De Vries is at the moment a shoe in for the goalkeeping spot at the Liberty thanks to Roberto's fruitless search to bring in a back up for the big Dutchman.<\/p>\n
However, he is not getting preferential treatment as a result and is being put through his paces by goalkeeping coach Inaki Bergara who is pushing him as hard as he has ever done so.<\/p>\n
And De Vries told today's Evening Post "I'm still training very intensely with Inaki, of course, it is nice when you have another keeper working with you as you need a back-up.<\/p>\n
"But it doesn't bother me at all. The gaffer has many options and he will take his time to bring the right guy in.<\/p>\n
"But I have a goalkeeping coach who has been nicknamed Rambo, so you can imagine what training has been like with him.<\/p>\n
"With the personality I have I don't need someone to push me about – that would not be a good thing.<\/p>\n
"You should be professional enough and motivated enough to stay at the top of your game and continue to improve.<\/p>\n
"I want to learn at this level and show my ability. I think I have a lot to prove, so there is no better motivation than that.<\/p>\n
"Inaki is a tough coach, he will work you until he knows you have absolutely nothing left, but you know you are gaining so much from it.<\/p>\n
"With me being the only keeper he gets to spend all his time with me, and that helps a lot. He gives me a lot of focus and during training we concentrate on a lot of different scenarios. We do a lot on distribution, crosses and general match awareness.<\/p>\n
"I enjoy it because he is a coach who really motivates you to a high level. He has played in La Liga and that is a top level. He has a lot of knowledge and you can only learn from that.<\/p>\n
"Inaki gives me a lot of confidence.<\/p>\n
"It's a great compliment from Roberto that he has not rushed to bring someone in," said de Vries.<\/p>\n
"I am a strong lad and I won't pull out of anything in training.<\/p>\n
"On Monday we had a tough training session and Inaki stepped in when I was really tired. But the players are hard on me because they have to keep me and themselves sharp."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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