Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte has praised Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in Football.London.
The Tottenham boss believes that Arsenal are genuine challengers for the Premier League top four.
Conte has also mentioned Manchester United, West Ham United, Leicester City and Everton among the teams Tottenham have to finish above to end up in the Champions League places this season.
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte on Arsenal
The Tottenham boss told Football.London when asked about the top-four favourites: “I don’t know which is the favourite.
“For sure, on paper there are four very strong teams with good squads, important squads. City, United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
“I think these are the four top teams that have to fail [for us] to find a place in Champions League.
“You have to be very, very good because there’s also Arsenal, West Ham, Leicester and Everton – many, many good teams. You have to hope the others fail and you’re good and over-perform 200 percent.”
Top-four challenge
In our opinion, Arsenal, Conte’s Tottenham, Manchester United and West Ham are the four teams who are challenging for the fourth and final Champions League spot.
We believe that Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are the clear top three sides in the Premier League at the moment.
Arsenal and Tottenham are doing well at the moment, while Manchester United are picking up results and West Ham are a force to reckoned with under manager David Moyes.
Just as Liverpool and Chelsea are going to maintain their pressure on Manchester City until the final weekend, in our view, Arsenal, Spurs, the Red Devils and the Hammers will be fighting for the fourth spot on the final matchday.
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