Antonio Conte wants his players to be as angry as him after defeats

Antonio Conte has admitted that he is usually quite angry in the days following a loss, and wants the Tottenham squad to feel the same emotion. Tottenham produced their worst performance of the season on Wednesday at Old Trafford, falling to their second loss of the Premier League campaign. The Lilywhites rarely threatened going forward […]

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Antonio Conte has admitted that he is usually quite angry in the days following a loss, and wants the Tottenham squad to feel the same emotion.

Tottenham produced their worst performance of the season on Wednesday at Old Trafford, falling to their second loss of the Premier League campaign. The Lilywhites rarely threatened going forward while looking all over the place at the back themselves.

Understandably, Conte was not a happy man after the game, remarking in his post-match press conference that his side struggle whenever they come up against a big side this season (Football.London).

The Tottenham head coach how now said that he is not worried about the season ahead but rather angered by his side’s display on Wednesday.

Conte told Football.London: “My first reaction is not that I’m not worried, my first reaction is I’m angry.

“I’m angry because in every game I’d like to see my team win and get three points. My first emotion is not that I’m worried, it’s not the frustration, my first emotion is that I’m angry.

“I’m angry because in my mind I start every game with the hope to win and when we lose my first emotion is that I’m angry but I’m angry with myself, not my players. We have to be very clear.

“Then I try to use this to understand the way to improve and avoid. I don’t like the defeat. I like badly, especially the day after a defeat. For me, the day after is really, really bad.

“I’m trying to improve myself but on one side it could be better for my spirit and my family, and on the other side I know that if I lose this anger I can lose something important to transfer to my players, for the next time to try to do everything to avoid the defeat.”

Conte remarked that he wants his players to feel disappointed and angry after defeats, which he insisted was necessary if Tottenham are to become a side that wins major trophies.

He added: “The day after for me is a bit difficult. I try to speak with my staff to find the right solution to transfer the right message to the players.

“I have to transfer in every moment to go in the right direction. I think that when you don’t get a good result, the first step to become a winner is that you have to feel the defeat in yourself.

“In every club that I’ve worked at I tried to transfer this to my players because if I am the only person to feel the defeat [it is not good].

“If my players and all the people in this environment start to understand that a defeat is different than a win, I think this is the first step to becoming a winner.

“I think that my players are starting this process. I think so. They are starting this process, to feel that the defeat hurts them.”

Spurs Web Opinion

The distinction between being angry and worried is not an academic one at all. Simply being worried or disappointed at defeats would probably lead to one’s confidence going down.

However, being angry could help the players respond the next time they take to the field, which Conte would be well aware of. Hopefully, we see a response from the players against Newcastle on Sunday.

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