Tottenham's preparations for the second part of the Premier League season will step up a gear on Friday afternoon with a friendly against Motherwell on the agenda. The Scottish side will travel to Spurs' Hotspur Way training base for the behind-closed-doors match, which kicks off at 1pm.
Last in action almost one month ago with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Leeds United in N17, the players went their separate ways after the clash with 11 of the squad heading off to Qatar for the World Cup and another three taking part in international friendlies. Those not involved in international action had a mid-season break before returning to training last Monday.
Going through a number of fitness tests to begin with like the squad would usually do on the first day of pre-season, Spurs' preparations have stepped up and now the focus is on ball work after their initial fitness checks. Friday's match against Motherwell will hand them the opportunity to put all that into practice and also give Conte a chance to cast his eye over a number of the current first-team squad and some academy players.
