Article
30 July 2008
Arancha Díaz (Irdning) / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell
The team's 15th training session in Austria took place under a cloud of heat. The player's tackled tactical exercises for more than an hour. Jordi Codina, Fabio Cannavaro and Casillas stayed in the gym.
The pre-season stage in Irdning is about to end. With four training sessions to go before they catch a plane to London, the players divided into several groups this morning for a tactical work-out.
After a 15-minute warm-up, the squad tackled a 300-meter aerobic course eight times. As soon as they finished, the had to do some ball exercises within yet another course. Ball work lasted for 12 minutes and was followed by a practice game.
Tactical session
The players used the match to practice on ball movement and defensive pressure. Several beautiful goals were scored and everyone proved to be in excellent shape.
Everyone did stretching exercises after the game, especially Robinho, who did some specific work with Santi Lozano on his pubis injury. The Brazilian is doing very well and was left out of the medical report for the first time this pre-season.