Arsenal Director of Performance Darren Burgess has revealed the two players he really likes to see train and their names perhaps won't come as a surprise to Gunners fans.
Lucas Torreira and Granit Xhaka are the workhorses of Unai Emery's team and that also appears to be true on the training pitch.
It appears their attitude is something that the Australian wants to instill in the whole squad to create more 'aggressive' sessions that will ultimately help to prevent injury.
Burgess told Optus Sport - via Training Ground Guru: ”I tell you who I really like - the two central midfielders, Lucas Torreira and Granit Xhaka.
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“I love the fact that in every single session and drill Torreira takes it personally if someone gets by him. Granit is exactly the same, whether it’s in the gym or on the pitch - every moment counts. I reckon that separates the really good players from the top players.”
He continued: "Probably in the Premier League sometimes, because of the money and the reluctance to injure players because they’re worth so much, they try to protect the players a little bit.
“I believe you build resilience into players and that protects them from injury, so we’ve had a much more aggressive training approach since I’ve been here.”
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The former Liverpool Head of Fitness and Conditioning also compared how training differed between Emery and his predecessor Arsene Wenger.
He said: “They’re both workaholics, Arsene would look at more the totality, whereas Unai breaks down a lot of different movements and a lot of different aspects of the game.
“Arsene’s sessions were more possession and game-based, whereas Unai will have that but also break down different aspects, there is a bunch more defined aspects in the training sessions.”
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