Chelsea Fitness Coach On Nigeria Star Aina : He Is One Of The Fastest Players In The World
Published: September 09, 2018Nigeria international Ola Aina has received praise from Chelsea fitness coach Paolo Bertelli, who has labelled the right back a very pacy player and one of the fastest footballers in the world.
Aina caught the eye in his first three matches for Torino in the Italian Serie A with his physical attributes and was set to make his competitive debut for Nigeria against Seychelles on Saturday but pulled out of the squad due to injury.
Asked to comment on Aina's qualities, Paolo Bertelli told Toro News : ''He is technically and very strong on a physical level. He's one of the fastest players I've ever seen and I've seen so many in my career.
''In our tests he has reached 35 km / h, there are few in the world that can do these things.''
''In our tests he has reached 35 km / h, there are few in the world that can do these things.''
Bertelli is confident that Aina will be a better player under the guidance of Torino manager Walter Mazzarri having earlier worked with Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.
''In Italy he will learn a lot at a tactical level, he has to mature in this respect, but he has enormous growth.
''In the Championship you play man against man across the board, in Serie A is very different, but he has already done two seasons with Conte and certainly Mazzarri can teach him so much.
''With the three-man defense he can express himself at best because he can run all over the pitch, he has a lot of resistance.''
Torino are sweating on the fitness of their new Nigerian star ahead of next weekend's meeting with Udinese in the Serie A.
Igho Kingsley
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