Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers took his players to Abu Dhabi this week to “reintroduce all of our principles” to the squad. City are in the middle east for a warm weather training camp this week, before heading back to Seagrave where they will play two behind-closed-doors friendlies. Rodgers has spoken to LCFC TV while on the trip, and spoke about what he wanted his players and staff to get out of the trip.
Brendan Rodgers said:”In terms of coming here, the objective was really to reintroduce all of our principles again. The players have had a little bit of time with their families, so it was a great opportunity just to get together and reinforce a lot of our football philosophy. “It’s also important for the players to reconnect again socially so you’re spending a lot of time with each other. That’s been great. And also we have quite a few younger players here. It’s good for them to be in this environment, see how the senior players operate. Up until now, we’re getting to the end but it’s been first class for us.”
Speaking about the concept of warm weather training and how the players have adapted,
Brendan Rodgers added: “Because it’s so hot in the afternoons, we tend to extend the morning sessions, starting a bit earlier. By the end of that the players have really suffered. They’ve got through it really well. We’ve still got to prepare and do the work, then the players can get that recovery in afterwards. They’ve adapted really well. For some of them, especially the younger players, it’s their first warm-weather training camp. They’ve all coped really well and their attitude have been first class.”
