New City boss clamping down on fitness
New Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has clamped down on overweight players this summer- banning players who aren’t fit enough and banning junk food.
The Spanish tactician was confirmed as the club’s new manager back in February, but finally took over this summer once his duties with Bayern Munich were complete.
And whilst Guardiola has only been with his new players for just a few weeks, he has certainly shown that he means business already.
It has been revealed that Guardiola is enforcing a strict regime at the club and will not allow any players to train with the first team if they are overweight.
Guardiola implemented a similar sort of  thing during his spells with Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and the first person to feel his wrath is Samir Nasri, who has been told to shed some pounds.
“You often hear managers say being healthy is really important,” Gael Clichy said, as reported by the Daily Mail. “With him, if you’re weight is too high, you’re not training with the team. That’s the first thing.
“You can hear it a lot but, for my part, it’s the first time any manager has really done it. So we have a few players who are not training with the team yet. You have to know that if your weight is 60 kilos and you are on 70 kilos, then you cannot play football because you’re going to get injured and get your team in trouble. That’s important.
“He cut out some juice and, of course, pizza and all the heavy food is not allowed. Some people think that’s normal but, in truth, it’s not always like this. I know because I’ve been playing football for a long time. It’s really refreshing and very exciting.”
By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10
