There was a really interesting article in The Guardian on Friday, detailing some of the rather more unconventional methods Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has used during the team’s training sessions in the build up to today, which focus on increasing the players belief and faith in themselves.
Pochettino – and, indeed, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp – are both men of religious faith, but some of the methods mentioned here (walking on hot coals and breaking arrow tips with your neck) go a little beyond that in my book.
That’s not a criticism, especially not should we win, they just raised an eyebrow in Dubious Taste Towers.
Some fairly predictable songs, then:
And final-ly…
More soon.
A History of Dubious Taste 