Nolito, celebrating a goal beside Sterling in the Manchester City

THE SAME NOLITO RECOGNISES IT

Luis Enrique, the key that Nolito finish triumphing

Published:17/10/2016 - 00:54h

Updated:17/10/2016 - 00:54h

If it did not go by Luis Enrique and his strict methods in the Barça B and the Celtic of Vigo, Nolito would not have purchased the necessary physical state to develop all his potential. It will go back to see with "Struggle" in the FC Barcelona-Manchester City

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One of the main reasons by which Nolito finish developing all his potential, first in the Celtic of Vigo and now in the Manchester City, went the presence of Luis Enrique like trainer, being the Asturian the one who did him see that it had to lose weight seriously and do the maximum possible for being "fine" on the lawn in each one of the parties.

The same Nolito has recognised it in a recent interview conceded to "The Guardian", admitting besides that was about to to return to the FC Barcelona before fichar by the Manchester City, although at the end it did not finish giving the pass. "I was near of the Barça, but at the end chose the City", has confessed the current extreme of the group "citizen", to the orders of Pep Guardiola.

Nolito Speaks of the importance of Luis Enrique in his career futbolística: "it did Me see that it was findamental that it lost weight, 10 kilos, to step forward", signals, standing out the insistence of Luis Enrique that from the beginning it saw potential in Nolito. 

"Luis Enrique went a bit heavy, but for my well. I did a change importantísimo"

"It was a bit heavy, but for my well. It was hard but did a change importantísimo. It was on of me each day, was fundamental for my career. The cookies, the bread, the coca-tail, is all very good but was filth for my profession".

And it is that the one of Sanlúcar de Barrameda was used to to have bad habits. "It liked me train, afterwards eat... Train, eat, train, eat. It was a fish that bites the tail. Then you darse: a player of elite has to be fine", explains, although luckily it attained to change the situation. "The three last years have been the best of my life, but was the moment to go me, the correct moment, because it would like me win something before it finish my career and think that in the City can attain it".

Now it plays at the side of players like Agüero, Of Bruyne or Silva, to the one who does not cost him imagine playing in the FC Barcelona, taking into account the quality that always has hid the Canarian in the boots. "There are moments that can seem that it was not, but always is. The form that has to play, the talent that has, can play in any team. Also in the Barcelona? Easily". Precisely all they will measure to the Barça in the next party of Champions League.

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