Coming off the high of defeating Manchester City on the road, Tottenham Hotspur hoped that the result would be a launching pad for them to fight for a top-four spot. However, that wasn’t the case.
Facing a Burnley side in a relegation presented an opponent that Spurs could build off their win at the Etihad Stadium. Nonetheless, Tottenham once again dropped points to a club below them in the table, falling 1-0 to Burnley on Wednesday night.
After the loss, the Daily Mail relayed the remarks made by manager Antonio Conte, who discussed his possible future with the north London club.
“I have to talk to the club,” Conte said. “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.”
“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.”
After losing four of their last five Premier League fixtures, Tottenham’s aspirations to finish in the top four seem bleak. Furthermore, dropping points against three opponents where they were the favorite makes this stretch of results a tough pill to swallow.
“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,” Conte said. “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.”
It will be interesting to see if these remarks foreshadow the future of Conte with Spurs.