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Capello to take England squad to two altitude training camps in Austria | Coach Fabio Capello plans to take his England side on two
altitude training camps in Austria before he heads to South Africa next summer.
According to The Mirror, the Three Lions chief wants his squad to pitch tents
at their Rustenburg base fully nine days before their World Cup opener against
the USA , after FIFA agreed to pay half of the cost of getting the training pitches
up to standard. Capello has spent the week since last Friday's Finals draw in
Cape Town fine-tuning his preparation plans aimed at getting his squad to South
Africa in optimum shape. With the Premier League season finishing on May 9 and
the FA Cup Final six days later, Capello now wants to take the bulk of his 23-man
squad, plus stand-by players, out to the base at Irdning, near Salzburg , on May
16. The only players not involved will be any playing in the following weekend's
Champions League Final in Madrid , and they will not be considered for the Wembley
farewell friendly against Mexico on May 23 or 24. After that game, England will
head back to Austria , for more intensive altitude training, with the final match
before they fly to Johannesburg coming on May 30 in Graz , against World Cup finalists
Japan . Capello and his players will then return to England to spend two days
with their families before departing on their quest for glory on the evening of
June 2, arriving the next morning and then travelling to 90 minute journey to
the Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus. Capello wants his players to get the maximum
benefit from the altitude training he thinks can play a major role in the tournament
and there is the possibility of another outing for the squad against a local side
after arriving in South Africa. |
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