Martin O'Neill has been speaking to media before Celtic visit Glasgow rivals Rangers on Sunday in the League Cup quarter-finals (12:00 BST). O'Neill eased fears over the fitness of midfielder Mika Baur, who missed training on Friday. It will be "strange" for Celtic to have no away fans, with O'Neill adding: "I always felt as if it would give you a crumb of comfort of some description."
Manager wants players to cope with things going wrongOther tactics include making dressing room even hotterMikel Arteta has revealed that he likes to set players challenges, such as delaying their meals before matches and making the dressing room hotter, to ensure they are fully prepared for any eventuality.Arsenal’s flight to Italy for their Champions League opener against Napoli this week was delayed for more than five hours, with Arteta forced to cancel his pre-match press conference after the squad arrived in Naples just before 10pm local time. The disruption proved no handicap as they made it 13 successive league-stage victories in Europe, thanks to Martin Ødegaard’s second-half winner. Continue reading...
From holiday plans to difficult moments, the pair have built a relationship that stretches well beyond the pitch. Now, Havertz and Odegaard look determined to make up for lost time - together.
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