Antonio Conte is experiencing the Tottenham Hotspur crisis in the first person. The directors of the north London club, with Andrea Levy as the main person in charge, are being harshly criticized by the fans, who do not understand their strategy. They are not the only ones who are upset, and now the Italian coach has also publicly expressed his disapproval.
In eighth position, seven points behind Manchester United, Spurs are very far from the positions that give access to the next Champions League. “I feel there is a 1% chance of finishing fourth“, recognized Conte in a recent interview with Bein Sports. Some surprising statements, because the Italian coach has always been characterized by a character far from defeatism.
But Conte wanted to send a message to the club owners: “More than strengthening the team, we have weakened“, he reasoned in the commented interview. On the same aspect, the coach explained: “Betancur and Kulusevski are ideal for Tottenham, because Tottenham are looking for young players who can develop and grow, but not players who are ready“.
“That’s the problem. I’ve realized now that that’s the vision of the club,” the Spurs manager was honest. After three consecutive defeats, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Wolves as rivals to beat, Conte does not consider his team among the best: “The level of this league is very high and there is not much room for other teams than for the biggest ones.“.