Green reveals extra training sessions have made the difference

ARTICLE COURTESY OF THE BRENT AND KILBURN TIMES


Rob Green is undertaking extra training sessions in a bid to keep himself at the peak of his physical fitness for QPR this season.

The 33-year-old Rangers keeper works with a personal trainer three times a week, in addition to the club’s own daily training sessions at Harlington.

Green began the regime, which he says is far more physically demanding than the average training session, last season after he lost his place in the side to Julio Cesar.

And the Rs keeper says the added workouts are paying dividends in his performances on the pitch, which have already led to a club record-equalling eight successive league clean sheets.

“It’s something that I took up last year when I wasn’t playing,” said Green. “I asked myself what I can improve on, and can I get stronger and fitter? I’m fitter now than I was 10 years ago, or even two years ago.

“It’s made a huge difference. I walk out in training and it’s easy by comparison. If I know that my afternoon session is 10 times harder than my pitch session, then the quality of my training on the pitch is improved. I love it.

“It does my head in when I see the young lads go home from training and play computer games or sit at home. If you don’t put everything you have into this, then you get that ‘what could have been?’ feeling.

“Whatever the outcome, I want to know that I’ve given it my all throughout my career.”

 

Good sign of the guy. I hope Cesar is doing the same thing rather than just pulling splinters out of his arse from his bench-warming duties.

 

top marks to him. love to hear this kind of thing instead of him sitting in the shadows sulking.

 

Absolutely. That's exactly the type of attitude every player who gets dropped should have. We've had a few disgraceful players in the last couple of seasons whinging like children because they weren't picked instead of working hard and forcing themselves back into the team.

Thankfully I think we've shipped most of those cu*ts out

 

This sort of spirit from senior players rubs off on all in the squad.

Best of luck to him, great to hear

 

I swear he's not 33?

 

Sets a great example.

 

If he is 33 Derry must be 55 !

 

His wiki page says he is 33 !!

 

Well if it says it on wiki it must be right, not like they've made mistakes or you can edit a page or nothing

 

His profile at club website says:

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ROB GREEN
GOALKEEPER
Nationality: English
DOB: 18/01/1980
Height: 6'3" (191 cm)
Weight: 14st 9lbs (93 kg)

so guess that would make him 33

 

Well if it says it on wiki it must be right, not like they've made mistakes or you can edit a page or nothing

 

Stupid phone repost. Looks very young for his age

 

Stupid repost