Fighting-fit Urban Warriors send warning to Celtic

05 January 2016 - 02:32 By Mark Gleeson

Ajax Cape Town coach Roger de Sa has subjected his squad to intense training over the p ast week as the MTN8 champions attempt to end a run of poor results that put them in 12th place in the Premier Soccer League standings. The players underwent four days of intense physical training, starting on December 28, before going on a seven-day break. The players returned to work on Sunday after another two days' break."We had a week off and then came back for four days - from the 28th to the 31st. We took another two days' off again and now it's back to serious business," he said."The guys didn't lose any of their fitness over the time they were on holiday so it has been a chance for us to build on their conditioning."Ajax host Bloemfontein Celtic on Friday and will seek to bring to an end a run of seven games without success following their cup triumph over Kaizer Chiefs in September."We sat down and looked really hard at our last three games. We analysed everything and the scary part is that we performed better than our opponents in all the vital stats ... We were tops and yet we lost all of the matches," said the Urban Warriors coach, referring to league games against Orlando Pirates (1-2), Supersport United (0-1) and Mpumalanga Black Aces (0-1)...

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