‘Can’t stand it’: £26m Tottenham man claims one person at Spurs ‘really screams’

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Emerson Royal has been speaking to Camisa 21 on YouTube about the differences between Antonio Conte and Nuno Espirito Santo at Tottenham.

What’s the story?

Well, the £25.7m man only spent two months with the Portuguese coach before he was sacked following a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United.

Nevertheless, Emerson says he has great respect for Nuno, and called the ex-Wolves man a “great person” who adopts a “relaxed” style.

When discussing Conte, however, the Brazilian admitted that the Italian adopts a completely different approach.

Emerson said: “He says to me ‘Emerson, if you do it like this it’ll be better for you, it’ll be better for the team’. And he showed me the same thing ten times in game or in training. ‘When the ball is here you have to take a step back, better position your body’. And when it arrived, I took that step back that he said and it was what I needed to get out of the play. He’s explosive, he really screams, demands, you gotta be eating well if because if you’re not, you can’t stand it.”

That doesn’t surprise us in the slightest.

Just by watching the 52-year-old on the touchline, you can see how invested he is in football – his passion for the game is there for all to see.

Conte’s impact is also starting to show in terms of results.

Spurs have picked up five wins and two draws from the ex-Chelsea man’s first names games – there may have been more wins, but for three postponements along the way.

Tottenham hiring Antonio Conte was the best thing Daniel Levy has done

With all due respect, Tottenham have picked up a reputation for being bottlers over the years, and it’s a valid one.

When it comes down to crunch time, there has been a clear lack of character from the Spurs squad.

Under Conte, however, that will not happen, probably out of fear – the Italian is demanding, intense, and as a player, you’d want to always give 100%.

Under someone more “relaxed” like Nuno, it might be easy for a few players to switch off, which has been a problem for Spurs in recent times.

In our view, Tottenham are going to win silverware under Conte, should he stay in N17 for at least the next three years – hiring him was arguably the best thing Daniel Levy has done at Spurs.