Felix Magath hits out at Fulham over inability to train twice a day

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Felix Magath has criticised his former players at Fulham for not being able to put up with his training regime.

Magath was sacked by the club in September, with the team at the bottom of the Championship and without a win in 11 games. He was appointed manager at Craven Cottage in February but was unable to prevent their relegation from the Premier League.

Among the complaints by players during his time at Fulham was the harsh training schedule he imposed but he has defended his style and called English players a joke.

Magath, the former Bayern Munich manager, said: “English players find it difficult to train twice in one day, once a week. For me it’s an absolute joke that a professional sportsman cannot train twice in one day.

“German football has basically been successful for 50 years; the English have had no success for 50 years. Here in Germany, because of our mentality, we are perfectly suited to team sports, like football.”

Yet despite his unhappy nine months at Fulham, he would like to work in England again, preferably in London. He said: “If I received an offer from a club in London that would be tempting. I would like to live and work there for a few years. A bigger factor in any decision is obviously the situation of the club offering me a job. What I’m looking for is a truly solid, well-led club.”

Magath, who had previously had spells at a number of Bundesliga clubs including Hamburg, Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg, has not returned to work since he left Fulham.