Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is “focused on the current” forward of his workforce’s Champions League conflict towards Sporting CP, saying any discussions about his long-term future should wait.
Again-to-back defeats within the Premier League to Manchester United and Newcastle United have knocked the north London facet out of their rhythm.
It’s three league defeats within the final 5 for Tottenham after going unbeaten of their opening seven video games, and the lack of home league kind comes alongside uncertainty round Conte’s future.
The Italian head coach, appointed final November, has but to signal a brand new deal and his contract is because of expire on the finish of the season.
Requested about being ready to remain for the lengthy haul, Conte mentioned at Tuesday’s press convention: “It is a subject we’ll go to face on the membership on the proper second.
“I feel on this second we have now to be concentrated and centered on the current and to attempt to do our greatest.
“This season can be far more troublesome than final season, as a result of after the switch market you may have seen that many, many groups have improved so much. It’s a must to face plenty of massive, massive groups.
“For positive, will probably be the time to talk to the membership, on the proper time, to know what’s the finest resolution for us.”
As for whether or not his Spurs facet stay in transition, Conte mentioned: “Since November now and after one 12 months I perceive plenty of issues that on the first second for me had been actually obscure.
“Now I’m going into the Tottenham world, and I’m understanding effectively what’s our state of affairs, what’s our place, and what’s our start line. How lengthy is the trail to be aggressive and to combat for one thing necessary.
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“Now, for positive, my information about Tottenham, I’ve extra, it’s extra full, and because of this I might be ready in the intervening time that we’re going to converse with the membership to know what’s finest for the longer term.
“However for now we have now to concentrate on the current as a result of we wish to do our greatest within the current. My want, my will, is with my gamers to do my finest. We’ve got to do every part to offer satisfaction to our followers. This should be the most effective aspiration for everyone, then for the opposite state of affairs we’ll see on the proper second.”
Whereas home kind is trigger for concern, Spurs have fared higher within the Champions League and victory towards Sporting on Wednesday would seal their spot within the final 16, which Conte signalled as being vastly important.
“It’s important for everyone. It’s important for the membership, for the followers, for everyone. We’re speaking a couple of massive, massive competitors,” he mentioned.
“A very powerful [competition] in Europe and because of this everyone has nice want, nice will to enter the following spherical and particularly as a result of we wish to present we deserve it.”