Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte tore into his “egocentric” players, saying they “didn’t want to play under pressure” after they squandered an opportunity to go third within the Premier League with a 3-3 draw Saturday away to bottom-of-the-table Southampton.
Spurs have been heading in the right direction to safe an necessary win of their quest for Champions League qualification when Ivan Perisic scored within the 74th minute after earlier objectives by Pedro Porro and Harry Kane.
The guests led 3-1 at that stage after Che Adams had cancelled out Porro’s opener.
But the Saints hit again, with Theo Walcott chopping the deficit within the 77th minute earlier than James Ward-Prowse’s stoppage-time penalty prolonged Spurs’ winless run on the highway to 5 matches.
Tottenham’s current defeats by AC Milan and Sheffield United noticed them exit the Champions League and FA Cup respectively to make sure the membership have now gone 15 years with no main trophy.
Conte was in no temper to spare his squad’s emotions throughout a 10-minute tirade at St Mary’s, with Tottenham now simply two factors forward of Newcastle, who’ve two video games in hand, within the race for the fourth and closing Champions League place.
“We are 11 gamers that go into the pitch. I see egocentric gamers, I see gamers that don’t need to assist one another and don’t put their coronary heart (in),” he said.
“It is easy in this way. Tottenham’s story is this. Twenty years there is the owner and they never won something but why? The fault is only for the club, or for every manager that stays here. I have seen the managers that Tottenham had on the bench.”
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– ‘Unacceptable’ –
But the 53-year-old Italian, beforehand in control of Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan, in addition to the Italy nationwide workforce, did categorical sympathy for Spurs’ long-suffering supporters.
“Until now attempt to conceal the scenario however now, no as a result of I repeat, I don’t need to see what I’ve seen right now as a result of that is unacceptable and likewise unacceptable for the followers,” he added.
“They follow us, pay for their ticket and to see the team another time, to have this type of performance is unacceptable.”
Tottenham’s win over Nottingham Forest final week had been one thing of a morale enhance, even when Conte’s future remained unsure given his contract expires after the top of the season.
But the supervisor insisted hypothesis over his place was merely one other “alibi” for an under-performing team.
“I see only 11 players that play for themselves,” he stated.
“There are 10 video games to go and a few folks assume we will combat. Fight for what with this spirit, this angle, this dedication? What? For seventh, eighth, tenth place? I’m not used to this place.
“I’m actually upset and everybody has to take their accountability. Not solely the membership, the supervisor and the employees, the gamers need to be concerned on this scenario as a result of it’s time to change this case if Tottenham need to change.
“If they need to proceed on this manner, they’ll change the supervisor, a number of managers, however the scenario can not change. Believe me.”
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