It was an incredibly emotional day for all at Tottenham on Thursday following the news of Gian Piero Ventrone's passing. The renowned fitness coach had made such an impression on all at the club and the tributes from both players and staff highlighted just how much he will be missed.
Enjoying great success with his methods in two spells at Juventus, the Italian national team in 2006 when they won the World Cup and with many other clubs, Ventrone's high demands saw an immediate change in the fitness of the Tottenham squad a matter of weeks after his arrival at the start of last November. Famed for his work on the training pitch and working alongside some of the best managers in the game, just last week the fitness coach spoke with Italian publication Gazzetta dello Sport about his methods, the prevention of muscle injuries and the future of training.
Released on Thursday evening in wake of his death, Ventrone opened up on training at Tottenham, Antonio Conte's philosophy and also mentioned why Son Heung-min and Harry Kane are "two completely different machines".
