Tottenham have decided to have a day’s training in Italy after their Europa League Cup tie with Fiorentina to try to prepare better for the Capital One Cup final.

Spurs have only two clear days between the second leg of their last-32 tie and the Wembley meeting with Chelsea on Sunday, so head coach Mauricio Pochettino has opted to keep his players in Florence for most of Friday.

Pochettino’s move means that Spurs will take all their main men to Italy as they try to advance to the last 16 of the competition.

In the group stages, Pochettino was used to leaving some of his key players in England to give them a breather before the following Premier League game. This time, though, even those not expected to be involved at Fiorentina – like Danny Rose, Eric Dier and Ryan Mason – will still make the trip.

Player Ratings: Tottenham v West Ham 11 show all Player Ratings: Tottenham v West Ham 1/11 Kyle Walker: 5 Struggled against the energy and aggression of Valencia and was involved in the mix-up with Dembele that let in West Ham to open the scoring. Getty 2/11 Jan Vertonghen: 5 Another Spurs player to have a difficult daY. Sakho’s physicality seemed to unsettle him and he was often caught napping by the Hammers’ centre-forward. GETTY 3/11 Danny Rose: 7 Got the better of Downing on Spurs’ left, pushed forward when he could and scored a lucky goal. On a below-par day for Spurs, he was one who could be happy with his display. Getty 4/11 Nabil Bentaleb: 6 Started very well but then faded as West Ham outmanoeuvred Spurs in midfield. Needs to add subtlety to his game but he surely will. Getty 5/11 Mousa Dembele: 4 His misplaced pass close to his own penalty area led to West Ham’s opening goal. Did little right and it was no surprise he was taken off at half-time. Getty 6/11 Andros Townsend: 5 Lost his duel with West Ham left-back Cresswell. Seems to struggle with Mauricio Pochettino’s rotation policy and failed to convince today. Getty 7/11 Harry Kane: 7 Alert to equalise with the last kick after Adrian saved his penalty. Hit the post with a very good early chance and worked as hard as ever even though Reid had the better of him today. Getty 8/11 Carl Jenkinson: 6 Didn’t offer a great deal going forward but he probably shaded his battle with Lamela and played his part in a solid display. Getty 9/11 Aaron Cresswell: 8 West Ham were powerful on their left all game and he was a key part of their effort. His cross was headed in by Kouyate for the opener and produced a great block to deny Kane late on. Getty 10/11 Diafra Sakho: 7 A centre-forward who never gives defender’s a moment’s peace and despite missing chances, it was no surprise to see him get on the scoresheet. Getty 11/11 Carlton Cole: 6 Came on to prevent Noble receiving a second yellow but then injured his hamstring. 1/11 Kyle Walker: 5 Struggled against the energy and aggression of Valencia and was involved in the mix-up with Dembele that let in West Ham to open the scoring. Getty 2/11 Jan Vertonghen: 5 Another Spurs player to have a difficult daY. Sakho’s physicality seemed to unsettle him and he was often caught napping by the Hammers’ centre-forward. GETTY 3/11 Danny Rose: 7 Got the better of Downing on Spurs’ left, pushed forward when he could and scored a lucky goal. On a below-par day for Spurs, he was one who could be happy with his display. Getty 4/11 Nabil Bentaleb: 6 Started very well but then faded as West Ham outmanoeuvred Spurs in midfield. Needs to add subtlety to his game but he surely will. Getty 5/11 Mousa Dembele: 4 His misplaced pass close to his own penalty area led to West Ham’s opening goal. Did little right and it was no surprise he was taken off at half-time. Getty 6/11 Andros Townsend: 5 Lost his duel with West Ham left-back Cresswell. Seems to struggle with Mauricio Pochettino’s rotation policy and failed to convince today. Getty 7/11 Harry Kane: 7 Alert to equalise with the last kick after Adrian saved his penalty. Hit the post with a very good early chance and worked as hard as ever even though Reid had the better of him today. Getty 8/11 Carl Jenkinson: 6 Didn’t offer a great deal going forward but he probably shaded his battle with Lamela and played his part in a solid display. Getty 9/11 Aaron Cresswell: 8 West Ham were powerful on their left all game and he was a key part of their effort. His cross was headed in by Kouyate for the opener and produced a great block to deny Kane late on. Getty 10/11 Diafra Sakho: 7 A centre-forward who never gives defender’s a moment’s peace and despite missing chances, it was no surprise to see him get on the scoresheet. Getty 11/11 Carlton Cole: 6 Came on to prevent Noble receiving a second yellow but then injured his hamstring.

Pochettino has already made clear his disappointment at the scheduling of the Capital One Cup final. When the sides walk out at Wembley, Spurs will have played at least 180 minutes – possibly more if there is extra-time in Florence – since Chelsea’s last game, the 1-1 draw with Burnley last Saturday.

Last month he said: “It is not fair to play a final on the Sunday after you play in another 'final' in Florence on the Thursday. Chelsea play Burnley on the Saturday and then they have a clean week to prepare for the final.

“It is not fair but then we have to understand this is the competition. We are in the Europa League, the Capital One final and the Premier League. Maybe if Jose Mourinho were in my position now they would be complaining about the situation!”