In previous years, Barcelona have not seen a great deal of success; nevertheless, under the leadership of Xavi Hernandez, the club was able to win both the La Liga title and the Spanish Super Cup last season, indicating that they are now on the right track.
Pedri, a young talent who plays in the middle of the field, has been an important part of this Barça team. Since joining the club in 2020, the young player, who is now 20 years old, has established himself as one of the most promising young midfielders in the sport. He has taken up the role of the team’s beating heart in the middle of the field.
Pedri has had to deal with fitness and injury issues on a fairly consistent basis for such an early stage in his career, which is something that causes concern for Barcelona despite the fact that his quality cannot be questioned.
As a result of this, Mundo Deportivo is saying that Barcelona has developed a prevention strategy for injuries for Pedri since the club wants to reduce the likelihood that he would sustain injuries.
The midfielder ended up missing 15 matches across all competitions during the 2022/23 season, and the Blaugrana struggled to find creative solutions in the final third of the pitch as a result of his absence.
Given the importance of the 20-year-old player to the squad, the La Liga champions want to do everything in their power to keep him healthy during the full season. As a result of this, they have put him on a unique program that aims to improve his physically and his strength.
“I had a holiday to prepare myself physically, which is something I wanted to improve, especially to prevent injuries that have prevented me from playing a couple of times lately,” he said in a recent interview. “I had a holiday to prepare myself mentally, which is something I wanted to improve,” he said.
In addition to working with fitness trainers and physiotherapists, another special aspect of the plan involves the midfielder Pedri’s diet. The nutritionists at the club have provided the midfielder with a meal plan to follow, and Pedri is required to adhere to this meal plan.
In addition to working with Pedri to enhance his fitness, manager Xavi Hernandez has given the midfielder some challenges to complete out on the field. Pedri has been challenged to increase both the number of goals he scores and the number of assists he provides.
“Xavi asks me for many things, and there are numerous areas in which I can improve. The previous year, I did not provide very many assists; this is an area in which I need to make improvements. Recently, he was quoted as saying, “I wasn’t able to meet the ten-goal challenge, so we need to set another one and meet it.”