Manchester City, Pemainnya Berlatih di Gym Tingkatkan Kebugaran
Manchester City Players Trained by Sprinting to Improve Fitness
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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BINTANG-BINTANG Manchester City jalani latihan ketat di pusat pelatihan di Carrington, upaya untuk mengejar ketinggalan dari pemimpin klasemen sementara liga Inggris.
Gael Clichy, David Silva dan Javi Garcia tampak menjalani latihan di gym City.
Skuad Roberto Mancini, yang maju ke semi-final Piala FA setelah menekuk Barnsley 5-0 Sabtu, pekan lalu, berharap untuk mengatasi tantangan Everton akhir pekan untuk mendekati rival utama, Manchester United.
Hari ini, para bintang seperti Yaya Toure dan Carlos Tevez yang berlatih keras melalui standar kebugaran yang ketat di Manchester.
Para pemain City dilatih berlari untuk meningkatkan kebugaran, sebelum latihan di gym untuk meningkatkan kemampuan fisik.
Yaya Toure, dan saudaranya Kolo, Tevez dan Aleksandar Kolarov bergantian berlari ke atas bukit curam untuk meningkatkan kebugaran kardio vaskular mereka untuk meningkatkan kemampuan di lapangan untuk mempertahankan gelar juara liga Inggris yang mulai goyah.
City berharap United, yang selisih 12 poin di puncak Liga Premier, berharap dapat memperkecil ketertinggalan poin.
The Blues, yang bakal bertemu musuh bebuyutan di Old Trafford, juga bisa saja bertemu mereka di semi-final Piala FA.
United yang tersingkir dari Liga Champions pekan lalu setelah Real Madrid memaksa mereka bermain 10 orang setelah berharap meraih peluang menembus delapan besar.
Dan Mancini meyakini ini bisa menjadi bencana bagi City mempertahankan gelar, ketika pemimpin klasemen Liga konsentrasi menyalurkan energi haus juara dari rival United yang dijuluki ´tetangga yang berisik´.
Dia mengatakan: "Jelas sekarang lebih buruk bagi kami karena mereka dapat menempatkan seluruh kekuatan mereka dalam kejuaraan liga lokal."
"Itu lebih baik mereka bertahan di Liga Champions. Ketika Anda memainkan pertandingan penting setiap tiga hari, itu lebih sulit.
"Tapi itu sulit (bagi kita) sebelum pertandingan melawan Madrid."
"Saya pikir mereka memiliki keuntungan karena 12 poin terlalu banyak tapi tugas kita adalah untuk mencoba hingga akhir musim. Ini adalah tugas kita. Saya pikir itu adalah penting untuk menjadi kuat di saat yang sulit."
MANCHESTER City´s stars put in the hours this afternoon while training at their Carrington base in a bid to close the gap on league leaders United.
Gael Clichy, David Silva and Javi Garcia are pictured below being put through their paces in City´s state-of-the-art gym.
Roberto Mancini´s men, who progressed to the semi-final of the FA Cup after hammering Barnsley 5-0 on Saturday, are hoping to overcome the challenge of Everton this weekend to pile some pressure on bitter rivals Manchester United.
Today, the likes of Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez were powered through a rigorous fitness regime in Manchester.
The City players trained by sprinting up an incline to improve fitness before hitting the gym to work on some weights.
Yaya Toure, his brother Kolo, Tevez and Aleksandar Kolarov took turns in sprinting up the steep hill to improve their cardio vascular fitness for the final push in a bid to save their faltering title defence.
City are hoping United, who sit 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League, will not stretch their lead.
The Blues, who have yet to take on their rivals at Old Trafford, could also face them in the semi-final of the FA Cup.
United went out of the Champions League last week after Real Madrid dispatched the 10-men hosts to clinch the tie and secure progression to the last-eight.
And Mancini believes this could spell disaster for City´s title defence, as the League leaders will channel their energy into wrestling the title from their ´noisy neighbours´.
He said: ´It is clear now it is worse for us because they can put all their strength in the championship.
´It was better they stayed in the Champions League. When you play an important game every three days, it is more difficult.
´But it was difficult (for us) before the game against Madrid.
´I think they have an advantage because 12 points are too much but our job is to try until the end of the season. This is our job. I think it is important to be strong in a difficult moment.´
