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Lambert: Germany Trip Beneficial - Ipswich Town News

Blues boss Paul Lambert believes the 12-day training camp in Germany was a beneficial trip.

The Town squad flew back yesterday from the camp which was a combination of hard work and team bonding.

"It's important for everyone to get together and mix, so it's been a beneficial trip," Lambert told iFollow Ipswich.

"I think everyone applied themselves well too. All the players worked really hard in training and in the matches which was good to see.

"James [Norwood] and Luke [Garbutt] didn't take long to settle in either. It took James about a millisecond for him to come out of his shell!

"The situation was raw in that there wasn't that much to do, but because of that you get to see everybody's personality and as I've said I think that's really important for a team.”

The players have been given today off before they return to Playford Road with their next friendly at Colchester United on Friday (KO 7.30pm).

Meanwhile, former Town academy youngster Ben Knight is one of a number of young players to have been drafted into the Manchester City squad’s pre-season trip to China.

Knight and 10 other youngsters have made the trip with a number of senior players away on international duty.

The 17-year-old from Reach in Cambridgeshire was poached by City from Town in the summer of 2018 just as he was starting his scholarship after eight years at Playford Road.

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