Post by Les on Mar 29, 2019 10:35:10 GMT
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'Everyone is desperate to be involved' - Jack Ross
Jack Ross is revelling in the hype around Sunday’s Checkatrade Trophy Final.
With just a matter of days to go now ‘til the Wembley showdown against Portsmouth, Sunderland’s preparations are nearing their climax.
Having enjoyed an enforced break from their Sky Bet League One campaign last weekend due to international call-ups, Ross has revealed everyone has returned from a few days off refreshed and galvanised ahead of the final month of the season.
But before the Lads can resume their domestic campaign, the Black Cats are tasked with taking on Pompey in the Checkatrade Trophy Final this weekend at the national stadium.
Speaking at Wednesday’s press conference, Ross has admitted he’s enjoying the build-up to Sunday’s showcase game with the standard high in training as the players battle for a starting place.
“We’ve already created a culture here so that the level they train at is really good,” he said.
“What they do on the training pitch every day is a high level of intensity and really good.
“But there has been that extra bit of quality this week and you can see players are desperate to be involved.
“The good thing for me is that all season the players have been eager to play every game. While those who do miss out will be disappointed not to play, I would argue they’d be just as disappointed to miss out on Wednesday at Accrington. There’s a lot of players want to be in the team because this is a good club to play for when things are going well.
“I’ve really enjoyed training this week, it’s been good. The break was good but also the reality is that this could be the last week we get to do this, because looking at the schedule ahead, we’re not going to get much chance to train the rest of this season, so it’s been beneficial in that sense.”
'Everyone is desperate to be involved' - Jack Ross
Jack Ross is revelling in the hype around Sunday’s Checkatrade Trophy Final.
With just a matter of days to go now ‘til the Wembley showdown against Portsmouth, Sunderland’s preparations are nearing their climax.
Having enjoyed an enforced break from their Sky Bet League One campaign last weekend due to international call-ups, Ross has revealed everyone has returned from a few days off refreshed and galvanised ahead of the final month of the season.
But before the Lads can resume their domestic campaign, the Black Cats are tasked with taking on Pompey in the Checkatrade Trophy Final this weekend at the national stadium.
Speaking at Wednesday’s press conference, Ross has admitted he’s enjoying the build-up to Sunday’s showcase game with the standard high in training as the players battle for a starting place.
“We’ve already created a culture here so that the level they train at is really good,” he said.
“What they do on the training pitch every day is a high level of intensity and really good.
“But there has been that extra bit of quality this week and you can see players are desperate to be involved.
“The good thing for me is that all season the players have been eager to play every game. While those who do miss out will be disappointed not to play, I would argue they’d be just as disappointed to miss out on Wednesday at Accrington. There’s a lot of players want to be in the team because this is a good club to play for when things are going well.
“I’ve really enjoyed training this week, it’s been good. The break was good but also the reality is that this could be the last week we get to do this, because looking at the schedule ahead, we’re not going to get much chance to train the rest of this season, so it’s been beneficial in that sense.”