It took him less than a month to realize where he has come and the amount of work that needs to be done. And he has already hinted at squad limitation, which in Conte’s language means – money. A shameful defeat from Slovenian minors cannot be defended even thou Antonio Conte played with a reserved squad. His best striker Harry Kane started the match, and he also brought up his best players during the game, but it didn’t work. And now, Spurs have to beat in-form Rennes in order to advance into the next round of the Conference League. For a club of this stature, finishing the competition in the group stage in Europe’s weakest competition would be shameful. Lap of horror: Conte and Spurs lose both dignity and game against a nine-year-old clubAnd Antonio Conte was clear after the defeat that much work is needed, but somewhere along the lines, you could read his first unofficial request for reinforcements. “I must be honest and tell you that after three-and-a-half weeks, I am starting to understand the situation. I can tell you that the situation is not simple. It is not simple because in this moment for sure the level of Tottenham is not so high. There is an important gap to the top teams in England. Of this we must not be scared. I am here to work, here to improve the situation. After three-and-a-half weeks, I am happy to stay here but at the same time I must be honest and tell you we need to work a lot to improve the quality of the current squad. We need time and patience. I don’t know what happens in the future but I am here because I am happy to stay here, to work for Tottenham” said Conte.##NAJAVA_MECA_6008018##In his previous clubs, Juventus and Inter, the biggest disagreements were between the Italian tactician and the board. Conte wins, but he needs a big budget, and that was the reason he walked away from both Juventus and Inter. And last night he hinted at squad change. “We have a lot of desire to work but you can work, work, work, work. But you can push a car at maximum level and sometimes it is not enough to be competitive. This road could be one metre or 100 metres, I am not scared, I am ready to go and do this path. We have to do better at many, many things. It is important in football to have vision. Where are you now? And what do you want in the future? I am here to help the club in this aspect. The club is outstanding outside, to create a stadium but now we start from behind. It is important to know this because I am not a magician and after three weeks I have found players that want to work and have great commitment but sometimes it is not enough” said Conte.
