The Blues have hit back at last week’s Varsity criticism of their training schedule and pre-season performances. While accepting that fitness is an important part of early season training, the Blues squad reject the accusation that they have been negligent of stamina improving exercises in the build up to their season.  Pointing to the fact that the Blues equalised in the 88th minute against United Hospitals, one member of the squad claimed that “fitness is not the immediate concern”.  The first half performance against Nottingham University, currently a division higher than Cambridge, was highly commended by senior members of the Blues set up.  Going in 2-0 up at half time certainly does represent a good performance, and the Cambridge camp stress that the second half capitulation was not the cause of a lack of fitness. Injuries and the blooding of new players were the cited reasons for poorer second half performance.  Indeed, captain James Day and the rest of the management are reputed to be extremely pleased with how things are progressing pointing to simple sloppy errors as the cause of most of the conceded goals. They maintain that, despite recent criticism, the Blues are on course for a successful season.

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