Tottenham No2 Kevin Bond today claimed it is business as usual at the club despite manager Harry Redknapp's court case.
Redknapp is on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of two counts of cheating the public revenue when he was manager of Portsmouth. He denies both counts.
Meanwhile, the players have been preparing for tomorrow's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Watford with the manager's assistants Bond and Joe Jordan. However, Bond said Redknapp would attend the match and select the team as usual.
When asked what effect the manager's absence this week has had on the team, Bond said: "When I say none at all, I mean, obviously clearly the manager is not here, but very little really.
"We had a similar scenario a few weeks ago when Harry had a small [heart] procedure done and he was not here for a week leading up to the Fulham game so it's not a dissimilar situation.
"The training carries on pretty much as normal and everybody has been getting on with things as normal so there's not really a lot of difference except obviously Harry is not here during the day."
Redknapp could be without three key players for the match after Gareth Bale (thigh) and Scott Parker (hamstring) both withdrew from training yesterday. Central defender Younes Kaboul is also struggling with a groin problem. Sandro and William Gallas are both definitely out.
Bond added: "Harry has to have a look at it and decide who he wants to play."
