Post by UTD111 on May 13, 2010 21:02:21 GMT 1
Hughton dispatched his squad for a well-earned holiday with individual fitness programmes after they ensured a successful conclusion to the club's arduous Coca-Cola Championship campaign.
He said: "After a long, tough season, they will have a good break. We finished a week earlier than everybody else, so they will have a good break this summer.
"What is important is they stick to their programmes but what I have found for many a year is that they will come back in good shape. Players do these days. Gone are the days when players would specifically use the pre-season period to get themselves fit.
"Generally these lads are in decent fitness before they come back and what they do know is that they are coming back into a Premier League season and I am quite sure they will all come back in very good shape."
He said: "After a long, tough season, they will have a good break. We finished a week earlier than everybody else, so they will have a good break this summer.
"What is important is they stick to their programmes but what I have found for many a year is that they will come back in good shape. Players do these days. Gone are the days when players would specifically use the pre-season period to get themselves fit.
"Generally these lads are in decent fitness before they come back and what they do know is that they are coming back into a Premier League season and I am quite sure they will all come back in very good shape."