{"id":33525,"date":"2014-07-22T10:38:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T10:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=33525"},"modified":"2014-07-22T10:38:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T10:38:44","slug":"van-gaal-gets-sleep-pods-installed-for-players-at-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/van-gaal-gets-sleep-pods-installed-for-players-at-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Gaal gets sleep pods installed for players at training"},"content":{"rendered":"
Louis Van Gaal \u00a0wants his new stars to dream of Manchester United in their sleep \u2013 at the club\u2019s high-tech training complex and is behind new \u00adindividual sleep pods that have been installed at the Old Trafford giants’ Carrington \u00adtraining ground as he embarks on a massive behind-the-scenes shake-up, writes Sam Bates of the Sunday People.<\/p>\n
The sleep pods, complete with \u00adprivacy partitions and lockers, are \u00addesigned to give the players maximum comfort and rest time between sessions when they are training.<\/p>\n
And they could become vital \u00adcomponents for the players as Van Gaal restructures the training schedules which may even include NIGHT sessions as the evenings get darker.<\/p>\n
Van Gaal wants all his stars to spend more time at the training ground while he tutors them in his way of working.<\/p>\n
As well as sleep pods, the former Holland chief has already authorised major changes which include:<\/p>\n
\u25cf Installing floodlights on the main training pitch at Carrington.<\/p>\n
\u25cf Ripping up the pitch to install the same grass system as at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
\u25cf Only working with a squad of 22.<\/p>\n
\u25cf Telling his stars they MUST adapt to his way of working.<\/p>\n
\u25cf Ordering his players to eat together at Carrington.<\/p>\n
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