Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris has revealed he has no intention of watching Amazon Prime’s fly-on-the-wall documentary of the club’s 2019/20 season.
All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur begins its staggered release with the first three episodes on Monday, with Lloris a peripheral figure having dislocated his elbow shortly after filming began.
The goalkeeper is more prominent later in the nine-part series after returning to fitness, but says he has no interest in watching himself or his team-mates back.
“I’ve never watched one clip from the World Cup [which he won with France in 2018], so I‘m not sure I will watch all the work that Amazon has done I’m afraid,” Lloris said in an interview to promote the series.
“Don’t take it the wrong way, it’s just that I don’t like to watch myself or my team-mates. I prefer to live in the present and enjoy the moment. Maybe later, one day.”
Heung-min Son, whose red card in December’s costly 2-0 defeat to Chelsea is detailed in episode three, also expressed doubts about watching the series, admitting it could make “painful” viewing following a difficult and sometimes chaotic campaign.
Amazon captured round-the-clock footage throughout the season with an on-site camera crew as well as a number of fixed-placement cameras around the stadium and training ground, including in manager Jose Mourinho’s office.
“It was strange at the start,” said midfielder Dele Alli. “It took a little bit of getting used to, but I think after time you just forgot about it. Obviously the cameras were everywhere, but at the same time that all became part of the game.
“For me personally, I didn’t really think too much about it, I just tried to be myself at all times.”
Alli, who is captured in a candid meeting with Mourinho in episode two, said he hopes the series will help to change perceptions about himself and professional footballers in general by shedding light on the more mundane aspects of the game.
“Being at a club like this and especially being part of the England national team, the media and people like to try and paint a picture of you and what kind of person you are,” Alli said.
“I’ve just been myself, so people will like me or hate me. That’s just life. You can’t please everyone, but hopefully this will show people how hard everyone on the team works and how much it means to us.
“To be honest, I’m not really bothered about what people think of me. I’ll just keep working hard and try to enjoy playing football and doing what I love.”
The England international added: “The perception of footballers is a lot different to the reality.
“We are just normal people and I think last season was probably one of the most difficult in terms of changes and having to deal with different things, both personally and as a team.”
(London Evening Standard)
