“I’m ready to fight” – Antonio Conte calls for unity among fans as he asks for their patience
Antonio Conte has admitted that he is happy at Tottenham Hotspur and has reiterated the importance of everyone at the club to show the same enthusiasm and desire to become winners.
Tottenham return to action following the Premier League winter break later this evening when they take on Brighton in the FA Cup fourth round, looking to keep alive their hopes of winning a trophy this season.
The Italian revealed that he is happy with the attitude which the current crop of players have shown in looking to adapt and implement the tactical demands of the 52-year-old.
While he did acknowledge his content of being backed in making changes to his playing staff last month, Conte also issued a warning that a long road lies ahead to turning around the fortunes of the north Londoners and requesting the patience of the supporters.
The Spurs head coach highlighted the importance of enthusiasm within the club and the importance of it being a constant in order for him to deliver his goal of turning around the fortunes of the team.
He told Football.London when asked if a top four finish would be enough to keep him happy in N17: “I’m satisfied with my work, I’m satisfied to be here because when I arrived at the training ground I’m happy,”
“I’m happy because I have a group of players who are ready to work. I have a group of players who want to improve and want to follow their tactical idea and improve their mentality.
“I’m happy because I know this club has backed me in this aspect. For this reason, I’m satisfied, but it would be very important that we know we have a long path in front of us.
“It’s important to have enthusiasm, all the environment must have enthusiasm because it would be very important especially for me, because if I see enthusiasm and want to stay together from the start until the end, then I’m ready to fight against everything and to bring Tottenham in the best position, to bring Tottenham where Tottenham deserves.
“It’s important to create and that there is the right atmosphere. I know very well that our fans can be disappointed for many reasons, but I can tell them that we are working very hard to try to build a good future.
“We know which is the reality, I understand the disappointment of our fans because for many years we didn’t win, but at the same time, it’s important to create a unity and to keep the right enthusiasm and to try to build together something important for this club and for Tottenham, for the future.
“I express this to the fans and I don’t like to ask this, but I ask for their patience, we need patience and for sure we are started to go and we want build something important.”
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