Antonio Conte asked Tottenham to remain calm, stressing that his team still needs to “improve a lot” despite a series of dramatic Premier League wins that have boosted their Champions League hopes.
- Tottenham will face Chelsea on Sunday, third in the Premier League.
- The Spurs are eight points behind the Blues after two dramatic final wins in the league.
- Delayed wins over Leicester and Watford took Spurs to fifth place
- But Antonio Conte insisted that his team must be realistic and go ‘match by match’.
Tottenham have asked Antonio Conte to keep his cool after a string of dramatic Premier League final wins that have boosted Champions League aspirations.
On Sunday, Spurs outscored Chelsea by eight points but had four games to spare to increase their chances of scoring more than fourth place.
Conte said: ‘You have to be very calm and go from one game to another. Don’t forget the last minute win over Watford and the last minute win over Leicester.
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Antonio Conte asks for calm despite the first four hopes of Tottenham raised recently
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Steven Bergwiz (right) scores two stoppage-time goals in a dramatic late victory over Leicester
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“It’s good to see my team fight to the end, but you cut four points off our table and then you don’t ask me this question.”
“It is important to be realistic and understand that this season is going to be very difficult for us.
‘I will not change my mind because of some positive results. We have to improve a lot.’
Negotiations are ongoing and Conte wants to upgrade his team by acquiring Adam Troyer for £20m after Wolves rejected the £15m offer.
Spurs boss Adama Troar (right) hopes to improve his team
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Meanwhile, they are trying to squeeze every last ounce out of their current group and Leicester believe Lost Gossip will win when they score twice in stoppage time and Watford will help.
‘In these last two games we have great resilience, great determination, a lot of desire to fight until the end, to believe that we can win until the end, and the mentality, the confidence of the players, which is so important. We are working together during this time,” Conte said.
“You have to be very good to believe and I’ve seen it in my players.”
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