Pique's strong message to the Barcelona board: We don't want to get angry Barcelona The players are very annoyed

Gerard Pique appeared in the mixed zone at Getafe with the clear idea of sending a strong warning to Barcelona's Board of Directors.

The centre-back arrived with the message prepared in his mind, taking advantage of a question about the squad's dinner the other day to send a dart towards the directors' box at the Camp Nou.

"We don't want to get angry," Pique said in a quiet tone, assuming his role as one of the captains and speaking on behalf of the squad.

"When two [parties] don't want to get angry, there's no argument.

"We know the club, we know who the newspapers are [that have a link to the club] and who writes each article, even if their name does not appear.

"We don't want to get angry; our intention is to perform on the pitch and to win trophies.

"I hope that no one wants to incite battles [about things] that have never existed."

Everything has an explanation. This week, Xavi Bosch wrote an article in Mundo Deportivo explaining the enormous power that the Barcelona players have. The article made it seem as though the players were completely responsible for what has gone wrong so far this season.

It is true that on some things he was right - everyone knows the power that the dressing room has at Barcelona - but he also accused them of several matters in which the players are not at fault.

The journalist said that the players stopped the press from travelling with the team; that they named the substitutes for Tito Vilanova, who allowed them to not conduct interviews; they practically sacked Pep Segura; they were accused of being money-grabbers; they were criticised for having operations (Luis Suarez, without mentioning his name) whenever they want; they were accused discrediting Ousmane Dembele in order to try and sign Neymar; and a myriad of other things.

The players understand, and as such they spoke long and hard at the dinner they had on Wednesday.

They believe that the Barcelona Board of Directors incited Mundo Deportivo to publish this article in which the players were made to be the scapegoats, and the squad decided to take action.

The players wanted to take matters into their own hands, with Pique leading from the front.

Pique has asked for unity at the club, but his message was clearly addressed to the board.

It's a very clear message: either they stop with these things or there will be a war. And in a war between the board and the players, the only loser will be Barcelona.