Inside Carrington

**Dirtycheat** · 12-01-2007, 09:44 AM

The players and coaches of Manchester United reveal the training-ground details of their match preparation

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Originally Posted by The Guardian

By 7.30am on most weekday mornings the hood of Sir Alex Ferguson's car is already stone cold. It's nothing to do with the invariably inclement Manchester weather, of course, but all to do with the fact that the manager has been perched at his desk for half an hour already. And he's not alone.

After more than two decades in the job Ferguson leaves the planning and execution of United's training sessions to his assistant manager, Carlos Queiroz, and first-team coach, Mike Phelan. They, together with the goalkeeping coach Tony Coton, fitness coach Tony Strudwick and skills coach Rene Meulensteen, put the players through their paces on a daily basis while Ferguson monitors developments.

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quite a long read, but its interesting

**funkdoctorspock** · 12-01-2007, 04:17 PM

That was an excellent read.

I want to buy the book, but it looks like I can't because it's in the UK...

I have a whole new respect for Carlos Quieroz now. Being able to speak so many languages is vital to the squad United currently have now. More importantly, being able to find a healthy balance in training preparation must be a weekly challenge. I'm curious to know how different countries/teams train for games.

How do you get to watch Carrington practice matches? are they closed off to the public and press?

ravishabc · 01-15-2008, 08:03 PM

great article...would love to be in there and watch the lads train some day..would be a great watch!

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ravishabc Status: Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13 vCash: 500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	great article...would love to be in there and watch the lads train some day..would be a great watch!