Pedri gets muscle

Despite being one of the sensations of LaLiga at just 17 years old, Pedri is in the process of training. Physics and football. That is why, when the match schedule allows it, the canary is working his body. Pedri is going to the gym about three times a week. The objective, to improve the corpulence to take more disputes. The U21 international is still a light footballer to go to the clash and wants to strengthen himself in that aspect of the game. Conditions it has since, despite its fragile appearance, it is very resistant. Perhaps an inheritance from when, as a child, he was enrolled in an athletic school. Work in the gym, obviously, is done keeping in mind that Pedri is still in development and that he cannot abuse. It is essential to avoid injuries and, above all, that he does not lose his essence as a player, the one that makes him seem to float on the field. Pedri is not going to be the strongest in any case, and he must remain the one who thinks before and executes with the most ease. Nothing that he does, so far, is superfluous. The case, it is true, is reminiscent of Neymar, who arrived in Barcelona with a fragile appearance in 2013 during that first year 2013-14 began to strengthen his body to explode definitively in the 2014-15 academic year.

In addition to Barcelona's advice, for Pedri those of his representative, Héctor Peris, who also handles the affairs of Ferran Torres, have also been important. The now Manchester City player did some serious gym work last season to gain power. And it has paid off. With Pedri, it's about making him more solid in one-on-one duels. However, Pedri has already shown that he is capable of fighting well against physical opponents. An example, against Cuadrado in Turin, although the Colombian is not at his best.

Pedri is not the only player trying to cultivate his physique. Another of those who has done specific work this summer has been Clement Lenglet. The French center-back also needed to become stronger for individual duels and in that he has done his best, although he tries to make it compatible with another of his aspects to improve, speed in long spaces. Lenglet has gained volume in recent months and that can be seen simply by taking a look at the physical appearance of this course. Pedri and Lenglet try to gain muscle. Something like Koeman's Barça, which tries to win football as the matches go by.