The possibilities of Tottenham returning to the Champions League subsequent season are beginning to look a bit slimmer after the staff threw away a two-goal lead at last-place Southampton on Saturday.
The possibilities of Antonio Conte returning to educate the staff subsequent season are wanting even slimmer after the Italian tore into his gamers for being “selfish” and slammed the membership for not having a successful mentality.
After James Ward Prowse’s injury-time penalty earned Southampton a 3–3 draw within the Premier League, a despondent Conte responded by questioning his gamers’ angle and accused them of not enjoying as a collective.
“I’m not used to seeing this type of situation,” Conte mentioned. “I see a whole lot of egocentric gamers. And I do not see a staff.
Conte grew to become often known as a serial winner after main each Juventus and Inter Milan to the Serie A title and Chelsea to the Premier League crown. But he’s set to complete a second season at Tottenham with no trophy after the staff went out of the Champions League and FA Cup just lately. And he may even see the staff miss out on a Champions League spot as its grip on fourth place is more and more shaky.
Tottenham haven’t gained a trophy in any competitors for the reason that 2008 League Cup and Conte — in feedback that may solely gas hypothesis that he desires to go away the membership — accused the Tottenham gamers and hierarchy of being content material with that.
“I see selfish players, I see players that don’t want to help each other and don’t put their heart (in),” Conte informed his post-game information convention. Why? Because they’re used to it right here, they’re used to it. They do not play for one thing essential, yeah. They do not wish to play underneath strain, they do not wish to play underneath stress. It is straightforward on this means. Tottenham’s story is that this. Twenty years there may be the (similar) proprietor and so they by no means gained something.”
Tottenham would have provisionally climbed above Manchester United into third with a win, however are actually simply two factors forward of fifth-place Newcastle, which has performed two fewer video games.
Tottenham had taken a 3-1 lead after Pedro Porro and Ivan Perisic netted their first targets for the membership and Harry Kane scored his twenty third of the marketing campaign.
Southampton had solely scored twice in its earlier 5 league appearances however the hosts confirmed the identical struggle that noticed them just lately take factors off Chelsea and Manchester United to return again and increase their survival hopes.
Ward-Prowse’s late penalty, after Pape Sarr had fouled Ainsley Maitland-Niles within the space, added to second-half efforts by Che Adams and Theo Walcott to earn Saints some extent.
For Southampton, the purpose may show essential in an ever-tightening battle to keep away from relegation. The membership remained backside of the standings, however solely 4 factors separate it from Crystal Palace in twelfth place.