Conte: 'Tottenham players are selfish'

"We are just 11 players who come out on the pitch. I only see players who are selfish, don't want to help each other improve, don't give all their heart and don't play with all their heart," Conte said during the session. press conference after the game. "The players are used to that. They don't play for important goals. They don't want to play under pressure, don't want stress. It's easy to play like that. That's the story of Tottenham."

At St Mary's, Tottenham took the lead thanks to Pedro Porro. Despite being conceded by Che Adams early in the second half, Conte's men led 3-1 after two goals from Harry Kane and Ivan Perisic. However, Tottenham could not secure the victory. Theo Walcott equalized a goal for Southampton and James Ward-Prowse's third-minute stoppage-time penalty earned the bottom team a point.

Conte spent 10 minutes in his post-match press conference venting his anger at the players. The Italian coach believes that Tottenham's failure to win the title in the past 15 years is not the fault of the chairman Daniel Levy or the coaches, but because of the player's attitude. "Up until now, I've been trying to hide the situation but there are 10 games left in the season and some people think we can fight. Fighting for what? With this spirit, attitude and commitment like this. Fighting to be seventh, eighth or 10th?", Conte expressed anger.

The 53-year-old coach said he urged his players to show determination on the field, saying he wanted to see "fire in their eyes". But his advice on the training ground did not work. "I'm not used to a situation like this. I'm really disappointed and everyone has to take responsibility. Not just the club, the coach or the coaching staff. The players have to be collectively responsible because it's time to change everything. if Tottenham want to change. If things stay like this, even if there are more coaches, the result will not be different. Believe me, "Conte warned.

Conte said that in the past 20 years, Tottenham have appointed many good coaches. Among them are people who have won many titles like him or Jose Mourinho. But when the results are not satisfactory, only the coaches are responsible and the players are exonerated.

When asked if his uncertain future was part of Tottenham's lack of determination, Conte raged. He criticized the press for always trying to make excuses to defend the player. The Italian coach believes that both himself and the players are paid by the club and need to feel responsible for that. "This is unacceptable and for the first time in my career I have faced a situation like this. Until now, I have not been able to change the situation and compared to last season, it is even worse," Conte said. speak.