Back in November last year Antonio Conte left the Tottenham Hotspur hierarchy in no doubt that Gian Piero Ventrone would be coming with him as his most experienced fitness coach when he held his meetings before signing his contract to join the club.
"Then there is Gian Piero Ventrone. I had him as a fitness coach when I was a player. For me, he is the [holds his hand out] top, top physical coach. He is a great person," Conte told them.
Conte had been a Juventus player as Ventrone's cutting edge fitness methods helped the Turin-club capture trophy after trophy under Marcello Lippi and the fitness coach would then apply those methods to Lippi's World Cup-winning Italy squad in 2006.
