Marcos pre-season diary

First team coach Marcos Alvarez gives us the inside track as pre-season preparations continue in Spain.

Marcos will give us the rundown on what the lads are up to on the training ground as they prepare for the big one - the Barclays Premier League kick-off at Middlesbrough on August 16.

Days 15/16, July 17/18

"WE CHANGED the distance and pace of the run on Thursday morning and we try to repl