Antonio Conte has been speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Premier League clash between Tottenham and Liverpool on Saturday evening.
What’s the story?
Well, the Italian decided to heap praise on Jürgen Klopp for the job he has done at Liverpool, and said it’s now “very difficult” to pinpoint a single weakness in the Reds.
As quoted by Football London, the £288,461-a-week man said: “Jürgen Klopp is doing a fantastic job for Liverpool. He needed a bit of time to create this amazing team and now it’s very difficult to find a problem in this team, a weak point, it’s very difficult.”
On that note, we’d love to know what Conte has instructed his players to do at Anfield this Saturday, if he is struggling to find weaknesses in Liverpool’s system.
In truth, the 52-year-old could just refer back to his tactics from the 2-2 draw in December, as Spurs gave Liverpool a real test in north London that day.
Tottenham very easily could’ve won that game, and Klopp will surely be watching plenty of clips to ensure his side do not make the same mistakes.
If the Reds fail to win, it could quite easily spell the end of their Premier League title hopes, so there is no margin for error.
Tottenham must learn from Liverpool
Interestingly, Conte mentions that Klopp “needed a bit of time” to build what he has at Liverpool.
Time isn’t really something Daniel Levy has given most of the men he’s appointed, as the likes of Andre Villas-Boas, José Mourinho and Nuno Espirito Santo were quickly handed their P45 in N17.
Even Mauricio Pochettino deserved more time to turn things around.
There were many occasions when Fenway Sports Group (FSG) could’ve parted ways with Klopp due to a run of poor results.
However, they bought into the German’s vision, and now look at them – they are arguably the best team on the planet.
Hopefully, Levy realises the error of his ways, and allows Conte all the time he needs to build something special at Tottenham.
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