Two Spurs players punished after failing training-ground exercise – report

Fri 10 December 2021 7:15, UK

Tottenham Hotspur duo Joe Rodon and Dele Alli both appear to face uncertain futures at Spurs ahead of the January transfer window.

have linked both players with a potential January exit, with Tottenham reportedly looking to sell up to four players.

Rodon joined Spurs in October last year but he has only made 20 appearances to date for the Lilywhites.

The 24-year-old hasn’t featured for Tottenham in the Premier League since the 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in October.

Meanwhile, Alli has mostly been on the fringes of the Spurs first-team for quite a while now.

The 25-year-old has played just 19 minutes of Premier League football since October.

Needless to say, they are in definite need of impressing new Tottenham manager Antonio Conte.

However, a report claims both Spurs players were punished after coming up short in a training-ground exercise.

The exercise in question was a rondo

The players on the outside have to complete a number of passes and those in the middle have to try to take the ball off them.

Rodon and Alli both had a go in the middle, but failed to stop their teammates completing 20 passes.

By punishment, it wasn’t overly stern – they reportedly had to do press-ups.

In addition, the report notes how the players “look like they enjoy” the competitive exercise.

Nonetheless, Rodon and Alli will certainly be eager to do more to try and impress Conte.

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