Haaland training like Ivan Dragopublished at 10:10 GMT
10:10 GMT
Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter
Talking about Erling Haaland being a model pro, I was lucky enough to attend an open training session Manchester City held in pre-season.
Part of the session involved players doing gym exercises.
They all seemed to struggle with one in particular – bouncing a medicine ball.
The aim was to get it to bounce up to chest height and it looked to sap every ounce of energy, just to do a couple.
Not for Erling though, who was bouncing the heavy ball like it was one you might find in a beach shop, making it go higher and faster than any of his team-mates.
All the while, he had this smile on his face that reminded me of Ivan Drago from the film Rocky IV…
Maybe not a reference for younger readers, but Google it kids, you won’t be disappointed.
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