In the gym, when Chen Anno and his teammates arrived, Klopp was already waiting for them.
"Alright, guys, follow Zeljko for some stretching first. We'll head out to the training ground afterward. Today, we're doing an endurance test."
The moment those words were spoken, Dortmund's players, who had been smiling just moments ago, all fell silent.
To footballers, the words "endurance test" were practically synonymous with the devil!
Especially under Klopp, where this kind of training was even more demanding!
At the start of the season, Bundesliga teams usually had relatively relaxed schedules, so Klopp normally conducted fitness testing during this period.
This was Dortmund's second fitness test of the season. The last one had been when the players first returned to the team, and Chen Anno had missed it.
"Anno, you're so fast. How's your endurance?" Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang nudged Chen Anno.
"Mm... it's alright, I guess. Back when I was at Sao Paulo, I had the best endurance test results on the team." Saying that, he shrugged. "But the club was full of old guys back then."
"Alright then. You'd better enjoy Jurgen's devilish special training later, hahaha... You'll definitely remember it for the rest of your life."
"Are you all ready?"
On the outdoor training ground, Buvac looked at the Dortmund players lined up before him. No one spoke, and Chen Anno could even sense a somewhat oppressive atmosphere.
"Okay... guys, it looks like you're all ready. We won our first three matches of the season, but our opponents weren't particularly strong. Still, I've noticed that some players on the team have been having fitness issues, especially toward the end of matches. So today, I'm going to raise the intensity a little."
When he said the word "intensity," Buvac noticeably stressed it. Chen Anno could feel Aubameyang beside