🔎 Banning ketchup, the Bell of Shame and no signings under 6ft - inside Conte's Spurs revolution
Yet at his other title-winning projects – at Juventus, Inter Milan and Chelsea – Conte already inherited a squad capable of winning trophies that required reshaping. When he arrived at Spurs, he knew he would have to push his players harder than ever to bridge the gap to the top and turn them into the early unlikely Premier League title challengers they have become.
Ventrone earned the nickname “The Marine” at Juventus and the Spurs players have come to understand why. His other quirks include adding the Bell of Shame to the bleep test, which players must ring when they want to stop the gruelling running drill, as extra incentive not to give up. And he has been known to play Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries out of loud speakers during intense exercises.
What Conte did last season, taking a club on a downward spiral and qualifying for the Champions League, was enough to convince Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, toDestiny Udogie, the teenage Udinese defender, is expected to complete a £15m transfer next week to make him the ninth player signed since Conte arrived last November.
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