and the Barcelona man has responded in an ill-
mannered style. Photo Credit: Getty Images
Gerard Pique has issued an unsavoury response to Alvaro
Arbeloa following the Real Madrid defender's criticism of his
Spain team-mate.
The Barcelona centre-back posted a tweet which appeared to
make a mockery of Madrid's expulsion from the Copa del Rey
this week as a result of the suspended Denis Cheryshev being
given an appearance against Cadiz.
Arbeloa stated that "my friend Pique is obsessed with Real
Madrid" and claimed he expected to see him "at a comedy club"
after his latest Madrid barb.
Speaking after Barca's 2-2 draw with Deportivo, Pique described
Arbeloa as "un cono...cido" - a remark which translates as "an
acquaintance" whilst also making clear reference to the
derogatory term "cono".
"It was one more tweet. I heard Arbeloa called me a friend. I
don't consider him a friend," Pique also said.
Former Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero took to Twitter
himself shortly afterwards to implore the former Manchester
United defender to stop his inflammatory comments.
"Pique, please forget about your complexes and respect your
elders," wrote the Real Sociedad man.
Turning his attentions to the match, in which Barca surrendered
a two-goal lead in the final 13 minutes, Pique rejected
suggestions the players were distracted by thoughts of next
week's Club World Cup semi-final.
"The 2-1 left us a little shaken. But we've fallen many times and
we've always got back up. These are things which will make us
grow," he added.
"In no way were we thinking about the Club World Cup. We knew
it would be a tough game, we tried to do our best but the result
escaped us in the final few minutes."
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