Pune: FC Pune City have commenced their preparations for the second season of the Indian Super League with a pre-season outing at Antalya, Turkey under the watchful eyes of head coach David Platt.
The Hrithik Roshan co-owned team will train at the state-of-the-art facilities of Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya until September 10. After that, the team will be back in Pune for the final phase of training before the season starts with a match against state rivals Mumbai FC at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here on October 5.
"To be the best, you have to train at the best. Gloria Sports Arena possibly has the best sports training facilities in the world. From the feedback that I am getting, the head coach, support staff and players are all impressed with their ongoing stint in Turkey. We could not think of a better way to get ready for the 2015 season," said club's CEO Gaurav Modwel.
This is the phase two of FC Pune City's pre season training. In the first phase, a pre-season conditioning was conducted at the team's home ground at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium in Pune just for the Indian players. In Antalya, the entire squad, including the foreign signings, has assembled with Platt at the helm of the affairs.
"The facilities here are top notch and as good as anywhere in the world. It's nice for me to get my boots on again and enjoy my stint with the assembled squad. I am delighted with the attitude of players and their appetite to work hard. I had heard so much about the so called limitations of domestic players but none of that was in evidence here," said Platt.
Team's marquee player Adrian Mutu too was happy with the pre-season camp in Turkey.
"The team's gelling well and the coach and the support staff is ensuring that the team comes back to Pune with top notch fitness levels," said Mutu in a press release.
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