Antonio Conte's public outbursts and their negativity are causing concern among some of his Tottenham players.
Conte delivered his latest emotional and damning assessment of Spurs’s current plight following their midweek 1-0 defeat at Burnley.
In a series of post-match interviews Conte claimed talks were required to ‘understand what is the best solution’ and suggested his position could be in question as a result after Spurs slumped to a fourth defeat in five league games at Turf Moor.
And, just a few days after hailing them following their stunning victory at Manchester City he appeared to suggest the players are an issue, with many having survived at the club while managers have instead paid the price for Spurs’s failings and been sacked.
It is not the first time Conte has been brutally honest about the situation at Spurs or turned the spotlight on the quality of his squad.
Players tend to appreciate honesty and straight-talking from managers and serial winner Conte’s style is well-known.
However the downbeat tone and volume of his comments, both about them and Spurs, are understood to have raised eyebrows among some in his squad especially with them being laid bare in public rather than kept within their group.
Conte delivered a damning review of Spurs’s position in the Premier League hierarchy following their Carabao Cup defeat at Chelsea last month.
He opened up on the size of the job he is facing, claimed Spurs’s level had ‘dropped a lot’ in the last few years and described them as a ‘middle’ team.
Days later he then defended his decision to criticise publically, saying: ‘When I was a player I hated the coach that told me good lies to keep me calm and in a good relationship. If players want to improve, it’s important they listen every time to the truth.
‘My players know very well that I’ll tell them always the truth because with the truth you can improve. With good lies, you don’t have a long time to live.’
Since then Conte has also questioned the club’s January business and recent recruitment strategy.
He also revealed last week that ‘the club now doesn’t want me to speak to Italian media’ after his Sky Italia interview last week and it’s translation caused a storm and increased the scrutiny on chairman Daniel Levy.
FaithEvans
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The quality of league 🤔huh.I always get confuse when people say Kdb better than Lampard or Gerrard.So what is your take on that???If we compare and bring league toughness to the table
We use to get top 4 with Chamakh, with Benayoun, Squillacci, Djourou, Jenkinson etc. With that squad, we'd be below Wolves. Liverpool was so terrible at some period they weren't playing UCL for about 6 years, Gerrard can't do it alone. Arsenal built the stadium and fell off, Liverpool sold players and fell off, United had to compete with Chelsea alone for the title from 2004 until 2010, and Chelsea lacked stability. Then City got money and competed too. Nowadays, we have strong midtable teams. Top 4 has become top 6, with West Ham, Leicester and Everton just outside of it. it's a very different landscape.
lord_henry-14
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The quality of the league wasn't that high then. And many of these players were good at that time. Jones used to be a versatile and aggressive defender, Welbeck was good enough to start and score against Real Madrid in the champions league. Anderson won the golden boy award and I don't think I have to talk about Paul Scholes here. That the players tailed off after he left doesn't mean they were never good.
The quality of league 🤔huh.I always get confuse when people say Kdb better than Lampard or Gerrard.So what is your take on that???If we compare and bring league toughness to the table
FaithEvans
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Wrong Fergie use to win league with Jones, Anderson,Welback, finished scholes and etc
The quality of the league wasn't that high then. And many of these players were good at that time. Jones used to be a versatile and aggressive defender, Welbeck was good enough to start and score against Real Madrid in the champions league. Anderson won the golden boy award and I don't think I have to talk about Paul Scholes here. That the players tailed off after he left doesn't mean they were never good.
lord_henry-14
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This was a problem Arsenal faced for a long time, if the players are not good enough, if u like, bring in Pep Guardiola and let Fergie be his adviser, you won't get anywhere... When overhaul is due, it is due!
Wrong Fergie use to win league with Jones, Anderson,Welback, finished scholes and etc
Iyce
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Summary of Burnley vs spurz! 😎👍
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Vadadekpu
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Tottenham needs to overcome their inconsistency and needed the Chairman's(Daniel Levy) , The Boards , The Players and The Owners(Joe Lewis) to opened their selfished Blinded Eye's . Football is not for Buisness , greeds , Arrogance and Wealthyness . But for Pure Committments , Real Dreams , Great Achiments , Faiths , Prides and Winning Glory . That's is why The Successed longging for . COYS..
FaithEvans
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This was a problem Arsenal faced for a long time, if the players are not good enough, if u like, bring in Pep Guardiola and let Fergie be his adviser, you won't get anywhere... When overhaul is due, it is due!
Bemeinrsz
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son
sidddounited
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pls if spurs are not serious come to us
adedefender
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These same players did same to Pochetino. These crop of players will remove any coach. The club needs an overhauling
GAmuzu
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It’s the back line that’s killing them. The midfield isn’t great either but they get pinned deep with 5 defenders too often
If you play with 5 defenders you open yourself up to being attacked.
Hezcdeiop
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Burnley will always give teams a hard time home or away
cemabpruyz
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It’s the back line that’s killing them. The midfield isn’t great either but they get pinned deep with 5 defenders too often
the_Profe55or
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Summary of Burnley vs spurz! 😎👍