‘Chaos’ as Premier League stars forced to abandon Marbella training camp amid red weather warnings and flooding fears
PREMIER LEAGUE stars have been forced to abandon a training camp in Marbella following bad weather.
Sweden flew to the Spanish coast in the hope of some warmer weather training ahead of their Nations League fixtures.
But they have been forced to return to Stockholm after weather warnings were issued in Marbella.
Rain and thunder hit the popular tourist destination, weeks after Valencia was hit with tragic floods.
Newcastle striker Alexander Isak was caught up in the storms and he shared his thoughts in a press conference along with Tottenham youngster Lucas Bergvall.
Isak said: “I got a little worried. You’ve seen in other cities in Spain how it’s been, so it wasn’t very fun. Hopefully it won’t be too crazy.
“There was a lot of rain. It was not optimal. We had to modify the training a little. It was a little shorter, but we at least managed to get a little run in us.”
Bergvall echoed his sentiments, adding: “It was chaos. Rain chaos. With thunder and all that. We had to stop early.”
Sweden were preparing for matches against Slovakia and Azerbaijan.
They are top of their group after four matches, level on points with Slovakia so would have to avoid defeat and likely need to beat Azerbaijan to win promotion to League A.
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Meanwhile England’s Nations League preparation has also been far from ideal with eight players withdrawing from the squad.
England visit Greece on Thursday and host the Republic of Ireland on Sunday in two Nations League clashes, with promotion back to the competition’s top tier at stake.
Rice, Saka, Palmer and Colwill all started the 1-1 draw between Chelsea and Arsenal on Sunday but all have cried off international duty – Rice and Palmer after passing late fitness tests to play for their clubs.
Midfield man Rice played with a broken toe on Sunday but will not be risked for England.
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Grealish has not trained for two weeks and Carsley’s decision to include him in his squad sparked a sarcastic response from City boss Pep Guardiola.
City right-back Kyle Walker has remained in the squad but is also believed to be a fitness doubt.