Gael Clichy: Perform week-in-week-out

“All the best footballers constantly strive to improve their game no matter what level they’ve already reached or what they have achieved.

To be a top player you have to do it week in, week out and to do that you must always be looking at what you can do better.

I’m never satisfied with what I’ve done in the past in my career and I’m always looking to improve in every game and in every training session. Training is so important as the hard work you put in during the week hopefully reflects when you play in matches.

You can’t teach yourself to be quick, but you can always work on your speed by performing  drills and exercises on a regular basis.”

Gael Clichy wears PUMA evoSPEED 1.2 football boots. Visit www.puma.com for further details

For more football tips see:
Wesley Sneijder’s key to consistency
Nemanja Vidic: The key to consistency
Rio Ferdinand's Ultimate Defender
Michael Ballack: How to be the complete midfielder

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Andrew Murray is a freelance journalist, who regularly contributes to both the FourFourTwo magazine and website. Formerly a senior staff writer at FFT and a fluent Spanish speaker, he has interviewed major names such as Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero and Xavi. He was also named PPA New Consumer Journalist of the Year 2015.