Tottenham players will already have an idea of what to expect once Antonio Conte's pre-season training sessions begin at Hotspur Way. Arriving at the club at the start of November after Nuno Espirito Santo was dismissed following such a poor start to the campaign, the Italian knew he had plenty of work to do at their Enfield base if they were to get back on track.
Tottenham's players had to meet his incredibly high demands and this meant a number of punishing double sessions until they finally got up to speed and could compete at the level he requires. They certainly worked, as Spurs went from 20th in the Premier League for distance covered per game which was at 100km under Espirito Santo to topping the rankings at 115km under Conte.
Pushed to the max and more swiftly after his appointment and during the international break ahead of the Leeds United game, Sergio Reguilon claimed it was "one of the worst weeks of my life in training" as the boss looked for a drastic improvement. Speaking to the club's official matchday programme not long after the 52-year-old's arrival at Tottenham, Lucas Moura opened up on the head coach's "very hard" training sessions.
