What does Manu Morlanes do to keep himself busy?
What does Manu Morlanes do to keep himself busy?
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The midfielder explains how isolation at home is going for him, with daily training sessions and time for his hobbies

Villarreal midfielder Manu Morlanes has found out this week how to train and spend time in confinement at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The talented footballer underlines that staying in shape despite not being able to leave the house is important: “The club has made as easy as possible for us to continue training at home. They’ve helped us get material we didn’t have. There are days when I try and do the exercises in the morning, and others in the afternoon. The fitness coach, José Romero, gives us routines that we have to do. It’s important to stay in shape because we don’t know how long this is going to last.”

Morlanes is trying to make his days as pleasant as possible. “I’m trying to make the days go as quickly as possible. We’re not used to living alone without being able to go out to the street. I’m trying to do things I don’t normally do, such as play on the PlayStation or what series on my laptop. They’re tough times, but you have to face the situation as well as possible.”

There’s also time for studying. “I’m studying Economics at university via distance learning. Now I have more time for it and I also study on my computer,” he added.

Morlanes recently represented the club in the #LaLigaSantanderChallenge FIFA 20 tournament, a tournament looking to raise funds to help with the current situation. It was a great experience with him: “Speaking to Pau and some of my team-mates, they suggested that I play. The truth is I don’t play a lot during the year, but I don’t think I’m bad. When they suggested it, I didn’t hesitate to sign off. The first match was good and the second was worse, but what’s important is that we had fun and the money we raised to fight coronavirus.”

Watching series is another one of Morlanes’ favourite hobbies. “Last week, I finished ‘Unauthorized Living’, which I really enjoyed. Some of my favourites are Prison Break, Money Heist and El Príncipe, which I really got hooked to as it was one of the ones I saw first. If I watch a serie that I don’t get into, I’ll leave it and start another,” he said.

To conclude, the midfielder wanted to send a message to the support: “We’re all in a moment of uncertainty, not only in football, but also in the country’s economically. There are a lot of important things up in the aire. Now it’s time to be more responsible than ever and be together because tough times are coming. We’ve shown that we can come out of the other side. Soon we’ll be able to return to normality.”

To watch the interview carried out with Morlanes (in Spanish) by Villarreal TV, click play.

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Includes:

  • Ticket for Inmersión Villarreal (museum & tour)
  • Set menu at Corner Sports Bar and a choice between pizza and a drink or burger with chips and a drink

Price:

  • €19.95 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders
  • €24.95 – general ticket

Villarreal CF’s interactive Museum & Tour experience. You can visit the Submarine’s immersive museum and complete a guided tour of the Estadio de la Cerámica.

  • Visit to Villarreal CF’s museum
  • Guided tour of the Estadio de la Cerámica
  • Estimated duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
  • Languages: Spanish, Valencian and English
  • Opening times: Thursday afternoons, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings and afternoons and Sunday mornings

Price:

€15 – general ticket

€12 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders

€12 – children aged six to 12

€8 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders aged six to 12

Young children can celebrate their birthday at the Estadio de la Cerámica crèche. The activity is recommended for under-8s.

It includes:

  • Celebration that lasts three hours with a snack and a visit to Inmersión Villarreal (museum & tour)
  • Sandwiches, croissants, pastries, with crisps, drinks and cakes
  • A bag of sweets for each guest
  • Inflatables, trampolines, facepainting
  • Supervision from monitors
  • Mini football match, with goals, in an equipped room

Price:

€27 per guest

Celebrate your birthday at the Estadio de la Cerámica enjoying Inmersión Villarreal and Corner Sports Bar!

  • Visit to Inmersión Villarreal (museum and tour)
  • Set menu at Corner Sports Bar (either burger, hot dog or nuggets + chips + drink)
  • A bag of sweets for each guest
  • A Villarreal CF ball for the birthday boy or girl
  • Personalised Villarreal CF cake
  • Includes entrance to the Inmersión Villarreal experience for two adults who will accompany the group

PRICE

29.95 per guest

Extras

  • Signed shirt by Villarreal CF players: +€99.95
  • Gift bag for each guest (bag, book, pen and Villarreal CF bracelet): +€5.95 per guest

Participants will be able to visit an exclusive area where Villarreal CF players leave the stadium on matchday and ask them for autographs and photographs.

Price

€75 per person

An experience matchday experience that includes:

  • A ticket for Inmersión Villarreal (museum only)
  • Watching the team arrive from inside the stadium
  • A visit to the VIP box and press room
  • Watch the warm-up from pitchside
  • Exclusive Meet & Groc with the players after the match
  • Official Villarreal CF scarf

*Maximum 10 spots per match

Price

€175 per person (match ticket not included)

€275 per person with Super Tribuna ticket

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