Tottenham Hotspur is coming off one of the most humiliating losses in its history after a 2-1 loss to NŠ Mura in the UEFA Conference League. Spurs conceded a goal in the first 11 minutes of the match, leading to the defeat in stoppage time.
After the match Football.London relayed the comments made by Antonio Conte, who answered a question regarding the squad and whether the players he has now are enough to improve the team or if he’ll need recruits with the January window a few weeks away from opening.
Conte gave a political answer stating the difficulty of evaluating the squad, considering that he recently arrived at the English club and hasn’t had enough time with the team. Furthermore, he doesn’t want to lower any player’s confidence that isn’t already dealing with the embarrassment of the loss.
“In this moment it’s very difficult to make evaluations under this aspect, because you can see that in England a top team they are working many years with the same coaches, and they are improving each year, to reinforce the team. I think that we have to know that there is a lot of work to do. I’m not scared, but I want to be honest. We can put work, we can put everything, heart, passion, but we need a bit of time,” Conte said.
“I here for this because the club decided to change the club because there are problems, but the problems they are problems. I’m here to work, and I’m enthusiastic to work, to rebuild an important situation for Tottenham. We need time but also to do better in everything, everything. We have to do better in everything, everything, everything. To have ambition, ambition in football is important for me.”
Despite the answer, Conte knows which players at the moment he sees can fit the style he wants to play and which aren’t going to have a future at Spurs. So the January window presents an opportunity to fix the squad and mold it into his vision.