Tim Sherwood has told Antonio Conte that his emotional comments after Tottenham's 1-0 defeat to Burnley was 'not a good look'.
A 71st minute goal from Ben Mee handed Spurs their fourth defeat in five games, sending them crashing back down to earth after their dramatic 3-2 win over Manchester City at the weekend.
In his post-match interview, Conte raised questions about his future after stating that he needed to speak to the club and that he is 'too honest to continue this way' and take his salary.
Despite his comments, the Italian is not expected to quit Tottenham and the club expect him to stay until the end of the season.
Reacting to the Italian's explosive comments, Sherwood told Premier League Productions: ‘It doesn’t look good, it’s not a good look.
'He was almost resigning. It sounded like that. He obviously wants to have discussions with Daniel Levy and the board.
‘It’s not good enough, losing four out of five games and the game they won was against a team nobody could beat. It was a fantastic performance, but it’s about getting consistency.
‘We laugh about it, but can you go there on Wednesday night when it’s cold at Burnley and win? Roll your sleeves up and dig it out, top teams do. They never looked like they were going to win. Burnley looked like they were going to win.’
Sherwood went on to add: ‘That interview there was alarming. I think he gets super emotional. When he wins he’s on a super high as we saw at the weekend and he takes defeat very hard.
‘I’ve been there, I know what it’s like. It doesn’t matter what level you manage at your wins are unbelievable and your losses it’s like it’s the end of the world. But that was not a good look.’
Conte made a positive start to life at the club as they went through their first nine league games undefeated under the Italian.
Their pursuit of a top-four finish has taken a significant dent though with their recent form which has left them seven points off Manchester United, albeit with two games in hand.
After the victory over Man City, Conte commented that Tottenham have 'one of the best groups of players' he's 'ever worked with'.
His post-match comments against Burnley though raised concern he could look to leave the club.
He said: 'I have to talk to the club. 'I am too honest to close my eyes and continue in this way, and also take my salary.
'I want to take my responsibility. I am open for every decision because I want to help Tottenham.
'Four defeats in the last five games, this is the first time in my life this type of situation has happened. This is unacceptable.
'I came in to try and improve the situation with Tottenham but maybe in this moment, I am not so good to improve it.
'I'm trying to do everything to change the situation but the situation is not changing.
'Someone has to speak about the race for the fourth place, and the reality from the last five games is we have to pay attention to not fight for the relegation zone.
'This is the truth, this is the reality, and when this type of situation happens, maybe there is something wrong.
'I'm too honest to close my eyes and to continue to say, "OK I want to finish the season in this way and OK my salary is good". I want to make an assessment with the club.'