Iniesta: I do not think I can not play as long as i am 33

Iniesta: I do not think I can not play as long as I'm 33

Although he is 33 years old, Captain Andrés Iniesta of Barcelona does not believe that this means his playing time should now be sporadic.

The 2010 World Championship winner recently signed his first lifetime contract in the institution's history, but insisted he had no longer done to get more support in the club. determined to continue playing.

"I will always think that the more you play, the better you will be in the sense that you reach an optimal point and feel well, safe and comfortable on the ground," he told Radio Catalunya.

"This year I had a few setbacks, if I'm honest, and there have been hard times, but I'm still positive.

"I talk to [Ernesto] Valverde every day, but we did not talk about this kind of management [of my playing time].

"I do not think I mean 33 that I can not play so many games.

"I know it's not the same as 28, but it's important that I feel good."

Iniesta also refers to her recent life contract and tried to clarify what this means, and acknowledged that this may not be as shocking as it sounds.

"I understand that once you've heard the title you can get a lot of attention, but that's not the case," he explained.

"The contract is soccer and I am not bound to the club when I retire.

"It would not be useful because other factors determine what happens at some point.

"I thank the club for its support, but we can judge what happens each year as we move on.

"At this point I'm very happy."

It was also inevitable that Iniesta, Captain of Blaugrana and club symbol, would question the situation in Catalonia and admitted it was a difficult time for him.

"I think he has reached a point that is not good," he continued.

"If I had the solution, I would say, but I did not.

"It's very complicated, but politicians and people in power must solve it.

"This is not my area, so I can not imagine how to solve things.

"For me, it's hard to imagine how comfortable you could be with what's going on.

"Some may be, but they do not live in reality and things happen and need to be repaired."

Iniesta, who laughed and laughed at Andrea Pirlo and admitted he could not play Barcelona for Barcelona for 39 years, has also revealed that he does not intend to change his talent in coaching as he eventually reforms boots.

"I do not think he's a coach," he said.

"What I would like to do is connected to the world of football and I hope it's in Barcelona.

"But I can not visualize myself as a coach or sports director.

"I'm just aiming for my best to play tomorrow."

The midfielder suffered a slight injury but also hoped to turn his back in time for the first visit of his club to the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium this weekend.

"I am about to recover from my injury and in the next two days we will see how everything goes, but I hope it's good and it can be included," added international Spanish.

"This will be a game with many factors.

"We are back from the international break and play against a team that still gives 200 percent, so it will be a good game for us to enjoy.

"We must do our best.

"We want to establish a good performance to keep the gap between us at the table."

Currently, Blaugrana has a 7-point lead over Real Madrid rivals.