Antonio Conte has been making his Tottenham stars run in the dark to get them up to speed for the Premier League return.
While rivals headed for sunnier climes to prepare for action, Conte's team stayed at their Enfield training base, where the second of his double sessions would often rumble on past sunset in sub-zero temperatures – and not always under floodlights.
'It has been like another pre-season,' said forward Dejan Kulusevski, who was among those not at the World Cup because Sweden failed to qualify. 'We just forgot everything and started over from the beginning with hard work and just a lot of running and gym.