Journalist reveals insult Conte shouted at Bentancur during Spurs defeat
Football.London’s Alasdair Gold has revealed that Antonio Conte tore into Rodrigo Bentancur after growing frustrated at the midfielder’s use of the ball against Manchester United.
Tottenham’s performance at Old Trafford was, by far, their poorest of the season so far, with the home side emerging deserved 2-0 winners. The Lilywhites struggled to create chances of note while also looking extremely weak defensively.
Conte started with a 3-5-2 system on Wednesday, which, in theory, should have freed up Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to get forward and help create chances. However, both players looked uncharacteristically lacklustre in possession.
Gold revealed that Conte was so frustrated with Bentancur at one point that he shouted at the midfielder: “Pass the ball, pass the ball” followed by a word that translated into English rhymes with “thickhead”.
The journalist explained that the 25-year-old did not hold back in his response and bit back at the Spurs head coach.
Spurs Web Opinion
These sorts of interactions between the players and managers are quite common, particularly in the heat of the moment during a game. Conte’s frustrations were certainly understandable as the players struggled to executive the game plan, and in the end, I thought the 2-0 scoreline flattered us.
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