219 01:17:26,400 01:17:28,880 "What do you mean, the boy scored?" And I said, "yes!" "What do you mean, the boy scored?" And I said, "yes!"
1220 01:17:28,960 01:17:33,440 I went to the TV and I saw the replay and saw it was him. I went to the TV and I saw the replay and saw it was him.
1221 01:17:33,520 01:17:35,400 That's how I do football. That's how I do football.
1222 01:17:36,320 01:17:38,160 It was a fantastic moment, It was a fantastic moment,
1223 01:17:38,240 01:17:41,480 for football and for everything it meant. for football and for everything it meant.
1224 01:17:43,760 01:17:45,800 All the youngsters that could see All the youngsters that could see
1225 01:17:45,880 01:17:48,120 we were a modern country, too, we were a modern country, too,
1226 01:17:48,200 01:17:52,840 and were able to play as a team and we could be winners. and were able to play as a team and we could be winners.
1227 01:17:52,920 01:17:55,360 So may years, so many disappointments, So may years, so many disappointments,
1228 01:17:55,440 01:17:59,720 and for the first time, Spain didn't just win the World Cup, and for the first time, Spain didn't just win the World Cup,
1229 01:17:59,800 01:18:03,240 they won it with a goal from their best player. they won it with a goal from their best player.
1230 01:18:03,320 01:18:06,680 It's no surprise to me that he scored at Stamford Bridge It's no surprise to me that he scored at Stamford Bridge
1231 01:18:06,760 01:18:11,640 and Johannesburg, because he carries the faith, hope, expectations and Johannesburg, because he carries the faith, hope, expectations
1232 01:18:11,720 01:18:13,240 of many people with him. of many people with him.
1233 01:18:13,320 01:18:15,480 Iniesta was like a "chosen one." Iniesta was like a "chosen one."
1234 01:18:16,040 01:18:19,640 In everything. When tough times came along, In everything. When tough times came along,
1235 01:18:20,240 01:18:25,280 I think he was the national player I think he was the national player
1236 01:18:25,360 01:18:26,920 you could most depend on, you could most depend on,
1237 01:18:27,000 01:18:29,840 and I think the players believed that, too. and I think the players believed that, too.
1238 01:18:29,920 01:18:32,600 In the final reckoning, you had to pass the ball to Iniesta. In the final reckoning, you had to pass the ball to Iniesta.
1239 01:18:32,680 01:18:35,720 How lucky Andrés is that he gets to score those goals How lucky Andrés is that he gets to score those goals
1240 01:18:35,800 01:18:39,480 at the most crucial, unique moments. at the most crucial, unique moments.
1241 01:18:40,400 01:18:43,200 All players would like to score the goals he does. All players would like to score the goals he does.
1242 01:18:43,280 01:18:47,000 He scores, let's say, the most important goal of his career. He scores, let's say, the most important goal of his career.
1243 01:18:47,080 01:18:51,040 And he dedicates the goal to his friend, And he dedicates the goal to his friend,
1244 01:18:51,120 01:18:53,640 which sums up very well the person he is. which sums up very well the person he is.
1245 01:18:53,720 01:18:55,840 Remembering that at such an important moment Remembering that at such an important moment
1246 01:18:55,920 01:18:58,160 for Spain, for our country, for Spain, for our country,
1247 01:18:58,240 01:19:00,720 it was something that spoke for itself. it was something that spoke for itself.
1248 01:19:00,800 01:19:05,440 I didn't see that he'd painted a tee-shirt saying "For Dani." I didn't see that he'd painted a tee-shirt saying "For Dani."
1249 01:19:05,520 01:19:09,760 We didn't see it, but after he scored We didn't see it, but after he scored
1250 01:19:09,840 01:19:13,400 we all saw it and it was a lovely gesture. we all saw it and it was a lovely gesture.
1251 01:19:13,480 01:19:15,640 They were great friends, They were great friends,
1252 01:19:15,720 01:19:18,280 and it'll be there for the rest of history. and it'll be there for the rest of history.
1253 01:19:18,360 01:19:22,880 He didn't remember his Dad, his Mum, his girlfriend or Jesus Christ. He didn't remember his Dad, his Mum, his girlfriend or Jesus Christ.
1254 01:19:23,440 01:19:25,840 He remembered a moment He remembered a moment
1255 01:19:25,920 01:19:28,720 that he believed that person should have been at. that he believed that person should have been at.
1256 01:19:28,800 01:19:31,440 What one takes out of football, What one takes out of football,
1257 01:19:31,520 01:19:34,000 beyond the success and the goals, beyond the success and the goals,
1258 01:19:34,080 01:19:36,680 and the great moments, are friends. and the great moments, are friends.
1259 01:19:36,760 01:19:40,080 Friendships, sensations, feelings, Friendships, sensations, feelings,
1260 01:19:40,160 01:19:42,520 and that's what Andrés showed and that's what Andrés showed
1261 01:19:42,600 01:19:45,600 when he scored the goal making us World Champions. when he scored the goal making us World Champions.
1262 01:19:45,680 01:19:48,280 He remembered a friend. And that's football. He remembered a friend. And that's football.
1263 01:19:48,360 01:19:51,240 That gesture, for me, is bigger than the goal, That gesture, for me, is bigger than the goal,
1264 01:19:51,320 01:19:53,320 bigger than the World Cup, bigger than anything. bigger than the World Cup, bigger than anything.
1265 01:20:01,840 01:20:05,240 That tee-shirt had to be at CornellĂ -El Prat, That tee-shirt had to be at CornellĂ -El Prat,
1266 01:20:05,320 01:20:07,040 at his stadium, at his stadium,
1267 01:20:09,280 01:20:11,960 with his people, and also the dedication, with his people, and also the dedication,
1268 01:20:12,040 01:20:15,600 because it was an image of that goal, because it was an image of that goal,
1269 01:20:15,680 01:20:22,120 and it's an image that makes me proud as a person. and it's an image that makes me proud as a person.
1270 01:20:22,200 01:20:27,560 I can't remember a player who had a better send-off than Iniesta, I can't remember a player who had a better send-off than Iniesta,
1271 01:20:27,640 01:20:29,920 in the sense of footballing grandeur. in the sense of footballing grandeur.
1272 01:20:30,440 01:20:34,800 I remember leaving the CornellĂ  one day, I remember leaving the CornellĂ  one day,
1273 01:20:35,280 01:20:37,720 after Barcelona won 1-5, after Barcelona won 1-5,
1274 01:20:37,800 01:20:39,960 which was painful which was painful
1275 01:20:40,040 01:20:46,320 for the Espanyol fans to lose 1-5 to their arch-rivals, for the Espanyol fans to lose 1-5 to their arch-rivals,
1276 01:20:46,400 01:20:50,280 and everyone was giving a standing ovation to Iniesta. and everyone was giving a standing ovation to Iniesta.
1277 01:20:50,360 01:20:55,280 I think that perfectly reflects the feeling throughout all of Spain. I think that perfectly reflects the feeling throughout all of Spain.
1278 01:20:59,480 01:21:01,040 Very proud... Very proud...
1279 01:21:03,280 01:21:06,480 to see someone go to out on a pitch, to see someone go to out on a pitch,
1280 01:21:06,560 01:21:09,400 be it in Madrid, in Sevilla, be it in Madrid, in Sevilla,
1281 01:21:10,800 01:21:13,600 in Valencia, and get such an applause, in Valencia, and get such an applause,
1282 01:21:13,680 01:21:17,600 as a player from Barcelona, as a player from Barcelona,
1283 01:21:17,680 01:21:20,000 that they applaud him everywhere. He got an ovation. that they applaud him everywhere. He got an ovation.
1284 01:21:20,080 01:21:22,080 We should draw a lot of lessons, We should draw a lot of lessons,
1285 01:21:22,160 01:21:24,560 not just players, from him, not just players, from him,
1286 01:21:24,640 01:21:28,360 but supporters too, how they've treated Andrés, but supporters too, how they've treated Andrés,
1287 01:21:28,440 01:21:31,400 how to treat people, right? how to treat people, right?
1288 01:21:31,480 01:21:34,560 How to treat football legends, above all in recent years. How to treat football legends, above all in recent years.
1289 01:21:40,240 01:21:42,440 A player like Andrés Iniesta, A player like Andrés Iniesta,
1290 01:21:42,520 01:21:44,520 who makes people fall in love with football, who makes people fall in love with football,
1291 01:21:44,600 01:21:46,200 just because he plays good football. just because he plays good football.
1292 01:21:46,280 01:21:50,280 Only a talent like him has the chance, Only a talent like him has the chance,
1293 01:21:50,360 01:21:53,120 the honour of having other great stadiums the honour of having other great stadiums
1294 01:21:53,200 01:21:56,160 and other great fan bases admire him so much. and other great fan bases admire him so much.
1295 01:21:56,240 01:21:59,520 But when you lost against him, you couldn't get upset, But when you lost against him, you couldn't get upset,
1296 01:22:00,120 01:22:04,240 because he won with such style, because he won with such style,
1297 01:22:04,320 01:22:07,200 with such normality and simplicity with such normality and simplicity
1298 01:22:08,320 01:22:11,680 that it seemed fair that he won, that it seemed fair that he won,
1299 01:22:11,760 01:22:14,640 that he should win every game because he deserved it. that he should win every game because he deserved it.
1300 01:22:14,720 01:22:19,280 When you finish like he's finished his career with Barça, When you finish like he's finished his career with Barça,
1301 01:22:20,120 01:22:24,480 with the whole stadium on their feet like that, with the whole stadium on their feet like that,
1302 01:22:26,560 01:22:30,840 I think that means you're a great person. I think that means you're a great person.
1303 01:22:34,040 01:22:36,440 Of course you can't lose players like Andrés, Of course you can't lose players like Andrés,
1304 01:22:36,520 01:22:40,240 who we'll bore our grandchildren with, who we'll bore our grandchildren with,
1305 01:22:40,320 01:22:44,120 that there was this player that did extraordinary things. that there was this player that did extraordinary things.
1306 01:22:44,200 01:22:47,920 Players you can see that, as youngsters, they're a cut above. Players you can see that, as youngsters, they're a cut above.
1307 01:22:48,000 01:22:50,880 I think there have been very special players I think there have been very special players
1308 01:22:50,960 01:22:53,800 in the history of this sport, but there aren't many in the history of this sport, but there aren't many
1309 01:22:53,880 01:22:55,840 who've been able to not only be good, who've been able to not only be good,
1310 01:22:55,920 01:22:59,000 but make those around them good, too. but make those around them good, too.
1311 01:22:59,080 01:23:01,160 When he has to say something you won't like, When he has to say something you won't like,
1312 01:23:01,240 01:23:03,360 he'll say it and that's very important. he'll say it and that's very important.
1313 01:23:03,440 01:23:07,320 You need your friends most in the bad times. You need your friends most in the bad times.
1314 01:23:15,920 01:23:19,720 I sat down next to him at the entrance to the training ground. I sat down next to him at the entrance to the training ground.
1315 01:23:19,800 01:23:23,240 He had asked me to and said, "You'll be fine." He had asked me to and said, "You'll be fine."
1316 01:23:23,640 01:23:28,760 A very normal person who perseveres, A very normal person who perseveres,
1317 01:23:28,840 01:23:31,200 and that's why he's so loved. and that's why he's so loved.
1318 01:23:31,280 01:23:36,720 You have an image of an idol You have an image of an idol
1319 01:23:37,800 01:23:40,280 and then you speak to him, and he's totally different, you know? and then you speak to him, and he's totally different, you know?
1320 01:23:40,360 01:23:45,160 I try to treat others the way he's treated me. I try to treat others the way he's treated me.
1321 01:23:47,280 01:23:48,680 THANK YOU, INIESTA THANK YOU, INIESTA
1322 01:23:56,840 01:23:59,400 "Dear Anna, it's very hard for me "Dear Anna, it's very hard for me
1323 01:23:59,480 01:24:01,200 to put into words everything to put into words everything
1324 01:24:01,280 01:24:03,880 that you mean to me as a partner, as a woman, that you mean to me as a partner, as a woman,
1325 01:24:03,960 01:24:05,920 and as the mother of our children. and as the mother of our children.
1326 01:24:06,000 01:24:08,440 The first dates, the trips, The first dates, the trips,
1327 01:24:08,520 01:24:12,160 the family get-togethers, the birth of our "earthquake", the family get-togethers, the birth of our "earthquake",
1328 01:24:12,240 01:24:14,680 our magical wedding day... our magical wedding day...
1329 01:24:14,760 01:24:17,080 But it's most of all in the bitter times But it's most of all in the bitter times
1330 01:24:17,160 01:24:19,040 that you've shown me you are special, Anna. that you've shown me you are special, Anna.
1331 01:24:19,760 01:24:20,840 You are unique. You are unique.
1332 01:24:20,920 01:24:23,000 You're brave, you have a big heart. You're brave, you have a big heart.
1333 01:24:23,080 01:24:25,800 I thank you for the integrity you've always had, I thank you for the integrity you've always had,
1334 01:24:25,880 01:24:29,520 how strong you were when they told us we'd lost our child. how strong you were when they told us we'd lost our child.
1335 01:24:30,040 01:24:34,080 Not everyone manages to come through such difficulties, Anna, but you did. Not everyone manages to come through such difficulties, Anna, but you did.
1336 01:24:34,640 01:24:35,920 It made us better, It made us better,
1337 01:24:36,000 01:24:38,840 and since then I feel like an angel is with us. and since then I feel like an angel is with us.
1338 01:24:38,920 01:24:43,240 It's only the start, because with you, the best is always yet to come." It's only the start, because with you, the best is always yet to come."
1339 01:24:44,000 01:24:46,680 JANUARY 1, 2020 JANUARY 1, 2020
1340 01:24:47,080 01:24:50,880 VISSEL KOBE, WITH ANDRÉS AS CAPTAIN, WINS ITS FIRST-EVER TITLE: VISSEL KOBE, WITH ANDRÉS AS CAPTAIN, WINS ITS FIRST-EVER TITLE:
1341 01:24:51,400 01:24:54,560 JAPAN'S EMPEROR'S CUP JAPAN'S EMPEROR'S CUP
1342 01:25:03,920 01:25:05,320 Mate, what I can say? Mate, what I can say?
1343 01:25:05,400 01:25:07,800 You know how much I love you. You know how much I love you.
1344 01:25:08,200 01:25:11,640 Never change, you're a lovely person, Never change, you're a lovely person,
1345 01:25:11,720 01:25:16,880 a great person and it's been an honour a great person and it's been an honour
1346 01:25:16,960 01:25:18,640 and a pleasure knowing you and a pleasure knowing you
1347 01:25:18,720 01:25:21,520 and sharing all those moments with you. and sharing all those moments with you.
1348 01:25:21,960 01:25:27,080 Andrés, I love you to bits. You're very dear to me. Andrés, I love you to bits. You're very dear to me.
1349 01:25:27,160 01:25:29,560 I follow you closely, I follow you closely,
1350 01:25:29,640 01:25:34,760 and I'm now a fan of the Japanese League because of you. and I'm now a fan of the Japanese League because of you.
1351 01:25:34,840 01:25:36,080 Sometimes it keeps me up late. Sometimes it keeps me up late.
1352 01:25:36,160 01:25:42,160 I hope to see you as Barcelona coach, or manager of Cameroon. I hope to see you as Barcelona coach, or manager of Cameroon.
1353 01:25:43,040 01:25:45,680 Then we'd win the World Cup for sure. Then we'd win the World Cup for sure.
1354 01:25:45,760 01:25:47,000 It's been wonderful, Andrés. It's been wonderful, Andrés.
1355 01:25:47,080 01:25:51,600 Having you close by, playing off you, Having you close by, playing off you,
1356 01:25:51,680 01:25:54,120 speaking in "footballese" without speaking to you. speaking in "footballese" without speaking to you.
1357 01:25:54,200 01:25:57,200 It's been spectacular. Thanks a lot, man. It's been spectacular. Thanks a lot, man.
1358 01:25:57,280 01:26:00,960 I'll put up my own money to pay you I'll put up my own money to pay you
1359 01:26:01,040 01:26:04,000 because I'm sure we'd win the World Cup with you. because I'm sure we'd win the World Cup with you.
1360 01:26:04,080 01:26:07,360 I like you, but I love you, too. I like you, but I love you, too.
1361 01:26:09,840 01:26:10,880 It's over. It's over.
1362 01:25:19,000 01:26:19,000 [email protected] Urang Sunda Asli [email protected] Urang Sunda Asli