Premier League clubs travel thousands of miles on their summer tours but they do bring one benefits for the players despite the distances involved
The Tottenham players and Roberto De Zerbi might have been struggling with jet lag after their 11,400 mile trip to the other side of the world but there are some benefits.
It took Spurs more than 30 hours to travel from Enfield to Auckland, New Zealand, with a couple of stops along the way and now the Premier League club jetted off for another three hours or so to Australia for matches against Sydney FC and then Chelsea. The Australian city is only 24 miles from Enfield, but unfortunately that's the Enfield in New South Wales, just outside Sydney rather than the original one in Greater London.
"Just work and sleep, trying to sleep, because I am suffering a lot from the jet lag," admitted De Zerbi. "No restaurant, no nothing. Just to prepare the guys to play in the best way we can, and try to sleep something more than three or four hours!"
Premier League clubs head out on far flung tours across the world for three reasons. The first is the financial benefits as such tours are lucrative with millions coming into the coffers from promoters and sponsors. The second is to expand the fanbase around the world to add future generations of new supporters to the fold.
The third reason is to give something back to those passionate fans already mad about the club around the world who might not be able to afford to travel over to watch their side so instead it brings the football to them.
While any coach would admit that they would rather work with their team non-stop throughout pre-season at the training ground with any interruptions, tours - once the effects of the travelling subside - can provide important bonding time for the players and new signings as well as concentrated focus on the work away from home distractions.
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They also provide a chance for players, the younger ones in particular, to see countries and cultures around the globe that they might not have otherwise indulged in on their holidays.
With that in mind, in certain places there's another benefit for the Premier League stars. The competition is watched around the world but in some parts the number of football fans are in the minority as other sports dominates.
That is exactly the case for Tottenham in Sydney. The north London have a big contingent of followers in Australia, with official supporters' group OzSpurs boasting plenty of members. Yet in a city of 5.6million people, football - our version - is way down the sporting pecking order.
Rugby League and Australian Rules Football sit higher up the food chain. The appointment of Ange Postecoglou at least put the name of Tottenham Hotspur into the newspapers and in front of the eyes of people in Australia but many would not be able to tell you a Spurs player's name or what they looked like.
That is where the benefit lies for the players of Tottenham and their head coach. They can spend their down time wandering around the city without too much hassle, an unusual experience when back home they would get constantly asked for selfies.
football.london exchanged pleasantries with young midfielders Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall after they walked by, out for a stroll in the night around Sydney Harbour at about 9.30pm on Monday evening to do a spot of sightseeing with the crowds around the Sydney Opera House.
The duo were decked in white, wearing their Spurs-branded tracksuit tops and shorts, with the Australian winter pleasantly mild in Sydney this week.
Despite their branding, nobody approached the two of them as they mingled among the tourists and then on Tuesday the pair went out for a bicycle ride around the city. Other players have been spotted in passing by fans, as have members of the board and even the owners, the Lewis family.
The coaching staff have been seen in various spots, including Sydney's botanical gardens and De Zerbi himself has been seen walking around the city on his phone, albeit still looking slightly jet-lagged.
Being a footballer has plenty of perks but sometimes a bit of anonymity to allow them to experience things like everyone else must feel like a breath of fresh Australian air.