During the training camp in the United States, it was training every day, with little else besides.
Apart from a very small number of players, such as Su Dong, who attended certain events on behalf of their clubs or sponsors, all the other players basically trained nonstop every day, repeating the same drills over and over.
As the saying went, "One minute onstage takes ten years of practice offstage."
The level a player displayed on the field was usually built up little by little through years of accumulated training.
Besides the regular First Team players, Man City had also brought young players such as Sterling and Trippier to the training camp in the United States. Those players were working especially hard too, desperately trying to earn a place in the First Team.
Compared to the other positions, competition for the goalkeeper spot was also beginning to heat up.
So far this season, Man City had three goalkeepers in total.
They were England international and homegrown player Joe Hart, last season's backup goalkeeper Given, and the Belgian youngster Courtois, who had just joined the club this season.
The three goalkeepers' ages were also quite interesting. Joe Hart was twenty-four, Given was thirty-five, and Courtois was nineteen.
Judging by age, Joe Hart was undoubtedly the first-choice goalkeeper in his prime, Courtois was the promising prospect, and Given was the veteran.
But the problem was that anyone could see Guardiola was dissatisfied with Joe Hart.
That dissatisfaction mainly came from two areas, one of them being on the field.
In order to train Joe Hart more effectively, Guardiola had specifically brought Unzué over from Spain to coach him, having him focus exclusively on Joe Hart. But the England goalkeeper did not seem to have benefited from it at all. His performances were still