“In this moment, we have to be realistic and we have to stick together. The same goes for our fans. The fans have to understand that you have to have the patience to rebuild to be like in the past.” (Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur coach)
It’s not easy being a coach in the Premier League. Competition between teams is quite tight. Even well-known names often slip. Antonio Conte has been in charge of Tottenham Hotspur for four months. Since November last year to be exact. His track record is quite good when he brought Chelsea to become champions in the 2016/2017 season and was one of the considerations for his recruitment.
Yes, Spurs management wants to restore their glory some time ago when the London club was able to penetrate the Champions zone and even qualify for the final before being stopped by Liverpool last season 2019. But expectations are often not as beautiful as reality. Entering his twelfth game with the Spurs, or the 22nd game of the season, Conte has not succeeded in his mission. The Lilywhite, Spurs’ nickname is still outside the Champions zone area. three defeats in the last three games.
Yes, coach Conte has just recorded a record of three consecutive defeats. An unusual record of defeat from a coach of Conte’s caliber. Whereas previously Conte managed to make a record nine matches without losing since the beginning of his debut. It started with a 0-2 defeat to city club Chelsea on January 23. That negative record continued three days ago when they narrowly lost 2-3 to Southampton.
And three days later Conte had to accept a third defeat in a row when Harry Kane and his friends lost 0-2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at home to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Sunday, February 13, 2022. In the match against Wolverhampton yesterday, Raul Jimenez started a Spurs nightmare when the game had only lasted six minutes. Starting from Leander Dendoncker’s kick that hit the ground and the ball was blocked by Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. But the ball was then controlled by Raul Jimenez and the Mexican player released a foot kick right and the ball is nestled in the top right corner.
Next it was Dendoncker’s turn who added to Spurs’ suffering in the 18th minute. The wild ball that hit the goalpost moved towards Deandoncker and then the Spurs midfielder easily slotted the ball into the goal where goalkeeper Lloris was in the wrong position. The 2-0 lead for Wlves lasted until disbanded. Antonio Conte’s record of three consecutive defeats has become his worst record in the last twelve years. Finally, this Italian manager experienced it when he handled Atalanta in 2009.
In response to this situation Conte commented that all parties must be patient in the process of improving the team’s condition. “At this moment, we have to be realistic and we have to stay united. The same goes for our fans. The fans must understand that you have to have patience to rebuild so that it can be like in the past,” said Conte.
A tough task is an important homework for Conte to improve Spurs’ position. Tottenham Hotspur’s position is now down to eighth in the Premier League standings for the 2021/2022 season with 36 points. They are five points adrift of West Ham United in fourth position. The bottom position is in the Champions League zone.
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