‘For the first time, I have seen’ – Conte reflects on his wing-back system thriving in Leeds win
Antonio Conte has praised the way his Tottenham players executed his system in Saturday’s win over Leeds United. Spurs secured a 4-0 thrashing over Marcelo Bielsa’s struggling side, with all of Matt Doherty, Dejan Kulusevski, Harry Kane and Heung-min Son getting on the scoresheet at Elland Road. The display was much improved from that on […]
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Antonio Conte has praised the way his Tottenham players executed his system in Saturday’s win over Leeds United.
Spurs secured a 4-0 thrashing over Marcelo Bielsa’s struggling side, with all of Matt Doherty, Dejan Kulusevski, Harry Kane and Heung-min Son getting on the scoresheet at Elland Road.
The display was much improved from that on show in Wednesday’s defeat at Burnley and has kept Spurs in the hunt for a top-four place come the end of the season.
Conte, who was particularly scathing of the way his side faltered in Lancashire during midweek, lauded the way Spurs overpowered Leeds and believes the performance showed a strong understanding of what he wants to implement in North London.
He said (Football.London): “For the first time I have seen my mark, about this system. The creation from one wing-back and the other wing-back scoring.
“It means that the work is starting to work. It was a good performance for us against a strong team that is not simple to play against.
“Today we played a really good game, good football. What I wanted to see today was the right spirit, the right character to fight and win the ball and duels, against a team that are masters in this situation.
“Today I asked this to my players. I wanted an answer not only in football aspects but also in these aspects are very important in my opinion.
“Usually, my teams are not only strong on the pitch but mentally in their desire and spirit. The opponent that plays us has to know this. We are also working on this aspect.
“I asked for this answer, especially after Burnley defeat. We lost that game because the opponents had more desire.”
Spurs will now take a break from Premier League action and face a trip to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday evening.
Spurs Web Opinion
The performance was better than the one on show at Burnley and the system was put into good use this time around. It was still a bit shaky on the defensive end, but again the formation allowed the wing-backs to cause Leeds plenty of problems which resulted in a lot of chances being carved out.
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