Pre-Training Insights: Pep Guardiola's Mental Preparation for Players (Patreon)

In this pre-training conversation, Pep Guardiola shares important details with his players. He provides an overall view of the training session to mentally prepare them for what they will encounter: Warm-up, Boxes (Rondos), Build-up focused on specific positioning for the strikers during goal kicks, and then some intense work (pre-season training). He emphasizes the need for each player to control themselves as much as possible because they know exactly what they need to be ready for the session, especially given the short preparation time before matches begin. Everyone must be fit, particularly on a mental level—after all, the mind controls everything.