Antonio Conte has been delving deeply into his tactics at Tottenham Hotspur, how he teaches the players with Subbuteo and what he wants from them in specific roles.
The 53-year-old has developed a very particular style at Spurs with his back three and his front three and that system has swept the club back into the Champions League with a fourth-place finish last season and the north London outfit have begun the current campaign with two wins and a draw. Conte had a chat with former England midfielder Owen Hargreaves for Premier League Productions, using his Subbuteo table to explain the thinking behind his system.
"We use this Subbuteo to study and then sometimes to explain some tactical situations to the players. I'm at home with this. This (3-4-3) is our system, our formation, that we are using in Tottenham," said the Spurs boss. "I think that when a coach, a manager, arrives in a new club, I think you have to pay great attention and try to exploit the characteristics of your players. Then you need to adapt your idea of football.
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