According to The Athletic, several Tottenham stars were “dead” after a training session on Friday – despite the London team beating Vitesse the night before. That’s simply how the new coach Antonio Conte works, according to the site.
Conte, who recently joined as the new Spurs coach, also offered his stars a 75-minute video analysis of the victory – even though the meeting was initially planned to take 20 minutes.
Conte did not hold back regarding the players’ physical status. He told his players that some of them are overweight and insisted that their mentality needs to change.
Diet is also an area that Conte has put a lot of focus on during his first week in London. He has made sure that all players eat lunch together, every day. He has also removed “heavy food and sandwiches”, ketchup and mayonnaise from the menu in the dining room.
It has also reduced the amount of fruit juice given to players, the amount of oil and butter used in cooking. He has also urged his stars to eat more fruit.
– I think this club has had a fantastic vision off the field and now the club must start to have a fantastic vision on the field – regarding football. I think this is important if we are to win, says Conte according to the Daily Mail and continues:
– The club has chosen me and I am honored, but at the same time I know that I need time to work and change something on the pitch. Off the field, it’s amazing, it’s amazing. Maybe too much. I have to be honest. We have to change many things.
The rest of Conte’s squad that is not at a national team gathering this week will be subjected to double strenuous training sessions every day on the training ground.
– Every player must work to improve their physique to get into my idea of football. They must increase their ability to suffer, he says.
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