O Tottenham suffered a hard stumble in Premier League this Saturday (18). After reaching a 3-1 advantage over southampton, the team conceded the tie in the final minutessomething that coach Antonio Conte did not like at all.
In a press conference, the Italian did not hide his irritation and detonated his team’s performance.
“The worst situation is what was happening on the field. What was happening in the last few months. What is happening in my second season. I think it’s the right time to talk because I think after this performance this is unacceptable. We are winning by 3-1, we controlled and conceded two goals. I think it’s better to get into the problem: we are not a team. We are 11 players who enter the field. I see selfish players, players who don’t want to help themselves and don’t put their heart in”, he said.
“We play for the badge. We play to make our fans proud of us. You have to have desire. The fire in your eyes. If you have that, you don’t leave FA Cup. Here we have been used to it for a long time. The club has responsibility for the transfer market, the coach has responsibility. But the players, where are the players? I only see 11 players who play on their own.”
In the coach’s criticism, words were left over even for the recent history of Spurs.
“Now there are 10 (Premier League) games to go and does anyone think we can fight with this attitude, with this spirit? For seventh, eighth place? What? I’m not used to fighting for this. It’s everyone’s responsibility,” he said.
“They’re used to it here. They don’t play for something important. They don’t want to play under pressure. It’s easy this way. Tottenham’s history has been like this for 20 years. They have the owner, but they never won anything. Why?” , finished.
Tottenham are currently 4th in the Premier League, two points clear of newcastlebut having two more matches.
