Pep Guardiola wants
his Manchester City players to refrain from having sex after midnight,
according to on-loan French midfielder Samir Nasri. The 29-year-old said
the City boss imposed the rule, even if the team did not have a game the next
day, so players get "a good night's sleep".
Guardiola is also claimed to have said it helped Barcelona
forward Lionel Messi avoid muscle injuries.
Nasri was sent on a season-long loan to Sevilla on transfer
deadline day.
He told French
TV programme L'Équipe du Soir that Guardiola "wants his players to be slim
and fit".
Nasri added: "He banned a lot of things in the kitchen
but the biggest anecdote is that he says before a day off, those who want to
have (sexual) relations it's before midnight. And that's with a day off the
next day. It's because he wants you to have a good night's sleep."
Nasri, who signed for City in 2011, added: "He said he
told that to Messi, who since then does not get muscle injuries."
The midfielder made one appearance for City this season,
before he was loaned to the La Liga club
Guardiola did not allow Nasri to train with the main group
during pre-season as he had returned overweight.
"Guardiola told me that I was a mess, he told me
several times and even kicked me in the butt, literally," added Nasri.
BBC Sports
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