Secret things the squad have been working on in training

[Marvin]

Joleon Lescott was interviewed on Radio 5's Sportsweek by David Davies (possibly a few days old and aired today).

He was asked about Mancini, the changes under Pellegrini, whether he was a squad or regular player etc, but the one thing I found intriguing was that like Kompany he said that the training is of a higher intensity than under Mancini, and that the players were consequently fitter. This ties in with suggestions from pre-season that City are going to try and press the ball to a much greater extent than before.

Will we notice a difference - maybe not because it's all relative. Our opponents will also be fitter. We had the ball for the most part in Premiership games so fitness wasn't so important, but in Europe, particularly against Dortmund and to an extent Real Madrid we were overwhelmed at times.

 

[syedorf]

I think they will be doing specific training for who we are facing on a week by week basis.that's how he used to do it

 

[decmancity]

Kompany and Rodwell have said how hard and brutal pre-season has been.

I think Kompany said after the Arsenal game that during that week it had been incredibly hard work and it wasn't an excuse but it impacted how the game panned out.

My dad said the other day, football training should be based around fitness and strength. The players can only be coached so much and how much tweaking does Pellegrini need to do?

He didn't inherit a team built by Pulis, we already had a very good and effective system that has been improved with the new signings. Evolution not revolution in my opinion, adding Jovetic and Navas is testament to that.

So getting the players faster, stronger and fitter than anyone else will go someway to alongside the technical ability the players have to being successful.

 

[toffee balls]

Just got back from 2 weeks in Spain and managed to read Ferran Soriano's book along with Tueart's and Bellamy's.

I was looking for clues of where we maybe heading and he does mention the infamous six second rule ( he refers to the work ethic to regain possesion and keep it).

Don't want to bore everyone with a long post but I am in no doubt we will attempt to copy the Barca model in lots of ways.

 

[Chezzy blue]

I thought we looked very unfit last season, with players blowing by the 65 minute mark.
Personally I don't know whether these intense training sessions will make the players
fitter or more tired.

 

[akcity]

I thought we looked very unfit last season, with players blowing by the 65 minute mark.
Personally I don't know whether these intense training sessions will make the players
fitter or more tired.

They will be fitter, therefore less tired.

 

[afro2007]

players make statements to let the whole fans know how much they are working hard in training,is obvious ours are saying the same thing others have done,the right person to ask if the players are work hard in training would be the manager or someone how is willing to "gain rather than pain".

 

[Ducado]

players make statements to let the whole fans know how much they are working hard in training,is obvious ours are saying the same thing others have done,the right person to ask if the players are work hard in training would be the manager or someone how is willing to "gain rather than pain".

Eh?

 

[Jumanji]

I thought we looked very unfit last season, with players blowing by the 65 minute mark.
Personally I don't know whether these intense training sessions will make the players
fitter or more tired.

Tired at first, but fitter in the long run after becoming conditioned.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Doesn't every change of manager come with boasts of improving fitness?

I think they will be doing specific training for who we are facing on a week by week basis.that's how he used to do it

He did say that in an interview, but he also said that that was only a small part, and the vast majority is about getting us to play our game properly. The "our" in that case being Villarreal. He said 90 or 95% is focused on improving their own game and 10% is about the specific opponent.