SM
Sports Mole words bigger AMP 2
Liverpool vs. Wolves: 7 hrs 43 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Paul Lambert plans tough pre-season

:Headline: Paul Lambert plans tough pre-season: ID:33940: from db_amp
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert insists that his players will be physically ready for the start of the new Premier League season.
Lambert plans tough pre-season

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has hinted that he will put his players through a tough pre-season programme as they prepare for the new Premier League season.

Villa finished just above the relegation zone last season, and Lambert has vowed that the team will be ready come August 18.

"I never read too much into pre-season games to be honest. It's nice to win. But I have been involved where we have won every pre-season game and then you get turned over in two or three games with the season just started," he told Sky Sports News.

"I have had it the other way too where we haven't won a pre-season game and then we have started the season flying. The main thing for me is to get the team fit and get them into a way of playing and get their confidence going and not be frightened by making mistakes.

"But it's new. There's freshness about it for them. They can go and express themselves. Once it starts for real that's when it really matters."

Lambert took charge of Villa at the beginning of June.

amp_article__33940 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2012-07-10 15:52:02:
html db last update - 2012-07-10 15:52:02 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Paul LambertClick here for more stories about Paul Lambert

Click here for more stories about Aston Villa

Share this article now:
Read more about Paul Lambert Football
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool24176158233557
2Arsenal25158251222953
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest25145641291247
4Manchester CityMan City25135752351744
5Bournemouth25127644291543
6Chelsea25127647341343
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2512584233941
8Fulham2510963833539
9Aston Villa2510873538-338
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2591063838037
11Brentford25104114342134
12Crystal Palace257992932-330
13Everton257992731-430
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd2485112834-629
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs24831348371127
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2576122947-1827
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2454153452-1819
18Ipswich TownIpswich2538142350-2717
19Leicester CityLeicester2545162555-3017
20Southampton2523201957-389
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .