Capital City side starts preparations

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Suva Football Association executives are working on improving the fitness level of players in the lead up to the resumption of the Digicel Premier League. The Capital City side is scheduled to face Ba when the league resumes. Picture: FT FILE

Suva Football Association executives are working on improving the fitness level of players in the lead up to the resumption of the Digicel Premier League.

The Capital City side is scheduled to face Ba when the league resumes.

Suva coach Babs Khan said their playing style was still rusty and the fitness level had dropped because of the six-month lockdown.

The Capital City team defeated Navua in a friendly match 2-0 at the Fiji Football academy in Suva last week.

Khan said the players were trying to find their form again because they had not been playing football for awhile.

“It is not easy and we have a lot of injuries because the body is still too relaxed,” Khan said.

“The players are struggling on the field, gushing for air and are trying to keep up with the pace of the game.

“They are slow and it is just a shock for the body. We try to work up their system by playing in a hot and humid condition weather. This is all part of trying to work them up.

“We had talked about keeping possession and not to focus more on the scores. We said we were going to make them feel tired. We will then score it was all part of the game plan.

“We try to keep the ball as much as we can. Possession is good when you’re doing warm up matches. The more touches we have on the ball, the more it gets in.”

He is monitoring the injury toll on his side.

“Football is such that you have players who are part of the squad and I am not certain if they are seriously injured, but we will get to know on Tuesday.”

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