Antonio Conte’s Gruelling Pre Season Training Session Leaves Tottenham Players Collapsing

Antonio Conte’s Gruelling Pre Season Training Session Leaves Tottenham Players Collapsing

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:06 PM
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  • Tottenham Hotspur players were put through a gruelling two-hour session in their preseason training in South Korea
  • Antonio Conte took charge of the training as some players collapsed onto the turf of the Seoul World Cup Stadium
  • Conte is looking to get his side ready for the rigours of the upcoming season with Spurs set to compete for trophies on multiple fronts

Antonio Conte has wasted no time in hitting the ground running in his first-ever preseason training with Tottenham Hotspur. Conte and his side flew to Seoul, South Korea, for their preseason tour.

The Italian manager will be looking to drill in his football philosophies to his players and the new signings ahead of the new season. In a rare occurrence, the club has backed Conte with top-notch signings and expectations are rife that the side will be a Premier League contender.

Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur, Seoul, South Korea, harry Kane, Heung-min Son, Richarlison, Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic
Antonio Conte oversees proceedings at the Seoul stadium in South Korea. Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC.
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Fox Sports reports that Conte took his side through a two-hour brutal session in the sweltering heat of Heung-min Son's home country.

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The report states that talismanic forward Harry Kane was seen throwing up while Son was helped back to his feet at the end of a run as multiple players collapsed due to exhaustion.

Conte, a former Chelsea manager, is known for his uptight training schedules and is on the record for saying, "my players must eat grass and sweat blood."

Football London's Alasdair Gold gave an in-person account of the proceedings at the Seoul World Cup stadium.

The players are being put through repeated full pitch runs after two hours of training. Players drop out, feeling the heat and pace, before rejoining the group. Kane and Son are among those feeling the pace, collapsing and then rejoining.

New signings Richarlison and Yves Bissouma were in attendance, while Ivan Perisic missed out due to injury. Swedish star Dejan Kulusevski also pulled out after a few minutes.

Heung-min Son explains how Antonio Conte helped him win the Golden Boot

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Tottenham Hotspur's lethal forward, Heung-min Son, had opened up on how his boss Antonio Conte helped him win the Golden Boot.

Son scored 23 goals last season to win his first-ever Goolden Boot, which he shared with Liverpool's talismanic forward Mohamed Salah.

Son admitted that Conte was at first not keen on helping him pursue his individual goals. The Italian coach had set his eyes on qualifying for the Champions League only until during half-time of Spurs' final home game of the season.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)
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