Antonio Conte launched right into a blistering rant criticizing the Tottenham gamers and the board following their 3-3 draw in opposition to Southampton on Saturday afternoon.
The North London facet regarded sure for a routine victory once they led 3-1 with quarter-hour left, however Southampton didn’t surrender and scored twice to seize one thing from the sport.
The final objective got here from a last-gasp penalty because the match led to a three-all draw.
The end result meant that Tottenham dropped essential factors of their hopes for a top-four end.
Spurs sit fourth with 49 factors and have only a two-point benefit over Newcastle in fifth, however they’ve performed two further video games.
On the press convention, the Spurs supervisor didn’t maintain again. The Italian blasted his gamers for failing to ship in essential levels this marketing campaign whereas he additionally referred to as them egocentric in an unimaginable rant.
Conte mentioned, “I’m actually upset as a result of this isn’t the primary time and I feel at the moment I can inform you that that is upset as a result of we’re profitable 3-1 and quarter-hour to go and I feel you must win.”
Conte additionally mentioned that the gamers don’t ship as a staff with everybody eager about themselves. “If you find yourself on this approach that may occur, you lose in opposition to Sheffield United and drop the FA Cup and with AC Milan and to complete that run you’re profitable 3-1 and the final 15 you’ll be able to give them the likelihood to come back again. I don’t see the sense of duty of the gamers.”
The 52-year-old continued, “Now it’s troublesome — we’re working arduous with this group and to maneuver in the fitting path. We’re going behind, I see loads of adverse conditions and loads of egocentric conditions and gamers that I don’t like. I know how to beat groups, previously I beat loads of groups, profitable groups.”
Conte additionally took intention on the membership’s possession in his blistering rant, “They’re used to it right here. Don’t play for one thing essential.
They don’t wish to play beneath stress. They don’t wish to play beneath stress. Tottenham’s story is that this. 20 years there’s the proprietor and so they by no means received one thing. Why? The fault is just for the membership, or for each supervisor that keep right here. I’ve seen the managers that Tottenham had on the bench.”
The supervisor closed, saying, “It’s time to change this case if Tottenham wish to change. In the event that they wish to proceed on this approach, they will change the supervisor, loads of managers, however the scenario can’t change. Consider me.”
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