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Samir Nasri has revealed how one of Pep Guardiola's first acts
as Manchester City manager was
to ban every player from having sex after midnight — even if they were off the
next day.
Nasri was one of a number of players
who failed to convince the Spaniard of his worth and joined Sevilla on a
season-long loan deal in the final days of the transfer window.
And perhaps it is just as well the
Frenchman got out while he did after he told French publication L'Equipe that
Guardiola imposed the ban on relations in order to get the best out of them
whilst also taking a number of things off the menu at the training ground.
'Relations must be before midnight.
Even if you have a free day the following day,' Nasri said.
'He told us this is how he managed
to get the best out of [Lionel] Messi and [Robert] Lewandowski, and for them to
avoid the maximum number of muscular injuries.
'He suppressed many things that were
in the kitchen.'
The former Arsenal midfielder went
on to say that Guardiola's attention to detail went beyond anything he had
seen, describing him as a 'picky person' after he was subjected to incessant
video analysis of his performances in training.
'With Guardiola, on the first day of training, you know how
you should play, how to squeeze and also how to stand off the ball,' he said.
'The next day, you have videos for everything that you have to do.
'He will not bully you, but he will
do everything to make you progress, to get you to know you how to position
yourself and how to play. He's a picky person.'
While Guardiola's ban may have
worked a treat in the opening few weeks of the Premier League, he may well be
reconsidering his position after a recent dip in form.
The Citizens have won only two of
their last nine games and have dropped to third in the Premier League table
although it is worth noting that one of those wins was against his former side
Barcelona.
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