“Look, let’s pull a few resources together,” I said, “because we might be coming into something here that we’re going to have to respond to.” We had to ask ourselves: if we do have to stop our levels of service here at the training ground, what resources have we got now to actually provide what players need?
We’ve got a great team in our physical performance department. I’ve got Ed Leng who manages a lot of the sports science elements, Mike Clegg is gym-based and supports Charlie Owen with the outfield players and manages the goalkeepers and the gym-based work for lads in rehab.