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George Smith

Tottenham fans will love what Hugo Lloris did in training ahead of Premier League return

Premier League players right across the country stepped up their returns to action last week after being granted permission to resume training following the coronavirus outbreak.

After the first phase of Project Restart was passed last Monday, Premier League clubs were allowed to officially hold training sessions from last Tuesday, so long as social distancing restrictions, as set out by the government, were maintained.

The decision to allow training to resume was, of course, greeted with a positive reaction by most, as it offered both players and staff at every club a sense of normality again, though it will have proven to be very different to what everyone was so normally used to.

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And it was no different for Tottenham Hotspur's players either, as they reported back to their Enfield training base to step up their preparations in the hope of the season resuming at some point in June, though an official date for when the Premier League campaign will resume remains anyone's guess.

Nevertheless, being back amongst friends and teammates is bound to do wonders for self-confidence and morale within the camp, as being forced to train alone, either at home in a garden or away from others in an open space, is probably rather deflating, especially when you take into account the luxuries that Premier League players are so often used to nowadays.

Despite the time away from his teammates and members of the Spurs coaching staff, including head coach Jose Mourinho, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who has only made 12 appearances in the Premier League this season due to a serious elbow injury, has proven he has not lost his goalkeeping credentials during the shutdown period.

A video shared on Spurs' official Twitter page showed the French international pulling off a superb one-handed save to palm away Harry Kane's venomous effort.

The 33-year-old, who joined Spurs from French outfit Lyon back in 2012, got down low to his right-hand side to palm away the England international's shot.

It was a smart save and one that any goalkeeper in the world would be proud of, particularly against one of the most deadliest predators in Kane, who will be itching to get back amongst the goals once the season resumes.

Lloris save certainly prompted a response from some of Spurs' fans, too, with a couple of them very impressed with shot-stopper's reflexes...

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