Conte hails battling Spurs but calls for reinforcements
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has praised his side's never-say-die attitude but said the club still need to strengthen despite a good run as he prepares for Sunday's showdown against his former club Chelsea.
Spurs produced an astonishing comeback against Leicester in midweek, recovering from 2-1 down deep into stoppage time to win 3-2, courtesy of two goals from substitute Steven Bergwijn.
That came after another late show against Watford, where Davinson Sanchez scored in the 96th minute to snatch a 1-0 victory.
Spurs are just one point behind fourth-placed West Ham with three games in hand and they have played four games fewer than Chelsea, who are eight points ahead of them.
But Conte said at his pre-match press conference on Friday that he was not getting carried away by the recent dramatic wins.
"You have to be very calm and go game by game," he said. "Don't forget that we won against Watford in the last minute, we won against Leicester in the last minute, I have to be realistic and for sure I am happy.
"It is a pleasure to see my team fight until the end but if you cut four points off our table and then maybe you don't make this question to me.
"It is important to be realistic and understand it will be very difficult for us this season. It is important to fight and create a good foundation.
"I don't change my idea because of some positive results."
Tottenham have yet to do any business in the January transfer window, although they are understood to have had an offer for Wolves winger Adama Traore rejected this week.
Conte said club chiefs were aware of his requirements.
"For sure, I made evaluations about the squad but I have spoken with the club and I hope the club will listen to me," he said.
Spurs have at least ensured captain Hugo Lloris, 35, will be staying in north London after the France goalkeeper signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2024.
"It is important our captain has renewed his contract. Not only for one year but for two," said Conte.
"It was right to sign a contract for two years. He is an important goalkeeper in the world, he has won a lot with his national team, he is captain of France, captain of Tottenham."
-
Trump won't stop making a deceptive bird claim. Experts debunk it.President Moon returns home after threeApple faces fine in Brazil for ditching chargers with iPhone 12Vagina nails are the newest trend in NSFW nail artCyrix: Gone But Not Forgotten严把源头关 扎紧驾驶员培训考试口UN urges Bangladesh to scrap coal plant near world's largest mangroveNorth Korea ushers in New Year with public performance, fireworksWeather update for second Pak vs Ban second Test match day onePresident Moon returns home after three
- ·Blinken condemns Russia
- ·Korea was right not to return fire at JSA: Cheong Wa Dae
- ·金秋时节 水稻正收割大蒜下种忙
- ·This guy's amazing Tinder profile is a PowerPoint sales pitch
- ·10 Big Misconceptions About Computer Hardware
- ·Moon seeks to rekindle nuclear talks at Tokyo Olympics
- ·New Twitter survey asks about how rules should apply to world leaders
- ·There is no team better than us, says Spain coach De la Fuente
- ·How to watch 'Kinds of Kindness': When is it streaming?
- ·This wildly expensive gin comes with an old motorcycle part lodged in the bottle
- ·打鸣母鸡 母鸡中的战斗鸡
- ·Saudi taekwondo star aims to excel at Paris
- ·South Korea beefs up drills amid escalating NK provocations
- ·农村公路 广大群众的致富路
- ·安装行政效能电子监察系统 打造阳光政务
- ·India or Australia: Who will reach into T20 World Cup semis if match gets washed out
- ·50 Places to Eat and Drink Before You Die
- ·Elon Musk is now the official 'Technoking' of Tesla, whatever that means
- ·The price of eclipse glasses have more than tripled on Amazon over the last 2 weeks
- ·North Korea replaces economy
- ·50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008 Microprocessor
- ·Twitter turns 15: The wildest twists in its tumultuous history
- ·Elon Musk is now the official 'Technoking' of Tesla, whatever that means
- ·Business media startup Cheddar adds radio to its growing TV operation
- ·To Russia, with Love
- ·严把源头关 扎紧驾驶员培训考试口
- ·13 Places to Find Little Legends and Compact Cryptids
- ·Business media startup Cheddar adds radio to its growing TV operation
- ·增强实效 保质保量完成今年人大工作任务
- ·US will review entire North Korea policy: Blinken
- ·When will Trump and Harris debate? The presidential campaigns snipe over ABC News’ rules.
- ·President Moon returns home after three
- ·Elon Musk is now the official 'Technoking' of Tesla, whatever that means
- ·John McAfee plotted over unencrypted Twitter DMs, alleges DOJ
- ·13 Astronomical Clocks Connecting Time And Space
- ·North Korean leader raps economic agencies for 'passive, self