Arne Slot had a large part of his six weeks free parties and relaxed in the sunny climates of Ibiza. So in many ways the Liverpool manager was used to the intense heat that greeted him in Asia.
It was the temperature that participated in the team last week in Hong Kong in Hong Kong, the Dutchman who told his troops that the title Triumph of last season should stop now and that they should fight because of the stressful circumstances to get back in a top shape to go again.
He told the team that it would now serve them well in the sticky humidity of Hong Kong and Energiezonding 37 degrees of Japan, because the champions want to bring back-to-back and perhaps a few more trophies to start up.
And how they put those hard yields in: double sessions, intense gym work that screaming screaming and a fairly non-stop route aroused that some players joked, was how they introduced themselves to the military training.
This reporter was on the spot and I can testify that, after just being on the sidelines, I was soaked with sweat as if I had been caught in a storm and was desperate for some air conditioning.
But these are very tight athletes who have discussed in team meetings how complacency is their biggest rival this season. After spending £ 295 million, Liverpool is no longer a side forecast from outside – they are the team to beat their backs.
Seven new signing sessions were on the Tour and everything felt at home with ice -breaking competitions in the Hotel Hotel. Jeremie Frimpong is a relaxed character who always laughs and laughs, the Dutch international De King of Card Game Uno.
Florian Wirtz, who, like Frimpong is affiliated with Bayer Leverkusen, had awe of his teammates for his capacities. The £ 116 million men was the striking star, which operated from an advanced midfield role. The German gem, one of the 10 brothers and sisters, is described as modest and polite.
Captain Virgil van Dijk, who called Wirtz to seduce him to join Liverpool, brought an opening message to the new boys, including Hugo Ekitike who came halfway through the journey.
He told them, regardless of the transplant that they have done to be where they are, nor the big price tag and the reputation with which they arrive, the hard work starts now and they have to prove themselves from the first day to the coaches and fans.
None of the newcomers was able to beat Mohamed Salah from his perch as the king of Ping Pong, although the Egyptian had ruled the supreme for various pre-season tours. The table tennis kit is a staple of this trip and there was no exception in the Plush Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong.
Some players said that the location, with a view of the beautiful Kowloon Bay, was the most luxurious place they had ever been.
The hotel, with an average nocturnal rates of £ 1500 per room (the tour party is at least 100 strong), has four different shower settings and 24/7 Butler service -although ordering food to the room was banned to the floors that Liverpool occupies.
No pizzas late in the evening if you want to be a champion, clear. There are 11 restaurants in the hotel, but the Reds had booked their own chefs on tour, as well as hotel rooms for the masseuses to offer treatment and rubs after the aforementioned debilitating sessions.
The whole club is still in mourning after the shocking death of Diogo Jota last month. Although he does not kick a ball in a competitive game, the group has already experienced a lot this season together.
There was room in the packed schedule for a good need for leisure time, traveling to the Uber-Posh Avenue of Stars-shopping Center, Japanese temples and the Shibuya intersection in Tokyo, a pedestrian hub where a maximum of 3000 people immediately cross the road.
Again, Postsport can confirm that this place Leicester Square looks like a remote village in the countryside, blinking and you are lost your friends (and assets). A compliment for the traveling security team of the club, who also had to deal with crazy fans who mobbed the team.
Those shouting for selfies and signatures were the big names, but also Japanese captain Wataru Endo, an icon of the national team that had 70,000 fans who sang his name in his local stadium in Yokohama, the guest location of the World Cup finale 2002, where Liverpool played their last Tour game.
The pitches, as players discussed, were terrible, but the Tour was a great experience and Wirtz donated 1 million yen (about £ 5,000) because he was the man of the game in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over the J1 League team Yokohama that was previously managed by Ange Postecoglou and former England-Assist.
Apart from the well-known names and large money purchases, the real star of the Tour, however, was the 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha, who blinded in both games was a 4-2 loss for Milan in Hong Kong-with difficult displays on the left wing, rejected with a drinking goal against Yokohama.
“If you are 16 and you can influence games in the way Rio does that, then it is worth a compliment,” said Slot after the game. And he's right. It is worth a lot of compliments. This boy is often cited as the best in the Liverpool academy. He is now ready.
It is believed that Salah played a crucial role in coaching Ngumoha, who simply goes through 'Rio' on the back of his shirt, about how to improve. The wing player is a raw talent that likes to run to defenders, but, like last year in the youth matches, he can also score and help.
With Luis Diaz, who leaves £ 65.5 million this week, Ngumoha is, as it now looks, the back-up left-wing player to Cody Gakpo, who also takes on a senior role in the young additions. Ngumoha was poached from Chelsea last year and the West -London club still regrets it.
The blues offered him more money, but Liverpool sold him a better path. Ngumoha, a child with a close family, saw the chance to break into the first team of football on Merseyside, with the head of the Reds-Academy recruitment Chris Dowling, said he was instrumental in the sales pitch.
Chelsea also refused accreditation for the scouts of Liverpool in Cobham for youth games, so their anger was about the boy John Terry described as 'the best in the academy' that was poached. Slot will be careful with him and not want to do too much too fast, but he knows he has a jewel.
It was chatting last season that Ngumoha had so much in the first team training that the media team had to remove images to prevent shame for defenders. That was never verified, but it would be no surprise.
Ngumoha and fellow teenager Trey Nyoni, the 18-year-old who also scored against Yokohama and has a big fan in lock, were occasionally removed from training sessions to protect their bodies and not cause physical overloads.
But apart from that, the intensity on the practice fields is remarkable, especially the heat. Before they train on the appropriate JFA Dream Field (Japanese version of St George's Park), just by Disneyland Tokyo, they heard real shouts from the gym.
Weak warming devised by fitness specialist Ruben Peeters included racing with medicine balls and the classic hopscotch of the playground, while the new goalkeeper coach Xavi Valero throw up his students juggling a ball, saving three shots and then catching the original ball.
And then there are the long throws. Laverpool worked last week on launching the ball in Wide's penalty area with technical coach Aaron Briggs, and it could soon be unleashed at a Premier League site in your area.
However, it must be said that Ryan Gravenberch is not yet completely at Rory Delap level. Endo is not bad, while full backs Conor Bradley and Milos Kerkez have also practiced their best throwing techniques.
There are still things to solve for Liverpool in the transfer market. Although £ 295 million is spent, it is not an exaggeration to suggest that they are still a central defender and a forward light, especially with the future of Darwin Nunez and Federico Chiesa still in serious doubt.
Sports director Richard Hughes is the busiest man in the club this summer. He threw the night before the first game in Hong Kong – originally remained at home to complete Ekitike's signs of £ 79 million – and then traveled to Tokyo but had left on Wednesday before the game.
Maybe he was back in Liverpool even more things. Who knows? But regardless of whether a new attacker or defender arrives in the following month, the English champions in mint condition, look for again, with the community peel in just over a week, while they want to change a one -time triumph into a dynasty.