Business as usual
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cycle from the hotel to the pitches .”
Golf , many footballers ’ pastime favourite , comes no better at the Evian Resort . The German players will have access to the same course which hosts the annual Evian Championships , one of the biggest female golfing events in the world .
Business as usual
Having agreed a contract last year to let out the entire Hotel Ermitage , Le Hec and his team have had a long time to prepare for Germany ’ s arrival , although for them it is much a case of normal service continuing .
“ In terms of our preparation we don ’ t actually need to do anything particularly special ,” Le Hec says . “ We will be flexible to meet their requirements and do our best to respect what they want – that ’ s all there is to it .
“ We don ’ t need to upgrade or update the hotel because everything at the Ermitage is brand new . We must respect their need for privacy and try not to get in their way too much – we are effectively giving them the key to the hotel for a month or more .”
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