Brighton & Hove Albion fullback Bernardo has been interviewed by ESPN Brasil this week, talking about the lockdown period he’s been through.
On the live chat, viewers could see that his living room is full of gym equipment, as he’s been working hard to stay in shape at home.
Asked about Brighton’s decision to open their training centre for players, Bernardo has talked about how important that is, since they can’t have proper training in public places.
“We received an email saying that we could use the training centre. I think it makes a lot of sense,” Bernardo told ESPN Brasil.
“Because, for example, the other day I wanted to have a little contact with the ball, and I went to the park. Me and my girlfriend, we can go because we live in the same house. We went to the park close to home. And I just couldn’t train because the children came all the time and wanted to ask for an autograph. Of course, I had to ask them to leave the pen and shirt on the floor, and keep their distance, interrupt my training and sign, leave it on the floor again, then go back. So the training centre is an environment where everything is more controlled.”
The player has given a few details of how these training sessions will be managed at the club, as they keep working to avoid the Coronavirus infection among players.
“What we were told is that the players would be divided into groups. It would be a period of time, like, every two players would have an hour. You would arrive with your kit on, have your material placed outside the building, and ball and a GPS. And each of the players would have a field available to run or maybe a little more technical work, shooting a little, having a little sensitivity with the ball. This was offered to players. And then it’s up to each player to decide whether he wants to go. And respect the grid because it’s very important that we do not have contact in this initial moment, at least.”
Bernardo has struggled to get minutes for Brighton this season, especially because of a knee surgery he had in September. That’s why he’s made only 12 appearances for the Seagulls so far, and shouldn’t match the 27 games he’s played for the club last season.
