TOTTENHAM have revealed their stadium’s revamped NFL dressing room, to be used in tonight’s return to Premier League action against Manchester United.
Located on the opposite side of the ground to their regular home dressing room, Spurs will be utilising the extra space to accommodate social distancing protocols.
The size of the NFL dressing room will enable players to social distance
The NFL dressing rooms have been transformed, having initially still featured Tampa Bay Buccaneers branding
Players will have a slightly different route to the pitch than usual
With NFL teams possessing huge game day rosters of up to 48 players, the American Football specific locker rooms at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are much bigger than those used for football.
This will allow Spurs’ stars to maintain their distance from their team-mates, with only one in three specific lockers being in use this evening.
The Lilywhites have posted a video of the changing area’s transformation.
Initially still featuring Tampa Bay Buccaneers colours, fans can see the change in decoration into Spurs-specific branding.
And hand sanitiser spots have also been added, for players to be able to stay as clean as possible.
The NFL logo remains on the dressing room roof, however, which may provide some inspiration for Tom Brady-mad striker Harry Kane.
The Spurs and England man will make his long-awaited return tonight, having last appeared in the dismal 1-0 defeat to Southampton on New Year’s Day.
Another to return will be Son Heung-min, with the South Korean having recovered from a broken arm and also completed mandatory military service during the season’s break.
NFL-mad Harry Kane may find extra inspiration from the different surroundingsCredit: Rex Features
The previously crocked Moussa Sissoko and Steven Bergwijn are also back in contention – although Dele Alli will not be involved after receiving a one-match suspension from the FA.
Defenders Juan Foyth and Japhet Tanganga are also set to miss out through injury, with the former’s season likely to be over after sustaining a knee injury last week.
Teenage striker Troy Parrott is also nursing an issue and unavailable.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
