First, Son Heung-min sparks a mass confrontation with a stray elbow that drew blood in a pre-season friendly, then comes a warning from the dressing room to forget everything you thought you knew about Tottenham.
Antonio Conte is creating a team at odds with trademark Spurs. One with a towering physical presence, extreme levels of stamina and a readiness to engage in the occasional street fight.
‘This season we can see another Tottenham,’ said Lucas Moura, who will commit to the cause by trusting Conte to convert him from a forward into a wing-back.