Everton players shipped off to fitness camp.

Last updated : 26 June 2002 By Austin Rathe
It was no secret that Moyes was less than impressed with the squad's fitness last season, something Walter Smith was never really concerned about. In response Moyes has increased the number of pre-season games from 5 to 8 and will send the players to Lyon this week to have thier fitness measured.

The idea behind this is that each player can be given an individual training regime to improve thier fitness, and the players will be reassesed in six weeks to see how much they have improved during the pre-season.

This should, hopefully, reduce the huge inury list we have had for the last few years.