He has already made a breakthrough on the football field.
Now 20-year-old Anthony Ilanga is being hailed for his job – at the gym.
“Looks like he’s following Cristiano Ronaldo’s training schedule”writes ESPN.
Anthony Elanga have indicated Cristiano Ronaldo As one of his top stars and has told him in a longer interview with Sportbladet that the 17-year-old fellow world star usually gives him some advice.
Ilanga said last winter: – He always tells me that I have to bow my head and work harder, every day.
He seems to have listened.
Not only did he get a big break Premier League This season – he also appears to have fought hard in the gym.
Recent photos of the Swedish super talent have gone viral on social media and have garnered many big accounts – including ESPN – To compare his physique with Cristiano Ronaldo.
In a clip that United posted on their website, Elanga made a so-called “box jump” with a length of 162.56 centimeters, which is only a few centimeters short of the official Guinness World Record (170.18).
Admittedly, it’s not a dead end, but still.
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Behind this transformation is personal trainer Tom Joyce.
Joyce is one of the most respected coaches in the industry and now coaches a whole host of the Premier League’s greatest talent, including Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey and Southampton’s Tino Livramento.
In an interview with Goal last winter, Joyce said he noticed a huge interest among young players – and that the common denominator is that they are all inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo changed the game plan by showing the world that talent is only one thing. He was always talented, but he trained hard to be the best in the world, got amazing results and changed kids’ mentalities. You watch videos where he rips his butt off and now kids and guys are doing the same. We hadn’t seen that ten years ago, said Joyce.
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Anthony Ilanga is clearly not on the lazy side of the gym, but the Swede is also compared to Cristiano Ronaldo from a purely footballing perspective.
Anton Ferdinand, brother of Manchester United legend Rio, told talkSPORT he had brought his youngest son to United’s last league game of the season with the hope of meeting the youngster Ronaldo, but it was Anthony Ilanga who dug himself into the retina. .
– It was the first time I saw Ilanga live and it reminded me of young Ronaldo. Ferdinand says he appears to be the only young United player trying to emulate Ronaldo in his way of moving on the field.