Dani Pastor: “I wanted to suffer on the grass again”

The Real Mallorca squad has already completed a week of training in the Sports City and Although, not surprisingly, “the first overloads, muscle fatigue and chafing have appeared, the sensations are good”, in the words of the physical trainer Dani Pastor.

The coaching staff of the Balearic team are very satisfied with the performance of their footballers in the first days of re-adaptation. According to Pastor “the assessment of this first week of training is very positive. We already knew that the players were very well physically because they came very well from home. They are very responsible and methodical and the results that we had of his physical state made us feel calm “.

However, Pastor assumes that “It is true that the first days, last Saturday and Sunday, always cost a little more and that is why we try to make a first adaptation period and we have been increasing the intensity and workload throughout the week. We had a two-month debt at home and, finally, the players were able to make gestures of the game again that was impossible to do at home. “

Pastor adds that “it is all very complex, especially what is done before and after training, it is a bit heavy but you have to do it “, noting that “at first we started with a career in progression so that the player began to have those sensations of boots, grass, ball, but without being very demanding in the workload, and then we already spent Monday and Tuesday, and above all on Wednesday trying to increase those loads, and to bring up those gestures of the game that cannot be done at home such as fast driving, high speeds, changes of direction, impulses, etc. “

Another very important aspect has been the injury prevention. In this sense, Pastor adds that “we have been very careful with that, we have people specialized only in prevention and in each job that we were designing we tried to have that prevention not only of the injuries that could occur but of the possible ailments that the player in his day to day can drag and now overloads, fatigue begin to appear muscle or chafing, and we have all of that very much in mind. “

If there is one thing that stands out in the squad's technical staff, it is their commitment and attitude during the confinement, and Dani Pastor affirms that he “perceived a great desire on the part of the squad to return to training on the field. it is clear that in this first phase of individual training, the feeling is not the same as when you start a preseason, “adding that now “you have to respect the safety distance and there can be no contact or hugging, but at least we can see each other, interact, make jokes and the feeling that everything is rolling againLet's say we wanted to suffer again on the grass. “

Pastor has also referred to the protocol and claims that “It is very strict and there are many points to follow, but we understand that they are necessary things. I think we have all become very aware of following all the established hygiene and safety standards. They are very strict rules but the desire to train on the field makes up for everything. “