Last summer, Tottenham Hotspur was in search of a manager and appointed Nuno Espírito Santo to be the guy that leads them in this new project. However, the hiring only lasted a couple of months as Spurs would fire the Portuguese tactician.
In their search for a new bench boss, the north London club went with former Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte; however, talkSPORT pundit Andy Goldstein stated that Tottenham was better off appointing Eddie Howe over Conte.
“Do you think [Conte] is the right man for Spurs?” Goldstein said. “You look at Eddie Howe and what he’s done since he came in at Newcastle, since the turn of the season; Newcastle has conceded the least amount of goals in the Premier League.”
“Antonio Conte is used to dealing with heavyweight stars, big-name players … Eddie Howe is used to dealing with a club like Spurs, that need a bit of love.”
Howe at Newcastle has won at the moment five matches of 15, losing five and drawing five, which is good enough to get them out of the relegation zone. Nonetheless, Conte has been able to put Spurs in the conversation for a top-four spot despite only adding two players and seeing four depart during the January window.
Meanwhile, Howe didn’t start seeing results until the club made signings. Newcastle only won one fixture in December, so how much should this elevation be credited to Howe now that they’re distancing themselves from the relegation zone.