With Alexis Sanchez's header in stoppage time, Spurs were lucky enough to beat Watford 1-0 away from home, continuing Conte's unbeaten Run since his appointment (5 wins, 3 draws).
However, the increasingly heavy way of playing has sounded the alarm for Tottenham, and whether Conte's Tottenham can continue this momentum of scoring has begun to be marked with question marks.
Despite playing at home, Watford, led by veteran Coach Ranieri, played quite pragmatically, knowing well how powerful Tottenham's signature combination Sun Kailian was in counter-attacking operations, and also insight into how hot Lucas Jr.'s recent state was, and the old coach chose the right path for Watford to "defend the whole game and wait for the opportunity to fight back", and the results were good.
When Kane fell into the muscle forest again and again, staggering footsteps, exhausted; when Sun Xingyu did his best, but always a step away, we all felt tired for Sun Xingyu who was sweating like rain; little Lucas, not to mention, also made a lot of effort, the effect was the same as the fist on the cotton, a unique martial art had nowhere to play.
Tackling tough battles is not only a long-term problem that Tottenham cannot solve, but also the least good skill in Conte's coaching career, although Conte's three-centre-back system is well built, Andttenham's overall organization is similar, but Tottenham's offensive means are plainly, or the old three:
1, Kane retreated, Son Xingyu counter-inserted, that is, the famous Sun Kai connection, center bridge, winger assault tactics; 2, Lucas Jr. long-distance raid, plus a mix in the penalty area, known as the frontcourt free man system; 3, the set-piece may depend on which defender who attacks and defends the same nerve knife, occasionally blinded, which tactics to play?
The first two stunts are mainly suitable for playing in sports battles, and both need a certain amount of space, this game, Tottenham Hotspur face the extremely obscene Watford, will inevitably be greatly restricted; as for the third stunt, because Tottenham players are too nervous knives, never been Tottenham's conventional weapons, can only hold the attitude of "success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He" attitude to try.
Well, it was Sanchez who stood out at the crucial moment, and it seemed that it could only be Sanchez. Sanchez's physical talent is amazing, but it is a pity that the brain is often short-circuited, and Spurs just caught up with a game where Sanchez's brain circuit is more normal.
With a lucky key three-pointer, Conte and his Tottenham Hotspur have reason to sneak a smile, but some of the problems exposed in this game are also things that Spurs can't ignore.
Tackling tough problems is only one of the epitomes of the game, more importantly, Tottenham hot spots seem to have a tendency to not run, Kane's withdrawal is very good to say, is pulling the opponent's formation, helping the team to organize, but the other side also reflects the fact that Kane has become more and more difficult to squeeze into the box.
Son Heung-min is dying in every game, Hoybel also has some pressure in the midfield, Watford's counterattack is not much, but several runs can shock The Tottenham players into a cold sweat, which essentially reflects the fact that the Tottenham players can't control the field and have some difficulty going back and forth.
It is worth mentioning that since Pochettino led Tottenham Hotspur to win the Champions League runner-up, and in the following season, Although Spurs had some accidents, there was a premonition of a cliff-like decline, and Spurs reflected the biggest problem, whether in the late stage of Pochettino's coaching or after Mourinho took over, that is, the team's physical fitness.
Once upon a time, the "Premier League Athletics Team" was once an important label for Tottenham Hotspur's worldwide reputation, when Bale once ran the mentality of the world's first right-back McCone, and then Son Heung-min, Kane, and Alli also ran a lot of Premier League teams.
Pochettino's later period of coaching Tottenham, the team's physical problems are likely to be caused by the excessive use of players in the early days; after Mourinho coached the team, he found that the biggest problem was that most of the players in the team showed signs of premature aging, which was most typical of the Belgian "Hum Ha Second General"; today's Tottenham Hotspur has introduced some fresh blood, but at present, it seems that it still has not been able to solve the problem of lack of physical fitness and unsustainable combat.
And Conte's style of play, in fact, is also very physical, I do not deny Conte's coaching ability, his coaching resume has explained everything, but I have a hunch, after passing through the dividend period of the first arrival, taking advantage of some of the schedule, the next schedule, for Conte's Tottenham, will be a huge test, the quality of will This thing is by no means a touch of the upper and lower lips, you can decide the thing, run or not, but also depends on whether the player's body can hold up!