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Conte responds to boos at Tottenham with ‘disappointed’ message to disgruntled fans.
Tottenham manager, Antonio Conte admits he is “disappointed” by the booing at Spurs, with the Italian calling for patience from a disgruntled fan base.
Spurs have picked up an unfortunate habit of starting slowly in recent fixtures, with more of the same delivered in a Premier League clash with Liverpool on Sunday.
After a 2-1 loss that prevented the north London team from securing their position within the top four and closing in on archrivals Arsenal at the top of the league, fans vented their displeasure. A Mohamed Salah brace left them playing catch-up on home ground against the Reds.
Responding to the terrace taunts, which could be heard at half-time and the final whistle, Conte told reporters: “First of all I think that we have to show in every moment great respect for our fans because they are our fans, they pay the ticket.
At the same time, if you ask me if I was a bit disappointed [by the booing]? Yes.
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Yes because it is important in every moment to be honest. I think I continue to repeat always the same situation from the start of the season and I say we have just started a process. I think after one year we made a lot of improvement.
“If someone thinks that we are already ready to win, I have to be honest with you and tell you it will be really, really, difficult, because when you start and Liverpool is a good example, when you start a process, you need time and patience.
If we understand this, time and patience, everybody is okay. Otherwise we can lose the passion and we can lose the enthusiasm.”
Spurs remain inside the Champions League places as things stand, but Manchester United are only three points back on Conte’s side and still boasts a game in hand. Brighton and Chelsea are just five points adrift of the top four havings also played a game less.
Under Antonio Conte, Spurs have now lost back-to-back home Premier League games twice; they previously did so in February of this year (vs Southampton and Wolves). Before these two consecutive league losses, they had won eight straight games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Conte’s side will be back in action on Wednesday when travelling to Nottingham Forest in the third round of the Carabao Cup, before returning to home soil for a top-flight clash with Leeds on Saturday.