In previous years, there was no concept that nutritionists would advise footballers to eat healthy to reach peak performance on the pitch.
Before the 21st century, players lived a simple life when it came to food. Breakfast could be cereal, and they might also eat a burger for lunch. They did not view eating as a science as they do now.
But the modern way of playing means that footballers need special diets to ensure they maintain proper form to compete at the highest level throughout the year, and the Daily Mail likened nutrition in the current era of the game to how a racing car needs high-quality fuel to be able to perform at amazing speeds. Clubs create a program to make them the best they can be.
While the majority of players stick to the programs provided by club nutritionists, some have strange eating habits that keep them from reaching the highest level of the game.
Chelsea team
Chelsea players will be shocked when they arrive at the training headquarters in preparation for the new season, as the club has signed Marcos Alvarez, the new fitness coach, to work alongside coach Enzo Maresca. He is known to be very demanding, as he insists on following a strict diet plan for his players, which includes banning various sauces. Cakes, salt, pepper and even fruit juice, as well as fried eggs are not allowed.
This does not mean that the clubs’ controls are always successful, as the players do not accept the programs. At one point, Tottenham players escaped from the pre-season camp and sneaked into McDonald’s.
Holland
Sometimes, the advice of the club’s nutritionist is not enough for the big stars, and Erling Haaland has his own way to enhance his healthy habit in order to break scoring records. It is known that the Norwegian striker emphasizes beef liver and heart, which is part of the diet of the Manchester City player, who… He consumes 6,000 calories a day, and he is a fan of meat and milk as well, describing it as his “magic dose.”
Ronaldo
As for the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, he does not only eat three meals a day, but rather eats six, and the six dishes mentioned are all miniature. He does not eat a full-sized meal every time.
Each meal is served according to a diet specified for him by a nutritionist. Each dish is full of protein and nutrients necessary to be at the peak of this athlete. Unlike Haaland, the Saudi Al-Nasr striker mainly avoids red meat and eats chicken because it contains the highest percentage of protein and is low in protein. Fats. However, his main food is fish, and it must be fresh, in addition to eating vegetables. Ronaldo avoids alcohol, not to mention that he is not a fan of soft drinks.
Vardy
While Jamie Vardy is famous for his love of energy drinks, specifically “Red Bull,” caffeine seems to be the key to the Leicester City striker’s success, because he is a big fan of coffee. He told Sky Sports in 2022: I wake up in the morning and drink “Red Bull,” and before… Workouts I have coffee.
In the 2015-2016 season, which saw Leicester City win the English Premier League, Vardy had a strange ritual. The Englishman drank wine before every match.
Conte
As for the Italian Antonio Conte, who recently took over as coach of Napoli, he does not mess around when it comes to health and nutrition, and he stated: In every club I trained, I had a nutritionist, because you have to maintain the appropriate weight for the players, and in order to do that you must have good fats. And good muscles.
The new Napoli coach prevents players from eating fast food, and also bans ketchup.
Alex Song
But Cameroonian Alex Song, a former Arsenal and Barcelona player, loved fast food, to the point where he would eat a KFC meal before matches.
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