From left, FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Neymar, Gerard Pique and Arda Turan pose with their new jerseys during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, July 13, 2017. They are in the city to introduce Japanese online retailer Rakuten as the main global sponsor of the soccer club. AP/PTI

FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique on Thursday affirmed that the club will never change its style of play and go for boring football even if results may not go their way.

"Our philosophy is not just to win," he was quoted as saying by ESPNFC at the presentation of Rakuten as the club's new sponsor at an event in Japan.