Behind the scenes, someone has to make it ’appen.
Each morning the players update an England app, designed and written by senior video technician Andy Scoulding, on their mobile phones.
They are tailored to each individual, giving them advice on everything from nutrition to tactics to team shape.
Overnight the data is downloaded after a team of analysts have studied the previous day’s training.
Once Roy Hodgson’s players have finished for the day, the crane overlooking England’s training sessions lowers and the number crunchers get to work.
This is a growing business which the Football Association, initiated through their head of performance Dave Reddin.
He is dragging the national team into the 21st century.
They monitor everything these days.
When the players wake up each morning they complete a sleep log before they hand them into the sports science team.
Hodgson’s charges wear GPS monitors for training and the expectation is that they will soon be used during matches at international level.
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