Players back in training

[mosssideblue]

I think it should pan out better, if we start a bit earlier and finish a bit later, at least the players won't be going on holiday straight after the tournament, those that get knocked out earlier get a bit of a break.
The summer before and after will be clear so the whole squad should get proper rest and pre seasons for 2 years running.

I just think the season will be difficult with players thinking pre and post WC. Also I was thinking more of potential injuries and little/no time to recover.

 

[robbieh]

Ozil scores for Arsenal today. Where's Gundongan?

 

[robbieh]

Argentina lost to France on June 30th.

Surely Kun and Otamendi are back first thing Monday.

 

[Maldeika]

A proper break can be more important than coming back early.

Pre-season training is a fucking joke these days, I’d argue that if they are stationed in one place on holiday or even at home and they are sticking to a diet plan and training regime, they are actually having a better time preparing for the season than the club who are traipsing round some country fucking miles away with silly travelling times and time zone issues, playing on shit pitches.

Pep got his way one year at Bayern and had a training camp in Italy and played five pre-season training games in Germany. That was the pre-season he wanted. Not these stupid marketing trips that clubs do to America or China or wherever else they are made to go. It’s just about the worst preparation for a season you can think of.

What we basically have now is no proper pre-season at all (not as big a problem as you’d assume because the players are professional athletes these days, they don’t come back fat after two months on the piss eating pies like players used to do), a marketing trip all about showing off the club to some no-marks in the middle of nowhere, and then once the season gets underway the proper preparation (not exactly pre-) can begin between games that open the season.

I wouldn’t worry about it.

The term “pre-season training” should be scrapped for “pre-season marketing trip”

It was in his first year - and it was great as it was a non-World-Cup or Euros year in which he could get to know the team and with the friendlies in Germany a lot of the country. Not just the cities but the countryside, too. It was before Bayern joined the ICC-bandwagon. It was still fine the next seasons as we still did not have to live with the ICC plans but made the tour to the USA and China independently. I think that the tours to the USA are still ok - but the Asia tour at that time with that schedule and bigger opponents is not - atleast that is what I felt last season. The Asia tour with Pep in 2015 was a lot more chilly.

I liked it more the old way. It was more charming to tour to the 3rd league clubs in Germany. But that is the way it is today - everything is about money.

You are right about the proper break. If they come back to early and do not get a good preparation the risk for injuries etc. is a lot higher. It will show with form or injury issues somewhen during the season. At Bayern the World Cup players aren't on the tour either. They all get four weeks holidays. Tolisso comes back after the Super Cup match on August 12th. Kovac put in a hard first 7 to 10 days full with fitness training for the others at begin of July - and Müller and Co. get the same with Peter Herrmann as coach since Wednesday in Munich. Our US-Tour ends with the match tonight and the flight back. From August 2nd to August 9th there will be another trainings camp on the Tegernsee (around 50 km away from Munich) to work on gameplay - the World Cup starters without Tolisso will then have a good physical foundation.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

Ozil scores for Arsenal today. Where's Gundongan?

Gundogan plays for City not Arsenal.

 

[SWP's back]

Gundogan plays for City not Arsenal.

I’ve checked and this post is correct.

 

[blueparrot]

I’ve checked and this post is correct.

Yes but did you check who Gundongon plays for ?

 

[SWP's back]

Yes but did you check who Gundongon plays for ?

I’ve not had time to yet but I’ve emailed a friend to ask.

 

[Kompany Car]

so de bruine,kompany,stones,delph,sterling,walker return after chelsea.

Nope Stones is coming back early. So expect him to be back in training early next week. Don’t know about the rest but we should be OK against Chelski.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I spoke with Brian Kidd yesterday and he said everyone is back in on Monday.
The team fly back straight after the game Saturday evening (Florida time) and arrive Sunday afternoon and back in Monday