Chapter 314: Final Preparations for the Europa League

Coach Johansen's face had already morphed into a frown by the time the fitness testing ended. He was really disappointed with his players' lack of professionalism. They'd gone on holiday and ignored their fitness. As a result, their fitness measurements were only so-so, even when only eight days remained to the first-leg of Rosenborg's game against Fiorentina.

Fortunately, not all his first-team players were in bad shape. The likes of Zachary, Nicki, Yerry Mina, Eric Bailly, Thomas Partey, and Mikael Dorsin had all maintained their match fitness, even during the off-season. Thence, Rosenborg could still put together a fairly-strong squad with some additions from the second team and the new signings. So, that was why the coach was not panicking even when he'd decided to expel twelve unfit players from the training ground.

"Coach Johansen!" Trond Henriksen, his assistant, called out from beside him.