Sprinting through potato fields

Couple of good pieces on Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek in the press recently. The Times had a revealing interview with Bowen where he revealed that during lockdown he trained sprinting around a muddy potato field on his uncle's farm in Leominister, Herefordshire. Bowen reckoned that if he could accelerate through that the PL pitches would be easy. The Guardian interviewed fellow Moyes signing Tomas Soucek and the Czech revealed that he'd been training with his wife and 18-month old daughter on the pitches at Hackney Marshes during lockdown. We also learned that his mother was a marathon runner, which might be where he gets his energy from. Both Bowen and Soucek have proved to be top signings and clearly they are dedicated to keeping fit whatever it takes. It's good to see players arriving who have real hunger and are not just here for the money.