‘Covering his own back’ – Former player admits he would be disappointed in Conte
Jamie O’Hara has claimed that the Tottenham players would not be overly happy with Antonio Conte’s recent comments about the squad. Conte appeared to suggest in an interview with Sky Sport Italia earlier this week that the Spurs squad might be weaker than it was ahead of the January transfer window since the club let […]
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Jamie O’Hara has claimed that the Tottenham players would not be overly happy with Antonio Conte’s recent comments about the squad.
Conte appeared to suggest in an interview with Sky Sport Italia earlier this week that the Spurs squad might be weaker than it was ahead of the January transfer window since the club let four ‘important’ players leave and only made two new signings last month.
He also added that the club’s policy of buying young players over experienced ones would make it hard to close the gap against the best sides in the Premier League.
According to PA Sport journalist Jonathan Veal, some inside Tottenham have been surprised by the Italian’s comments.
O’Hara insisted that even the players might have not taken the comments well, accusing Conte of being ‘too honest’.
The former Spurs midfielder suggested that the 52-year-old might not want to remain at the club, given that their ambitions do not match his expectations.
When asked about Conte’s comments, O’Hara told talkSPORT’s Sports Bar: “It’s too honest. I’m not happy about it. He’s covering his own back and digging everyone else out at the club. I know he’s speaking facts, but he can’t do that as manager.
“If you’re a player you’re a little bit disappointed in the gaffer there. You can see he’s not happy, on the sidelines, he looks like he’s crushed and the weight of the world is on his shoulders and he doesn’t know how to get out.
“He’s always had great players and he’s always had clubs who want to win the league and now he’s at a club that doesn’t want to win the league.”
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Predictably, Spurs fans have reacted to Conte’s comments by praising the Italian for calling out the club hierarchy. However, to me, his comments reek of someone who is trying to take pressure off himself by playing down expectations.
Realistically, Tottenham would not have let the likes of Ndombele, Lo Celso and Gil leave without a green light from Conte. The 52-year-old was also quite complimentary of Bentancur and Kulusevski when we signed them.
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