SM
Watford vs. Oxford Utd: 8 hrs 6 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Neil Harris reveals Cardiff pre-season plans in doubt due to coronavirus

:Headline: Neil Harris reveals Cardiff pre-season plans in doubt due to coronavirus: ID:391950: from db_amp
The Bluebirds went to North America last summer.

Cardiff could abandon a planned pre-season trip to Portugal this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Bluebirds boss Neil Harris wants to take his players away before the start of next season, but those plans have been put on hold due to the spread of the virus.

"We've identified going to Portugal to a resort I know well," Harris said.

"It has a training complex and hospitality-wise it's also good for fans to travel to.

"I like to involve fans in pre-season and get everyone together, but we've had to put it onto the backburner as we've got to think of health and safety."

Sky Bet Championship side Cardiff went to North America for part of their pre-season last summer.

But Harris admits that the spread of the virus could force them to stay within the confines of Great Britain and Ireland this time.

"We're drawing up a few different plans, involving possibly Scotland and Ireland, but we will be governed by what happens in the coming weeks," he said.

"It's a hot topic for us on the training ground because, logistically, it's not easy for us at Cardiff and being abroad can help us to play games.

"You can leave it as late as you want. But if you want good opposition, involve the fan base and have a clear structure then you want to do it as soon as possible.

"Ideally for me it would have been organised last week.

"Pre-season is monotonous for players as they're here early in the morning and sometimes it involves three or four sessions a day.

"If you do that day after day for three weeks, then players and staff can become bored with each other.

"You need to do something different and I want to go overseas, but we have to be prepared that there is a dangerous virus out there this year."

amp_article__391950 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-03-05 17:48:08:
html db last update - 2020-03-05 17:48:08 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Coronavirus outbreak - Click here for more stories

Click here for more stories about Neil Harris

Click here for more stories about Cardiff City

Share this article now:
Read more about Neil Harris Football
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland149322391430
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd149321871128
3Leeds UnitedLeeds147522291326
4Burnley146621761124
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom14572148622
6Millwall146441712522
7Watford147162222022
8Middlesbrough146351816221
9Swansea CitySwansea14545119219
10Blackburn RoversBlackburn145451616019
11Bristol City144731819-119
12Norwich CityNorwich144642320318
13Derby CountyDerby145361818018
14Stoke CityStoke145361718-118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds145361724-718
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd144551717017
17Coventry CityCoventry144371819-115
18Hull City143651518-315
19Luton TownLuton144371621-515
20Preston North EndPreston143651420-615
21Cardiff CityCardiff144371320-715
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth144371425-1115
23Queens Park RangersQPR141761223-1110
24Portsmouth141671327-149
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.



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