Meet PSG’s new Spanish nutritionist

Louis Fields You already have a nutritionist. Is about Juan Jose Morillas Pedreñoa 41-year-old from Murcia who has worked in Monaco since 2016. A trusted person of the now PSG sports advisor, he will be another member of the organization chart of the French team with the aim of improving the performance of a team that will again be judged by his Champions League career, cursed ground to this day.

John Morels He was a footballer in teams such as Murcia, Cartagonova, Lorca, Sangonera Atlético or UCAM Costa Cálida between 1999 and 2012. Parallel to his profession, he also dedicated his efforts to obtain a diploma in human nutrition and dietetics and eventually graduated in science and technology from food, a degree that paved the way for him in this world until he gained the trust of the sports director Antonio Cordonwhich brought him to Monaco six years ago.

In an interview published by Ligue 1 in early May, morels explained his role in the locker room: “It is a daily job that includes awareness and education, because with some exceptions, the players do not have much knowledge in this area. I do not prohibit food, but among my duties is to control the body composition of each one, to know the weight, the fat mass and the muscle mass of the soccer players,” he assured.

In that sense, having the trust of the main characters is important: “You have to empathize with the player, know how to understand him. The new generations are very sensitive to the importance of food and its effects on performance. in Monaco I was able to advise a player from the training center who is now in the professional group, and I see that he applies everything that we informed him. I am happy about that, because I see that my work is paying off”, he recounted a few months ago. Now is his chance to do so, among others, with Messi, Neymar Y Mbappe.