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Paul Warne reveals Derby County's plans for the international break - and his own

Paul Warne
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Paul Warne will be training his team hard on Wednesday before sticking the closed sign on the gates at the training ground for a few days.

The Rams head coach will be giving his players some much needed time off after the Plymouth game, but he intends to get some vital training sessions in before anyone starts putting their feet up.

Discussing his approach to the international break, he explains: "I'll give a Monday off, which is really generous isn't it?

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"So they'll be in Tuesday and Wednesday and then."

Would the players have had an extra day off had they won the Plymouth game?

Warne was quick to shoot that suggestion down, joking: "No. They needed to get four points from two games and they went and cheated the system and got three in midweek.

"They will just be in Tuesday and Wednesday, and in that time they will play a game.

"And then the training ground for us will be shut Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and then we'll have a good week lead in."

"And I need the players to have good physical rest and a psychological rest, as I do my staff, they work more hours than anyone.

"You don't get many opportunities in the season to spend that time off. I will obviously spend mine with my wife and my dog. I will be in North Norfolk enjoying the bolting heat of 12 degrees."

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