BURNLEY, England (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Antonio Conte appeared to query his personal future at the membership after his facet slumped to a fourth loss in 5 Premier League video games with a 1-0 defeat in pouring rain at Burnley on Wednesday.
Saturday’s 3-2 win at Manchester City briefly lifted the gloom of three successive defeats however Spurs failed to fireside up towards relegation battlers Burnley and went all the way down to Ben Mee’s 71st-minute header.
Conte described the present run as ‘unacceptable’ and raised doubts about his means to show across the membership’s fortunes, having been employed in November to interchange Nuno Espirito Santo.
“We are doing all the pieces to vary the scenario however it’s not sufficient. Four defeats out of 5 is not ok. This would not occur to me,” the Italian, a serial winner with Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan, instructed reporters.
“Maybe I’m not so good. Tottenham known as me to vary issues however I’m too sincere. I may simply take my wage however I’m too sincere. We’ve misplaced 4 out of 5 video games. This is unacceptable.”
Tottenham huffed and puffed however a Harry Kane header towards the woodwork was the closest they got here to scoring.
Defeat left Tottenham in eighth place with 39 factors from 24 video games, seven factors behind fourth-placed Manchester United having performed two video games much less.
Conte is aware of if his facet are to have any likelihood of creating a late run for the highest 4, performances just like the one at City on Saturday can’t simply be a flash within the pan.
“Maybe there’s something incorrect; I wish to take duty, if I’ve that, I’m open for each resolution,” Conte mentioned. “I wish to assist Tottenham from the primary day I arrive. Also to take my wage. It is not proper at this second.
“On Saturday we play one other recreation (at Leeds), it is the second to see the scenario and make an evaluation. I’m attempting to do all the pieces however the scenario is not altering.
“In the final 5 video games, we’re taking part in like we’re in relegation, that is the truth.
“I wish to attempt to enhance the scenario and in addition to make an evaluation with the membership as a result of if we proceed on this approach perhaps we’ve got to pay nice consideration as a result of on this league we will end tenth, twelfth, thirteenth – the identical approach that after I arrive right here, the identical place.”
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; enhancing by Clare Fallon)
