Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson is often left as a mere spectator in games.
The £35 million Brazilian has an incredible team in front of him, that often dominate their opponents.
The City way is to pass teams to death.
And usually, there is always an end product to City’s play.
City having so much of the ball in games often means that Ederson goes large periods without any involvement.
Therefore, there is potential for Ederson to suffer a loss of concentration.
But it has now been revealed that the South American takes a very peculiar extra step to ensure this does not happen…
Ederson uses virtual reality glasses to help improve his focus and concentration
According to Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte, Ederson uses virtual reality glasses to help him improve his focus.
The goalkeeper has apparently hired a company to ‘take care of his health and performance’.
These glasses are used twice a week in training.
Apparently, they help develop his attention span, reaction speed and peripheral vision.
Globo Esporte actually feature quotes from Tulio Horta, who is one of the owners of Volt Sports Science.
He says: “Ederson does bench presses, and between sets he does a cognitive exercise on reaction speed, so that we condition the brain not to rest after exertion. The aim is for the brain to understand that the break is not the time to switch off, to disconnect.”
A fascinating revelation that showcases Ederson’s mentality
This is a seriously fascinating revelation about Ederson and suggests why he is as good as he is.
It must be tricky for Ederson sometimes in games.
City’s dominance means he does not get called into action for long periods.
But we have seen many times the ‘exceptional’ Ederson come in clutch with a huge save after these periods of City dominance.
Clearly, this use of the VR glasses helps him a lot.
And it just shows what a brilliant professional he is trying to make marginal gains.
