Bayern Munich arrive in Doha for winter training camp

Bundesligachampions Bayern Munich arrived yesterday in Doha for their annualwinter training camp. The 25-member squad team will spend the next fivedays preparing for the second half of the season.  “We’ve had aquick pause for breath and I hope everyone’s recharged their batteries,”coach Jupp Heynckes told club’s website before departing Munich. RobertLewandowksi, Franck Ribery, Jerome Boateng, Arjen Robben, Ron-ThorbenHoffmann, Arturo Vidal, Rafinha and James Rodr?guez travelledindependently from their holidays to Doha. Inured Manuel Neuer, Thiago and Christian Fruchtl have stayed in Munich to continue their recovery programmes.Newsigning Sandro Wagner is also on board for the training camp. “He’s aplayer who’s progressed very well in recent years and become aninternational. I think he can help us,” commented 72-year-old Heynckes.Shortly after arriving in Doha, Bayern got down to business as they trained under light at the Aspire pitches. “Wehave a short amount of time to prepare for the first game of the secondhalf of the season (against Leverkusen on 12 January). Therefore weneed to make smart use of the time so that we can pick up from where weleft off,” explained Heynckes. “There are always things that can beimproved and that we need to adjust as this training camp will useful inthat aspect,” he added.The Aspire Academy for Sports Excellenceoffers the best facilities for Bayern players to get back in shape. “Wewere here in 2012/13 too, I remember it well. We got a lot out of itthen and I hope we will do over the next five days,” said Heynckes.