Spurs arrived in China this morning to a warm reception from local fans and temperatures that soared to 31 degrees.
After a long flight, Robbie Keane answered a few questions and Harry Redknapp spoke of his pleasure at returning to a tournament that he won as Portsmouth manager last year.
Tottenham will face West Ham tomorrow (1100 GMT), with fans hoping to see a vast improvement on the lacklustre performances which saw the team finish third in the Wembley Cup.
Peter Crouch was not granted a visa in time to join up with the squad and Darren Bent is having talks about a proposed move to Sunderland. Other absentees include Michael Dawson, Ledley King, Johnathan Woodgate and Giovani Dos Santos.
After tomorrow's game, the squad will have Thursday to relax and take in the sights before a match against Hull City or Beijing Guo'an on Friday, and against South China on Sunday.
The squad then travels home to face Olympiakos at White Hart Lane in their final pre-season friendly.
I will bring you the score and a report tomorrow...fingers crossed!
About Me
- Christopher HT Potter
- I am 24 and have a real passion for Spurs, having supported them since the age of 6. That means I have not seen them win anything of note (other than the Peace Cup, Worthington Cup and Carling Cup of course!). I have an interest in European football and would like to become a football journalist abroad. My favourite ever Spurs player was Didier Zokora and my player to watch out for in the future is Dean Parrett. My pet hate in football are hackneyed sayings, inflated transfer fees, and diving and other bad sportsmanship. Perversely, I would like to see a European club break the monopoly that English football has on the Champions League and I think that Real Madrid and Barcelona have a great chance to make this happen this year. My other interests include FC Barcelona, the Chicago Bulls, Spanish and French culture, good food and music, lying on the beach in the sun and a good G&T.
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