Antonio Conte takes swipe at Tottenham stars after Brentford draw - "It is not possible"

Antonio Conte laid down the law to leaky Tottenham after they conceded the first goal for the ninth game in a row.

Although the Spurs head coach was pleased his side summoned the resolve to rescue a point from 2-0 down, he is growing increasingly baffled by haivng to play catch-up.

Conte said: “On one side, I have to be pleased my players showed great character and desire, and we have to play this way from the start. But on the other side, this is nine games in a row where we concede the first goal – this is not possible.

“It's important to be more stable. For me, this is the first time this type of situation has happened, but at the same time, it’s the first time to have this fantastic reaction of these players.”

Conte praised Harry Kane for silencing Brentford's boo-boys, who goaded the England captain about his costly missed penalty in the World Cup quarter-final against France, and insisted he had “zero doubt” about his leading scorer's mental strength.

“Harry is facing a strange situation because he played a really good World Cup before he missed a decisive penalty to drop (eliminate) England,” said Conte.

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Antonio Conte watched as his side came from behind yet again (Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)

“If you are strong mentally and a player at a really top level, there is a moment to put any negative situation to one side, and I think Harry did this. We are talking about a really, really good player and especially a good person. For this reason, our fans and also the fans of the other teams should every time clap him.

“In Italy, it is the same - when they play for the national team together, they are the best. Then when they start together in the league, the fans find ways to disrupt the other players of the opponents, because in this moment they are a player for the opponent and can hurt your team.

“The (Brentford) fans were scared because today he was playing for Tottenham but not for what happened for England. It’s normal. The fans tried to create a problem, but only I think because he was playing for Tottenham and against their team.”