The return to the Champions League has been heralded by Spurs by a £2 hike in the program price, but compared to the hefty ticket prices, what’s another few coins? Maybe one day, it will be spent on players that a coach can use to advance the team before he’s forced to exit the premises forever.
This is Conte up against it, from here on in, and it was no surprise that the gaffer refused to agree that we landed in a softer group than some. Tottenham under the Italian has fielded very similar starting xis with little or no rotation. Add the pressure of a condensed fixture list because of the World Cup and the cries from fans to see Djed Spence and others may well reach fever pitch. One or two injuries and Antonio will have no alternative but to run out his less favoured players.