The trip to Klosterpforte in Nordrhein-Westfalen (between: Münster and Bielefeld) began early in the morning from the capital as the players set off for a 10-day training camp. Warm temperatures and sunny weather greeted the squad as they arrived at the hotel on Sunday afternoon.

Some snacks perked everyone up after a long journey, with the players enjoying fresh sandwiches, yoghurt, fruit salad and cherry cake. After a short tour of the facilities, fitness coach Martin Krüger led a session where the players could recover from a long journey on the bus. It was also an opportunity for head coach Urs Fischer to join in and give one or two words of encouragement/instruction to his players.

But things will pick up tomorrow in Klosterpforte as the intensity is ramped up a notch for the players.