Antonio Conte Reveals Why Spurs Fans Should Not Expect Too Much From His Team

After his Tottenham team’s 2-0 loss to Aston Villa, Antonio Conte said the club has to be bringing in two players for £50-70million per year if they are to be real title contenders.

On a gloomy New Year’s Day for Spurs fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Antonio Conte and his boys lost their fourth game in their last seven Premier League contests and gave up more than one goal for the seventh straight game for the first time since 1988.

Spurs’ horrific performance forced the club’s fans to boo the players after the game.

Tottenham is now ranked fifth in the standings as a result of the defeat, 13 points behind leaders and local rivals Arsenal who still have a game in hand.

Even though Spurs only managed six shots during the entire game, Antonio Conte came out to defend his team’s performance and made it clear that he needed more support in the transfer market if they want to contend for big titles.

Tottenham’s Antonio Conte left disappointed after his team lost 2-0 to Aston Villa on Sunday.

“I continue to repeat that last season we made a miracle,” Conte said of their fourth-placed finish last season.

“It happened, why? Because we played only one competition and we played with 12 or 13 players that didn’t have injuries in the last 15 games.

“We played with the best players every game because we played only the league. Don’t forget that with three games to go, Arsenal was four points up from us – and that we finished 20 points behind Manchester City.

“We did a miracle, but I knew what the situation was and then I was very clear with the club [about what was needed] to become title contenders.”

He added: “I remember very well in the summer people talked about Tottenham as title contenders, but in my experience, it was a bit crazy to see this.

“To become title contenders, to become a team ready to fight to win something, you need to have a solid foundation, which means to have 14 or 15 strong players, with quality, and the other young players to develop.

“Every season, you can add two players, but two players priced £50m, £60m, £70m. In this way, it means you are signing important players who can improve the quality and the level of your team.

“But this is a process, guys. This is a process.”