You know it is the international break when stories like this are being bandied around. But there is a demand to know just how Manuel Neuer, just a few months shy of his 40th birthday at the time of writing, has been able to stay fit so well and shake off any lingering injury issues. Sport Bild reporter Tobi Altschäffl reveals, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, some details:
Neuer has changed quite a bit in his routine over time in order to stay fit. He goes to the physiotherapist daily and is in the gym
before every training session. Twice a week he now adds extra sessions, lifting weights for another 30 minutes after training. Neuer is in no way inferior to 22 year-old Jonas Urbig in terms of fitness levels. There are several observers at the club who state that the signing of Urbig, as his future successor, motivated Neuer even more.
Clearly, if one considers Neuer’s form to start the season, it is working.
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