Antonio Conte has explained why he thinks Jurgen Klopp took a swipe at his Tottenham tactics and was asked whether he could mirror the German by remaining for years in north London.
Liverpool are the visitors to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday and the last time the two teams did battle was at Anfield in May with a 1-1 scoreline. After that game Klopp hit out at Spurs' tactics of sitting back and counter-attacking on the day, saying: "I am sorry, I am the wrong person to ask about [Spurs' defending] because I don't like this kind of football. But that is my personal problem. I think they are world-class and I think they should do more for the game.
"It's a game against Liverpool, they have 36 per cent possession. But that is my problem. I cannot coach it. So that is why I cannot do it. World-class players, [who] block all the balls. It is really difficult. Atletico Madrid is doing it. Fine, whatever, absolutely fine, it's just I can't. But yes I respect everything they do. But it's not me."
