FC Pune City commence pre-season in Spain

Vincci Valdecanas is an exclusive complex designed for corporate events, sport, leisure and family in a protected environment. With an area of 133 hectares, it is a unique sports-cum- leisure complex in Europe, which is just one and a half hours away from Madrid. It hosts houses, an 18-hole golf course, 2 football fields, water sports, swimming pools, horse riding, an artificial beach, hiking routes and a fully equipped sports centre.

This is the phase two of FC Pune City’s pre-season training plans. In the first phase, a pre-season medical and fitness test was conducted in Mumbai and Delhi for the Indian players. In Valdecanas, the entire squad, including the foreign signings, will assemble with Habas at the helm of the affairs.

Head coach Habas emphasized the importance of this pre-season. “The pre-season is a great opportunity to work closely with the players. We will spend time ironing out any niggles, work on players’ weaknesses and educate them about their bodies. Building match-winning fitness is the prime objective of our pre-season – without it our tactics, team spirit and technical skill will all be redundant,” said Habas.

Co-owner and Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan said, “Pre-season training is a time when individuals come together and gel as a team, to unify in thought, desire and approach towards the upcoming season. I am sure the coach and the players will train their hardest and come back fit and ready for the challenge.”

The squad will train in Valdecanas until September 11, 2016. Post that, the team will be back in Pune for the final phase of training before the season starts for the club.