Detect, disinfect, and keep social distance at all times…… The strict first-stage training rules made some people such as Liverpool manager Klopp feel safe and happy to see the players return to the training ground.
Xinhua News Agency, London, May 20 (Reporter Zhang Wei) with the unanimous vote of the Premier League club to resume training on the 18th, the Premier League, which has been suspended for more than two months due to the new Crown pneumonia epidemic, finally took the first step to restart. Detect, disinfect, and keep social distance at all times…… The strict first-stage training rules made some people such as Liverpool manager Klopp feel safe and happy to see the players return to the training ground. However, after all, there are still thousands of people diagnosed every day in Britain and hundreds of people died. Players such as Canter and Dini will not “return” for the time being because they are worried about the health choices of themselves and their families “.
The Premier League was suspended on March 13 due to the epidemic. Two months later, elite athletes in Britain were allowed to resume training on the premise of ensuring a 2-meter social distance, which “opened the door” for the Premier League to restart training “. Carry out virus detection for players and club staff twice a week; Disinfect all equipment in the club training base; Train no more than 5 players in each group for no more than 75 minutes, players always keep a 2-meter social distance with others…… With the determination to make the training ground the safest place in Britain, the Premier League’s small-scale and physical contact training began on the afternoon of the 19th.
The Premier League’s “leader” Liverpool started training on the 20th. Coach Klopp said excitedly: “I woke up earlier than usual this morning, and then I realized that this was my first day (resuming training). It feels like the first day of school. Although it was 46 years ago, it must be very similar.”
Although the goal of the Premier League is to restart in June, the specific date is still unknown. Klopp said frankly that preparing for war under such circumstances is indeed a test, but he would rather face the current problems than worry about knowing when to train as he did a few weeks ago. “The Premier League finally decided to let us start training, and the terms they made were very good. It is not easy to achieve all this, which is why we can train in a particularly safe place.”
Klopp himself was very steadfast, but he said he could absolutely understand others’ worries. He stressed that now, unlike usual, players can decide whether to participate in training according to their own wishes. “There is no limit, no punishment, it is entirely their own decision, and we respect it 100%.” Klopp said. However, as far as he knows, no one of the “Red Army” players intends to give up training.
Watford captain Dini said that the current epidemic situation could not make him train safely. “My son is only 5 months old and has difficulty breathing. I don’t want to go home and bring him more danger.” According to the current regulations, players must drive to the base by themselves wearing jerseys and leave directly after training. “You can’t take a bath at the base, you have to come back wearing dirty laundry”, which makes Dini feel uneasy.
Dini’s worries are understandable. The Premier League released the first batch of test results on the 19th. Among The 748 players and club staff involved in the test, 6 of them were positive, from 3 clubs, including one Watford player, two staff members were detected to be infected with coronavirus.
French star canter participated in Chelsea’s training on the 19th, but chose to give up on the 20th due to worries. It is said that canter fainted in the dressing room of Chelsea base in 2018, but the subsequent examination showed that his body was fine. However, his brother died of heart disease soon after. Another “Blues” player Abraham’s worries came to his family. Previously, he revealed that his father had asthma, and he lived with his parents and brothers and sisters.
However, the British government, which believes that the British epidemic has gone downhill, remains optimistic about this. Culture Minister daodeng said on the same day that they hope that the detailed rules formulated for elite athletes to enter the second stage and have physical contact training will be approved later this week.