Tottenham's stars were shocked and stunned to see Jose Mourinho arrive at their Hotspur Way training complex after he was appointed manager on Wednesday.
The decision to sack Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday night had been kept quiet before the news was broken to the players just ahead of the club's official announcement.
And it is understood that when the players arrived in the car park on Wednesday morning they weren't expecting to see their new boss let alone hear that he was going to be taking training in the afternoon.
An official meeting between the new boss and his players was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Mourinho met all of the club's key personnel between morning and lunchtime.