Former Premier League goalkeeper, Paddy Kenny is shocked at the revelation that some players at Tottenham are overweight.
This has seen Antonio Conte ban some foods from the players meals and Kenny says it’s a sign the Italian is leaving his mark on the team.
He told Football Insider: “You hear about managers coming into a club and complaining about fitness all the time.
“The players aren’t good enough and on top of that, they aren’t working hard enough. They are all working at 25 per cent. I can’t believe it. It’s shocking, really.
“Having said that, I don’t know how much difference getting rid of ketchup and mayo is going to make.
“Although, maybe that’s what held me back in my career come to think of it. I could have been world class without the sauces.
“I’m only joking, but you do wonder how much impact this sort of thing can really have. But either way, it sounds like he’s leaving his mark there.”
The Boy Hotspur Says
Conte is a seasoned manager and the Italian knows the scale of the task he has taken on at Spurs.
The Lilywhites are currently one of the most underachieving clubs in Europe and an overhaul is seriously needed.
It might seem that banning certain foods from the players’ meals is an insignificant thing, but it is the minor changes that add up to bring about transformation.
Conte’s CV doesn’t leave anyone guessing if he knows what he is doing and the Italian knows what he has to do to set himself up for success.
Hopefully, the likes of Dele Alli, Tanguy Ndombele and Matt Doherty would embrace the changes he is bringing to the team and get back to form.
Players that don’t get better will simply be offloaded and Conte has shown at his previous clubs that you’re either in or you’re out of his plans for good.
“the likes of” is a football term that makes me Tangangry it is so lazy spouted by morons.
“Players such as………” “Ndombele & Dele…….” but please no more likes of.
It detracts from what is actually an interesting article. Conte knows it is more of a statement and that some waste of space players will go home and empty a bottle of HP but he will pick out the ones that he trusts to stick to it.
Mein Gott this club needed a root & branch clear out.
p.s. how long until some source says “ooh training is too hard he beasts the players”
Who did I miss on the list that has not given their expert advise?. If only Nuno picks up the phone.
Conte is a “seasoned” manager. I see what you have done there Bruce.