Don't expect to see English Premier League club Liverpool touring Asia in the next pre-season. Anfield chief executive Rick Parry has "vowed that Liverpool won't put Steven Gerrard or his fellow internationals at risk from burn-out by chasing the dollar", Scott Wilson reported in the New Paper (Singapore). He wrote that Parry has said that Gerrard & Co must rest after the World Cup finals in June which means that Liverpool won't embark on pre-season tournaments to the USA or Asia in July and August.
"All of our preparation games will be Europe based and it will not be a long build-up - that's for sure," he quoted Parry. "The possibility of another long pre-season journey never came into our thoughts this time round. There will be no Far East or trans-Atlantic marathons - even though there will be no shortage of offers. We are planning a training camp in Switzerland and will have some games there. The players have been involved in an energy-sapping season and it is crucial the lads get the right preparation after giving everything throughout this season's long haul."
"All of our preparation games will be Europe based and it will not be a long build-up - that's for sure," he quoted Parry. "The possibility of another long pre-season journey never came into our thoughts this time round. There will be no Far East or trans-Atlantic marathons - even though there will be no shortage of offers. We are planning a training camp in Switzerland and will have some games there. The players have been involved in an energy-sapping season and it is crucial the lads get the right preparation after giving everything throughout this season's long haul."