‘Continue this tradition’ – Conte opens up on aims to reach FA Cup final with Spurs
Antonio Conte has revealed that he wants to reach the FA Cup final with Tottenham this season and keep up the tradition he started at Chelsea. Conte made the final in consecutive years with Chelsea, losing 2-1 to Arsenal in the 2016/17 season before lifting the trophy in a 1-0 win over Man United the […]
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Antonio Conte has revealed that he wants to reach the FA Cup final with Tottenham this season and keep up the tradition he started at Chelsea.
Conte made the final in consecutive years with Chelsea, losing 2-1 to Arsenal in the 2016/17 season before lifting the trophy in a 1-0 win over Man United the next year.
Tottenham have not even made a final since the 1990/91 season where they defeated Nottingham Forrest 2-1 to lift the silverware (TransferMarkt).
However, they did make back-to-back semi-finals between 2016 and 2018, knocked out by Conte’s Chelsea and Man United.
Spurs fans have been starved of trophies in recent years. In fact, no 13-year-old Tottenham supporter has had the club win a piece of silverware in their lifetime.
Conte claimed the FA Cup is not simple or easy, but he believes the Tottenham fans, the club, and the players deserve to experience a victory.
He said (Football London): “I’m not desperate (he laughs) but you know very well I want to win. But (laughing) I’m not desperate or it would be very hard to continue.
“For sure it’s a great competition and previously I was lucky to reach the final two years in a row. I’d like to continue this tradition for Tottenham, especially for my players, especially the fans and the club, not only for me.
“But you know this trophy is not simple or easy, and tomorrow we have to face Middlesbrough, a tough game. Middlesbrough eliminated Manchester United from this competition.
“I want to see continuity in the performance and result of my players. We need continuity to show that in defeat we are learning something more. I hope tomorrow to see a good game, good football, at the same time with a great desire to go to the next round.
“Also, I want to celebrate the game between Chelsea and Liverpool yesterday, it was a great, exciting game to watch. This also underlines how difficult it is to win trophies in this country. It was amazing for me and all the people in other countries to watch this game.
“Great congratulations for me to Chelsea and Liverpool, the players, the coach, for the fans, for the total environment it was a fantastic sport for football. I think that England has to be proud about this.”
Spurs Web Opinion:
Short of going on an amazing Premier League run and suddenly putting the issues of inconsistency behind them, the FA Cup is likely to be the only thing Spurs are fighting for this season. I hope to see them make a really good go of it and reach the final.
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