Not only did Spurs lose to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup quarterfinal’s first leg, but they should be happy that the result was ‘only’ 2:0, as the Blues missed a lot of chances to increase the score. On top of that, the players had to listen to a pretty brutal post-match interview from their boss Antonio Conte, in which he labeled them a ‘middle class’ team.The Blues rule London! Sloppy Spurs send Chelsea on the verge of EFL Cup finalFormer Chelsea manager didn’t mince words when describing not only the game but the state of his team as well. The Italian tactician surely would like Spurs to end all of their competitions and focus only on the Premier League, as the Champions League spot will be harder to achieve than ever.“We have to try to fight to stay in the league in a good position, but if we think we are close, I think we are not in the right way. It was a difficult game, difficult from the start, Chelsea showed to be much better than us. If you compare the two teams there is not a comparison. We are talking about a team ready to win – today we have seen the difference between the two teams. We are a team in the middle. This game confirmed what I thought about the difference between the teams. In the last years the level of Tottenham has dropped a lot. There is a lot of work to do, in this moment, it is very difficult to understand which part you take to improve because there is a lot of situations to improve. We need so much time, and patience. I am always very honest with my players, we have to clap the performance of Chelsea. I like to tell the truth and with a good lie you don’t go anywhere” said Conte.Who can spend and how much in the transfer window in England?As far as Chelsea are concerned, they used their chances, recorded an easy win, and got the Lukaku thing out of their way. Lukaku was afforded a warm reception from the fans. No rapturous ovation, but no booing either, and he was praised by Thomas Tuchel after the game.“I’m absolutely happy with Lukaku’s performance, I like how he played, strong, huge commitment in defensive work. He was not affected by it, he was relaxed and fine with situation, mentally he has moved on. He was always dangerous, always used his body, and was always involved in dangerous situations. I expected it honestly because Romelu can handle pressure, he can handle adversity, and he seemed to be relaxed after the decision was made and we finished our talks. I felt him relaxed enough to have a performance like this” said Tuchel.
