Convict Colony Posted 10 October, 2022 Share Posted 10 October, 2022 Southampton eye Miami training camp during World Cup Southampton are exploring the possibility of going to Miami for a warm-weather training camp during the World Cup in Qatar. Conversations have taken place about the impending break and Ralph Hasenhuttl, whose job is under increasing pressure following four consecutive defeats, is not opposed to a trip to the United States. Different destinations are being discussed, as was the option of remaining in Southampton, but Miami’s sunnier climes are viewed as favourable. Should the trip go ahead it is expected a number of friendly matches against European opposition could take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 10 October, 2022 Author Share Posted 10 October, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 10 October, 2022 Share Posted 10 October, 2022 Tough life ey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toussaint Posted 10 October, 2022 Share Posted 10 October, 2022 They should go and do some Arctic training with the British army in Norway instead, as a character building exercise, they definitely don't deserve a sunshine break. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 10 October, 2022 Share Posted 10 October, 2022 29 minutes ago, Toussaint said: They should go and do some Arctic training with the British army in Norway instead, as a character building exercise, they definitely don't deserve a sunshine break. Definitely. Even without the character building aspect, why go and spend a few weeks in hot sunny Florida and expect them to come back and be at the peak of their fitness in the coldest period of our season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 10 October, 2022 Share Posted 10 October, 2022 Nice reward for failure. Great incentive to carry on as we are. Would rather those left behind are put through some rigorous training to make sure they're in tip top shape because I'm not convinced we're as fit as we should be. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 10 October, 2022 Share Posted 10 October, 2022 I just don’t get it. What advantage will it bring other than risking injury in ‘friendly’ games? If these guys are not motivated to play EPL football for Saints given their high salaries, then perhaps they need to re-think their career choice! The whole idea is a distraction from the real problem - the quality of coaching and management of the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D Posted 10 October, 2022 Share Posted 10 October, 2022 There is 6 weeks in between the Liverpool game and the restart. We absolutely should be getting some friendlies played in Dec. Not convinced a trek to Miami is needed but could be a good chance to reset and plan with some decent weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted 10 October, 2022 Share Posted 10 October, 2022 The World Cup break may just save our season. Are any of our players going to the wc ? (That in itself is a worrying indication of quality), 1 or 2 max, so the manager will have 6 weeks uninterrupted training time and our squad should be completely fresh, which we seemed to do OK on during COVID. It does beg the question though on why our players aren’t going at 100pc with the high press now knowing they’ll get a 6 week break shortly…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 10 October, 2022 Author Share Posted 10 October, 2022 (edited) Surely they need to factor in when the world cup games would be played in Miami time. The lads won't want to get up too early to watch games. Surprised they arent asking for Asia so they can train and then go out on the lash to watch it all. Edited 10 October, 2022 by Convict Colony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Kerplunk Posted 11 October, 2022 Share Posted 11 October, 2022 We should send them to Qatar, the World Cup chosen by cnuts, destroying football in favour of cnuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Kerplunk Posted 11 October, 2022 Share Posted 11 October, 2022 17 hours ago, Wurzel said: Definitely. Even without the character building aspect, why go and spend a few weeks in hot sunny Florida and expect them to come back and be at the peak of their fitness in the coldest period of our season. Interesting point. It’ll also take them weeks to wake up from the tropical slumber they’ll be in having shacked up with Latina hookers and danced the night away to a dogshit reggaeton soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Maybe they should go to the British Army Training Camp in Belize "just down the road" from Miami, that'll sort them out - Think the Marines still hold a ridiculous record round the timed Jungle circuit of under an hour , many foreign "crack" forces who have given it a go are nearer to 2 hours. Might have changed as that has to been 5-6 years when I saw a thing about - vicious environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 19:01, Hodgey said: The World Cup break may just save our season. Are any of our players going to the wc ? (That in itself is a worrying indication of quality), 1 or 2 max Could realistically be up to 4: JWP, Caleta-Car, Salisu, ABK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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