Manchester City boss Guardiola has stressed his hardline approach to fitness and conditioning following left-back Gael Clichy’s claims that he had banned pizza and banished individuals from first-team training for not hitting their weight targets.
Sergio Aguero in training with Pep Guardiola. pic.twitter.com/Fg1twdq27A
— MCFC Info (@MCFClnfo) July 26, 2016
“Normally I’m not a guy to say ‘you can’t eat that’, I don’t know what they eat normally. They eat what the nutritionist decides,” said Guardiola.
“They were not overweight (at the start of pre-season), but I want my players fit. For me, weight is so, so important.
“We need to run, we need to fight… after three days (do it) again, after three days again, three days again.
“When you are not fit and your weight is not proper, danger is coming. That’s why I want my players absolutely fit.”
A lot of people on social media are convinced that Pep is talking about Sergio Aguero.
Pep Guardiola is concerned about Sergio Aguero's weight and may put him on a specific recovery plan. [MARCA] pic.twitter.com/gMosuTO8Va
— City Watch (@City_Watch) July 28, 2016
Sergio aguero looking pretty fat for a footballer
— Nani come back (@EternallyNani) July 28, 2016
Funny, that a guy like Aguero can show up way too fat for training. Like Messi didn’t tell him about Pep. Call for getting kicked out?
— heimo (@heimo) July 28, 2016
Look at how fat aguero is, the guy been eating without working out enough. 😥😥 and the season starts in 3 wks #city pic.twitter.com/Siqx27CIYw
— Gidado toyeeb (@Toyeebdavido) July 28, 2016
But, to be fair, an equal number are dismissing the comments as a ridiculous overreaction to a single unflattering picture.
If that's Aguero looking overweight then consider us jealous. Beast.
— BlueMoonRisingTV (@BMRisingTV) July 28, 2016
[https://t.co/CukXWnoOww] pic.twitter.com/bofrMnZ1Pd
I bet most of those questioning the condition of Kun Aguero would love to have him in their team pic.twitter.com/1W0A1k4338
— Monkey Sponge (@monkey_sponge) July 27, 2016
Aguero doesn't look "fat" at all tbh, gained a bit of weight but nothing too serious
— Billy (@Kunbelievable) July 28, 2016
What do you think?
