Here is your Tottenham Hotspur morning digest for Friday, April 15.
Wright's Levy claim
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has claimed that Daniel Levy has lucked out in getting Antonio Conte to join Tottenham. Speaking to Premier League Productions, Wright said: “Levy has lucked out, he has lucked out with this manager
“And Man United, whatever you say about how he coaches, they have missed out. Tottenham are going to have to do unbelievable stuff to catch what Man City and Liverpool are doing, in respect of squads and achievements.
“If there is a manager that is going to help them to do it, then it will be Conte. It’s frightening, at the moment, with what Spurs could do with this manager, Harry Kane and Son.”
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Conte's top three verdict
Spurs boss Antonio Conte played down his side's chances of finishing above Chelsea, something that would likely see the Lillywhites clinch third in the final Premier League standings. Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday's match against Brighton, Conte said: "First of all we have to think to ourselves and to look to ourselves and not the other opponent
"Arsenal has one game more in their hand than us but there is not only Arsenal in this race. There is also United, West Ham, Wolverhampton. In this race you can finish first, in this race, if you don’t make a lot of mistakes. It is important to feel the right moment to push.
"For us, Saturday it will be a really important game because we are going to play against a really strong team. We played in the last period twice against them and in both games we struggled a lot because they were organised, have good players, a good manager. The last game they won against Arsenal. I watched the game and they deserved to win. They weren’t lucky, they deserved to win."
Read his full quotes here.
Sessegnon on Mourinho
Spurs wing-back Ryan Sessegnon has opened up on Jose Mourinho's previous criticism on the defensive aspect of his game. "In a way, I understood what he was saying because the defensive side at that time, I probably wasn't as aggressive off the ball as he wanted me to be," said Sessegnon in an exclusive interview with ESPN.
"Looking back now, I kind of agree with what he was saying because it wasn't until I went to Germany [on loan at Hoffenheim], I think my defensive side improved in terms of physicality, being aggressive off the ball. I needed that trip to Germany to really understand what he was saying. So, when he's saying the stuff about learning to defend better, at that time he was right."
Read more here .
