When wondering what questions might be asked by a group of journalists at Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground yesterday, Reece James and 's press officer could have been forgiven for expecting at least one on his injury history.
But it never came up. Not once. Whereas previously his problems would have been the obvious theme in such a sit-down, James is now healthy, injury-free since a hamstring issue this time last year, and a favourite of Thomas Tuchel’s ahead of next summer’s World Cup.