{"id":109630,"date":"2025-11-01T11:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/109630\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T11:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:54:10","slug":"barcelona-players-seeking-outside-help-for-fitness-needs-amid-growing-injury-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/109630\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona players seeking outside help for fitness needs amid growing injury concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The physical condition of Barcelona\u2019s squad has become a major concern for Hansi Flick and his coaching staff. <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/the-reason-behind-barcelonas-drop-in-fitness-levels-and-intensity-this-season-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Data shows a clear decline<\/a> in the team\u2019s physical performance compared to last season \u2013 a trend visible both in training and during matches. <\/p>\n<p>The Catalans believe this drop-off is one of the main reasons behind the alarming wave of injuries \u2013 13 players have already suffered physical setbacks in just three months this season.<\/p>\n<p>Players looking outside for help<\/p>\n<p>As such, <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/primera\/plaga-de-lesiones-la-plantilla-busca-soluciones-fuera-f202511-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Javi Miguel of AS<\/a> reports that the situation has led to growing unease within the dressing room. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, several first-team players believe that the current regime at the Ciutat Esportiva does not place enough emphasis on strength training. <\/p>\n<p>As such, they are now complementing their physical preparation outside the club\u2019s facilities, with some even working with private trainers.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, certain players have been relying on external specialists for some time now \u2013 both physically and mentally. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fc-barcelona-training-session-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Barcelona players in training\" class=\"wp-image-182911\"  \/>Players not entirely happy with physical preparations. (Photo by Fran Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>One notable example is Ferran Torres, who previously turned to outside experts to overcome anxiety issues and later worked with a personal fitness coach to regain form and reduce injury risk.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Lamine Yamal has also undergone external medical evaluations to assess his ongoing pubic discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>Confidence remains in fitness department<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/alarm-bells-set-off-at-barcelona-after-superstars-injury-two-staff-members-under-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Despite the criticism<\/a>, Barcelona maintain full confidence in Julio Tous, the club\u2019s head of physical preparation and a figure regarded as one of the top strength specialists in world football. Internally, there is a belief that the situation can be reversed soon.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Blaugrana have already acknowledged the problem and intend to reinforce gym-based strength work, allocating more time and resources to physical conditioning. <\/p>\n<p>The aim is to restore the players\u2019 fitness levels and prevent further injuries in the crucial months ahead.<\/p>\n<p>In short, player concern over physical preparation has pushed several of them to seek extra help externally, but confidence remains in the club\u2019s medical and fitness staff to turn things around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The physical condition of Barcelona\u2019s squad has become a major concern for Hansi Flick and his coaching staff.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[1998,47773,47774,589,16253,163,85,46,71345],"class_list":{"0":"post-109630","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-fc-barcelona","11":"tag-fitness","12":"tag-hansi-flick","13":"tag-health","14":"tag-il","15":"tag-israel","16":"tag-julio-tous"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}