Pre-Season training - Switzerland Pics/video

Pre-Season training gathers pace in Lausanne

Day 1 of Cardiff City's pre-season training camp began in earnest on Monday morning, following a day of travel on Sunday to arrive in the West Swiss city of Lausanne.

The climate on the continent is very similar to what we've currently been enjoying back home in Wales of late, with highs of 26 degrees on Monday allowing sharp ball drills and pleasant conditions for some serious fitness work and conditioning.

A notable aspect of Monday's sessions was the intensity and tempo of the close quarter ball retention sessions. Premier League football will demand elite fitness and mental speed - an evident area of focus in Malky and his coaches' early summer training practices.
IN THE CITY VIDEO - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY2IidGN ... ac6D0Mk8gQ

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I shall update this daily

good pics.

good pics.

There not my pics but yes theres some good ones, theres loads more but these have been just selected by me randomly

Fraizer Campbell ‏@FraizerCampbell 3m
Was well excited for my full body massage until they gave me these an told me Miguel would be in shortly!!!!! pic.twitter.com/S63nahcCsz

Fraizer Campbell ‏@FraizerCampbell 3m
Was well excited for my full body massage until they gave me these an told me Miguel would be in shortly!!!!! pic.twitter.com/S63nahcCsz

I seen that to, funny

top picture. looks like the coaches and manager could do with a fitness workout, maybe its the angle the photo was taken

More to come when City upload them to FB, will take a few snippets like bluebird1977 has done

top picture. looks like the coaches and manager could do with a fitness workout, maybe its the angle the photo was taken

definitely the angle! According to Terry Phillips they were well and truly knackered at the end of it. I think it's disappointing for fans that there's no games over there but these training sessions are intense!

Anyone know what player this is?

Sorry not the photo of Whitts but there's a squad photo, don't know who it is between Kev and Cowie

is Velikonja with them too?

is Velikonja with them too?

Strolled through the photos and I can't see any photos of him. Seems a move is definitely on the cards

is Velikonja with them too?

Strolled through the photos and I can't see any photos of him. Seems a move is definitely on the cards

hoping for the best for him

is Velikonja with them too?

Strolled through the photos and I can't see any photos of him. Seems a move is definitely on the cards

hoping for the best for him

It's a shame it hasn't panned out the way anticipated for him but I just guess he wasn't up to the pace. He does deserve a move though, this doesn't add up him not being at the training camp though. He was training with the first team last week?

yes, he did

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7wYnTq- ... e=youtu.be

Day two pictures and a five minute video from the training camp.

Day two of the Bluebirds' pre-season training camp in Switzerland began with the good news that each of the lads got through yesterday's exertions unscathed.

"Look after your bodies, don't miss a session," has been Malky's mantra to his men these past two days, as City continue preparations in the lead up to their opening fixture at West Ham United on August 17th - now just over four weeks away. It's an instruction that's evidently being taken on board

IN THE CITY: LIFTS, STOPPERS & PING PONGERS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7wYnTq- ... ac6D0Mk8gQ

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Will update again tomorrow for them who dont see this stuff for whatever reason

Day Three

As has been the case in Malky's previous pre-season training camps, day three is about working hard after breakfast until lunch and then using the afternoon period for team bonding. It can't be under-estimated.
Wednesday morning saw the lads up the intensity of their ball-work, moving away from the four by four keep ball sessions encountered on days one and two and stepping into a physically demanding four attackers versus four defenders plus goalkeeper scenario, of particular note to the casual observer was the sharpness and tenacity of the fit again Nicky Maynard, a man evidently intent on putting last season's misery behind him and excelling in such a forward-centric training environment as was the case on Wednesday morning.

Will put more up later as only a couple out there atm

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Anyone know what player this is?

Anyone know what player this is?

I didn't mean that There was a photo where a guy was inbetween kev and cowie and it was hard to make out