In the 24th round of the Premier League, Spurs led Southampton twice in the home match, and after being equalized by the opponent twice, they were finally reversed by the opponent and lost to Southampton 2-3. If the first goal of being equalized by the opponent has great talent and skill, the second and third goals scored by the opponent are completely caused by their own mistakes in the defense of The Spurs players. Through this game, Conte has finally tasted Mourinho's pain now, and he should understand that he is not much smarter than Mourinho.
Before this game, Although Spurs were four points behind fourth-placed West Ham United, they played three games less and won Southampton, which not only shortened the point difference, but also hoped to squeeze into the top four soon. Southampton's performance this season has also been average, and in theory, Tottenham Hotspur, who play at home, has the strength to score 3 points in this game.
The direction of the game at the beginning is also moving in the direction of Tottenham Hotspur's favor. In the 18th minute, the opponent made a mistake in the defense and blocked the ball into his own door, giving Spurs the lead. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and after just five minutes, Southampton equalized.
If you can't take a lead once, then do it a second time. In the 70th minute of the second half, Spurs played a quick counter-attack, and Son Heung-min, who inserted himself into the box, once again helped Spurs take the lead.
But unexpectedly, nine minutes later, Southampton equalized again. For that goal conceded, to put it bluntly, it was entirely due to a fatal mistake in Tottenham's defence. At that time, Santos was defending, facing Southampton's side cross, he could have rushed up and headed the ball out. But he chose to clumsily use his foot to kick the ball off, only to be rushed to the top by the opponent's first header.
The goal reversed by the opponent is the goal lost by the Tottenham defenders and the clumsy defense. These two goals conceded, it can be said, are caused by the amateur-level defensive action of the Tottenham defender's stake-like position. Such personal skills and awareness, no matter how good the coach, can not be repaired.
At the beginning, when Mourinho left class, many people thought that Mourinho's coaching level was already exhausted by Jiang Lang. But through this game, Conte was unable to solve the defensive problems that Tottenham Hotspur has been doing. Such a level cannot be solved through the overall tactical construction. No wonder Conte is unhappy with Levi's prickly prick, he has no money to find a good player.