Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, Bissouma all laying helpless taking deep breaths, hardly breathing, unable to stand on feet. How does this sound to you ? Welcome to pre-season training under Antonio Conte! What a sharp contrast to previous coaches under whom Spurs players looked non fit. That will not be the case in next season for sure!
It was regular training, but Antonio's fitness coach requested 5km of extra running from end to end of pitch after it! There is recording of everything. Son, Kane and Bissouma ran while they could but then after some time fell on the pitch behind goal out line helplessly holding heads trying to take breath!
I must confess it was amusing for those who watch it, but it happen to one my friend during waterpolo training in waterpolo club Partizan when coach requested swimming of 5 km in crawl style. He was Red Star fan, but told me I know now why Partizan is better than Red Star in waterpolo. In Red Star they let you swim wide of swimming pool and you can catch edge of it whenever you want, in Partizan you swim it full size and if you catch edge coach hit your fingers. I become red faced I thought I'll die after and coach told me "You look bad, I should call an ambulance, I don't think you'll make it'! I get scared and he start laughing and told me he's joking. It sounded funny to me, but it wouldn't be if I was on his place. Same is valid for this training.
Fitness is the most important thing. If you are fit you can run more than your opponent, you are stronger than them and you will dominate them during games. Great fitness combined with good skill is recipe for titles and trophies. That is what Antonio wants to achieve here!
He is like Caesar who train his soldiers. He will lead us from victory to victory in next season like Caesar did in Roman Province Gallia. I really hope there will be no Brutus among Tottenham owners and players... There are words in Tottenham emblem "Audere est facere" (English: To dare is to do). I have proposal to change it to Alea iacta est! (English: "The die is cast").
It's important for players to know it's for their own good, they might feel tired, exhausted, but it will pay off once they lift long waiting trophy! COYS!
P.S. Tanguy Ndombele are you watching ?
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