Conte: To grow and become more competitive, Spurs have to come up with a more stable form

Live on February 10 , in the 24th round of the Premier League, Spurs lost 2-3 at home to Southampton. In the process of competing for the top four, Spurs slowed down their pace of progress. After the game, Spurs coach Antonio Conte gave his opinion on all aspects of the game.

About how disappointed the team's defense was

We will definitely be very disappointed because after the first half we struggled very much. I think Southampton did well, but we did make too many mistakes, especially with the ball. I think this situation made my team have a state of mental instability, especially in the first half of the game. In the second half, we started to make the ball run smoothly and started pressing in the right way. I didn't make any changes compared to the first half.

In the second half, we created a chance to shoot and score, but in the first half, we did the same thing. Every time we pass the ball in the right way we create a chance to shoot, but I want to reiterate that we made a mistake in the first half, a very serious mistake.

In the second half, we played well and scored goals, but at this time, you have to come up with a better defense because we conceded two goals and it was in the defensive line without losing ground.

Against Leicester City, we won 3-2, but we were behind 1-2; today, we led 2-1 but lost 2-3. I think we have to improve ourselves in this area, because if we want to grow and become more competitive, we have to make ourselves more stable, rather than always having ups and downs.

About the team's pressing

I think it was difficult for us to put pressure on the opponents in the first half and the same was true in the second half. I don't know why we couldn't do such a thing in the first half, I think we made too many mistakes in the first half, especially with the ball, which led to problems. The same goes for us in a no-ball situation, because when you lose confidence, you have problems in every way.

I have to say thank you to my players because their dedication on the pitch is top notch. However, we also know that we have many aspects to improve in, which means we have a long way to go.

About the reasons why the team conceded goals

When attacking, you have to involve all 10 of your players, and the same is true when defending. When your goal is conceded by an opponent in the upper corner of the goal, you can only applaud them.

We have a few things that need to improve before each goal conceded, which I think is normal when there are 3 conceded. We scored two goals and Southampton certainly improved in some way before conceding them. I would like to reiterate that we have to work very hard because this season has been tough for us.

In the game, you may make mistakes, but you have to reduce the number of mistakes and improve in other ways.

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