Antonio Conte wants his Tottenham players to get as angry as he does when things go against them and admits that the north London club has some transfer decisions to make in the coming windows to decide the speed of their project.
Spurs were poor in their 2-0 defeat at Manchester United on Wednesday evening and it was only the performance of goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris that prevented a far heavier deficit at Old Trafford. Having said before the Premier League game that he was relishing the test to come for his third-placed side, Conte was asked on Friday ahead of Sunday's game against Newcastle whether the mistake-riddled midweek performance had worried him.
"My first reaction is not that I'm not worried, my first reaction is I'm angry," said the Italian. "I'm angry because in every game I'd like to see my team win and get three points. My first emotion is not that I’m worried, it’s not the frustration, my first emotion is that I’m angry. I’m angry because in my mind I start every game with the hope to win and when we lose my first emotion is that I’m angry but I'm angry with myself not my players. We have to be very clear.
