TRAINING STARTS

Posted on July 10, 2013 in Millwall

The manager of Fleetwood Town, Graham Alexander, is very happy that the holidays are over and the team has started the pre-season training.

Alexander was appointed as Fleetwood manager in the middle of the last season. He had taken over from Micky Mellon who was sacked after Fleetwood’s defeat against Aldershot Town in the second round of FA Cup.

Under Alexander’s guidance, Fleetwood didn’t have that much success in the second half of the last season. The 41 years old Englishman managed The Cod Army in 26 games out of which they won only 7.

Alexander doesn’t want to recall what happened in the last season. He wants to move on and make the next season a successful one for the club.

In the first week of the pre-season training, Alexander focussed only on fitness. The players went through various fitness drills and tried to get their body into perfect shape.

Talking to the reporters a couple of days back, Alexander said, “I had been desperately waiting for the pre-season training to start. I have signed some exciting, young players this summer and I was keen to start working with them.”

“The first week of training has gone fantastically well. The main focus was on fitness. We want everybody to be in good shape before the start of the season.”

“I know that fitness drills are not something which players enjoy the most. But, it needs to be done if we want to have a competitive squad.”

“The environment in the camp is fantastic. The players are gelling well together and enjoying each other’s company.”

“I would like to thank my support staff too. They are doing their jobs with a lot of seriousness.”

Fleetwood Town will start their League Two campaign next season against Dagenham & Redbridge.