Here is your Tottenham Hotspur morning digest for Thursday, March 3.
Shearer and Defoe on Conte
Alan Shearer has heaped praise on Antonio Conte's coaching ability, as well as his passion and desire to win.
"I like him, I really like him. I like his personality, his passion, his will to win. Shearer told BBC Sport.
"He wants to pass that on to his players, his chairman, and the whole football club, and that was without doubt part of the outburst that happened after Burnley."
Former Spurs frontman Jermain Defoe echoed Shearer’s sentiments, saying: "Of course he is a winner. He has got that mentality and the demands that he puts on those players day in and day out. Defoe added.
"And from what I have heard, training has stepped up and when you look at the distances covered and they have gone from bottom to top, in such a short space of time. That is unbelievable."
Read the full story here.
Hojbjerg comments
Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has explained what went wrong during the 1-0 FA Cup loss to Middlesbrough on Tuesday evening.
"Middlesbrough were creating a momentum in parts of the game. I think some parts of the game we stood against them OK, but other parts of the game we were struggling to keep the compactness," he explained.
"We had enough chances to execute and enough chances to win the game. When you don't execute you give Middlesbrough even bigger belief and give the crowd the chance to become the 12th man.
"We have to execute the chances we had and close the game. Very disappointing."
Read more here.
Kane ranking
Former Tottenham centre-forward Darren Bent has heaped praise on Harry Kane by claiming that the England captain is the fifth-best striker to ever play in the Premier League.
Bent's list ranked Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Sergio Aguero as his top four frontmen, with Kane named just behind the aforementioned quartet.
The 28-year-old has notched 239 goals and 53 assists in just 373 fixtures for the north Londoners.
