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Antonio Conte admits turning around Tottenham’s fortunes is the ‘biggest challenge’ of his career as he admits the club has been ‘slipping’… but he insists diving into the January transfer market is not the solution
- Antonio Conte has endured a difficult start to life as boss at Tottenham Hotspur
- The former Chelsea boss has admitted the London club needs to ‘start again’
- The Italian lost Argentinean defender Cristian Romero to injury until February
Antonio Conte admits the task of reviving this fading Tottenham team is the biggest challenge of his coaching career.
After a month in charge, Conte has revealed he wants to strip Spurs back and ‘start again’ with new foundations, plans not helped by the injury to Cristian Romero, which could rule the defender out until February.
‘It is my biggest challenge but I’m not scared,’ said the 52-year-old Italian, ahead of tonight’s game against Brentford, the first of 10 fixtures in a month.
Antonio Conte has admitted turning around Tottenham’s fortunes is his biggest challenge
‘The club has been slipping. When I was in Chelsea, Tottenham was very competitive and a really strong team. To lose important players, or because some became old and then to have a change of generation, I think Tottenham now is paying for this.
‘We have to create, start again. We have to create a solid base and build to come back and fight for something important as in the past. We must be honest. But it doesn’t mean we don’t want to think great. We need to think great. But, in this moment, we have to know we are here.’
Conte refused to cast the January transfer window as a possible solution to his problems.
‘I’m not a manager who arrives and says, “I want…
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Source : dailymail
