Antonio Conte says there’s a ‘technique’ to his press conferences

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte insists there’s at all times a “technique” behind his dramatic press conferences.

The Italian appeared to solid doubt over his future after final week’s defeat to Burnley when he claimed he was “not ok” to repair Spurs’ issues and that the membership wanted to make an evaluation on his place.

The feedback, which got here 24 hours after he mentioned he was blissful on the membership, had been put all the way down to Conte being an emotional character, however he says that his phrases at all times carry a selected intention.

“I feel that you must perceive when there’s a technique or not and never solely an emotional second,” he mentioned.

“It’s not proper to remain right here and clarify why I speak in a method and after three days I spoke in one other method. Possibly I can clarify to you, each time we have now a press convention there’s a technique behind it, not an emotional second.

“I understood that was the correct second, after 4 defeats in 5 video games and successful the sport in opposition to Manchester Metropolis three days in the past, to ship the correct message, a transparent message to myself, the membership and likewise the gamers.

“We have now to know we’re right here to get pleasure from soccer, on the similar time to enhance ourselves, to ask to ourselves for 100 per cent dedication and need and likewise to underline {that a} crew like Tottenham doesn’t exist to lose 4 video games in 5.

“If somebody understood that my phrases had been from an emotional second, no. In that second I despatched a selected message to the entire atmosphere and it has occurred up to now, after I need to push the scenario and the atmosphere in the identical course, as a result of I’m seeing we will do higher, it’s not as a result of it’s an emotional second, it’s as a result of there’s a technique behind.”

Conte’s phrases had the specified impact as Spurs bounced again from the Turf Moor defeat with a 4-0 romp at Leeds.

One other defining second of their season comes on Tuesday after they go to Middlesbrough within the FA Cup fourth spherical.

The cup competitors is their solely remaining likelihood of silverware this season, however with Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool and Chelsea nonetheless concerned, Conte says his aspect are the “underdog”.

“For positive it’s a giant problem for me, for my gamers as a result of perhaps you begin this event as underdog,” he added.

“However on the similar time if you arrive to play this sport and that there are solely 4 video games to succeed in the ultimate and also you begin to really feel the likelihood to see the goal, to see the objective near you after which because of this we have now to attempt to push ourselves to go forward on this competitors and to attempt to create issues for the crew that normally at this second they’re favourites to win this trophy.”