Chapter 144: Pre-season Training

Getting the reinforcements done early so that the team's pre-season training is not disrupted too much is Gao Bo's consistent style.

July 1 is the day when the team regroups for the new season.

The players arrived at the training base by 9 o'clock in the morning, and the task of introducing the new players was handed over to captain Kevin Keane.

Saul Campbell is a former England international, and these players are still familiar with Saul Campbell.

The dressing room environment in Luton is still very simple, and the newcomers settle in quickly. Soon the players were talking and laughing on the field. The players gathered to chat about how they spent their summer holidays. Last season's FA Cup triumph gave these players a great deal of mental satisfaction.

The hustle and bustle made the training base, which had been silent for more than a month, lively again.

When Gao Bo came to the training base with the coaching staff, the players were still chatting together.

The turf on the training pitch was rebuilt more than ten days ago, and the length was trimmed just right.

Gao Bo walked in sportswear, and the players' voices gradually became quieter.

Gao Bo took a deep breath, he still liked such a lively atmosphere. As soon as he saw it, he knew the new season was coming, and then he started to get excited.

He can't wait to start the new season!

Gao Bo looked at the situation of the new players.

Saul Campbell is undoubtedly the favourite, after all, he is a veteran with a reputation in England.

Griezmann is a little shy, and next to him is Alex Sandro, and it looks like the two newcomers have made friends.

Sandro hasn't passed the language barrier yet, and his English is a bit bad, but as a Brazilian, he can barely communicate with Griezmann, who can speak Spanish, in Portuguese.

Sandro had a smile on his face and looked a little silent, but as a Brazilian, he was definitely not a very boring person, and when he learned English, it was estimated that the Brazilian voice would be heard at the training ground.

Carl Jenkinson and Kasper Schmeichel seemed very gregarious, with hearty laughter from the crowd at times.

The atmosphere in the team looked good, and there was nothing about the old players repulsing the new players.

This made Gao Bo very satisfied.

Only a united collective can have combat effectiveness.

Gao Bo pays great attention to this point.

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The fitness test soon began.

Luton Town are a small team and they don't have the money to buy anything particularly advanced. So their physical fitness test is relatively rudimentary.

The first is the basic data of height and weight.

Especially the weight, if there is a player who has too much weight, it is estimated that his pre-season training will be very difficult...

People who gain too much weight are definitely not maintaining good lifestyle habits during the holidays and are free to do so during the holidays.

The discipline of the team is very strict, and players who do not meet the standard weight will not be eligible to participate in the team's technical and tactical training, and will also be excluded from the team's warm-up matches!

In this regard, Gao Bo will not talk about it at all.

After testing your height and weight, all that's left is running – this is running on a treadmill.

Gao Bo spent some money to upgrade the team's equipment in this area.

In the gym, the players run on the treadmill with electrodes attached, while the team doctor and strength and conditioning coach can monitor the players' physical changes in real time through the computer screen, record the data, and get the results.

This set of equipment greatly facilitates the team's grasp of the physical condition of the players. Before such a set of equipment, most teams used to run laps outdoors, changing the rhythm at the coaches' whistles, and then measuring the players' heartbeats and pulses when they ran a certain amount.

Nowadays, high-tech is increasingly integrated into football, a relatively classical sport - whether it is FIFA or various clubs, in fact, they have a more conservative attitude towards the combination of high-tech equipment and football.

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After the fitness test, the data is analysed by the strength and conditioning coach and team doctor, and then the players start training for the new season.

The first day of training was mainly restorative training, with the players warming up on the pitch and then doing some simple training with the ball. The intensity is not high, and this is mainly to allow the players to adjust their mentality from the holidays.

From going on holiday to preparing for a race, this change in mindset is very important. Many injuries are related to a lack of concentration.

Gao Bo stood in front of the players and began his first lecture before the start of the season.

"Alright guys!! It's been a long time!! I'm sure everyone had a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday, but now all the lightness and happiness are going to be goodbye to you!! Now we have to start the new season! ”

"There are a few new faces in the team, so there are some things that need to be re-emphasized!!"

Campbell looked at Gao Bo, who was far younger than him, and he was actually a little careless.

But when Gao Bo made a face, he discovered the aura on Gao Bo's body.

This aura... He's seen it with Arsene Wenger as well. So Campbell straightened up and listened carefully.

"We did a great job last season!! But that's all in the past. I tell you, the past accolades are never worth mentioning, what excites me is always the next race, always the next victory!! I hope you do too!! Football is a competitive thing, we don't play happy football in the streets!! We're playing in a professional league!! We're going to fucking win!! Keep winning!! Victory is our only pursuit!! ”

Gao Bo said his own set of theories. If it is heard by the media, it is estimated that the name of "utilitarianism" will be placed on him.

But Gao Bo doesn't care about being told that he is utilitarian at all.

Competitive football is inherently a king or a loser.

Even if it's a beautiful scene, if you can't win, it's going to be boring. A beautiful failure is also a failure.

And the failure is much more, and the beauty is just a vase, and it will not be of any use at all.

"Training before the season is going to be very hard and fitness is our focus!! Those who stick with it are likely to start the new season. Say goodbye to your enjoyable holidays! From today, your good days are over!! ”

"You are a professional player who is envied and you can earn a lot more than the average person. But all this is not easy to obtain!! ”

"We've got a couple of new players, but my squad is blank. I only recognize the training state, not the friendship. Whether it's a player I've brought back from abroad or a veteran player who has been fighting with me to relegation, you all have an equal chance. If you want to be the main player, then give me hard work in training! ”

When Gao Bo said these words with a straight face, he waved his hand: "Start training!" ”

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On the first day of training, of course, no one was cheating and slippery, and in fact, the players on this team basically did not have any veteran oil.

Everyone is very serious about training.

Veteran Campbell is watching this team.

Judging from the team's training performance, Gao Bo is undoubtedly in complete control of the team!

This makes Campbell very admired, as a 35-year-old veteran, he has been at Tottenham, Arsenal and has played in several small teams. He knows how hard it can be to get everyone on the team to be so obedient.

After two or three days of adjustment, the team's training volume began to slowly increase.

Pre-season training is mainly based on physical reserves, and the proportion of training with the ball is still relatively small, but this area will slowly increase with the arrival of the start of the season.