Premier League clubs planning friendlies
Premier League is making plans to stage friendly games so players can prepare before competitive action begins.
It is not only going to help the players with their fitness, but these matches will be used as a trial of football without crowds.
The Daily Mailreports that the league will be organising these friendlies at stadiums in accessible areas before the 19-20 season resumes.
“You can do all the training in the world but it just doesn’t replicate the realism of a match,” one coach at a top-flight club told the source.
While teams have played behind closed doors for the odd game, it is rather unusual for league matchups.
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It is unclear how empty stadiums would impact the home advantage that teams usually enjoy in league fixtures.
There is a league meeting on Friday to work on plans for a return to competitive action sometime in June.