Antonio Conte believes that both Harry Winks and Rodrigo Bentancur played well in the midfield during Tottenham's 2-0 defeat to Wolves.
Spurs slipped to a 2-0 deficit within 15 minutes of the Premier League encounter on Sunday afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Wolves outnumbered the home side in midfield and Conte had to make changes to help the two overrun central midfielders, although Tottenham could not find a way back into the match.
After the game Conte praised both Bentancur, who was making his full debut for the club, and Winks.
"I think [Rodrigo] played very well. I think the two midfielders played very well today," the Spurs head coach told their official website.
"Bentancur is a player who learned to manage the pressure with Juventus because with Juventus you have a lot of pressure.
"You have have seen tonight the way that they played the game but Winks also played a good game.
"It's difficult to comment after a defeat and it's difficult to concede two goals after 15 minutes.
"We have an opportunity to work and I hope the fans understand well our situation in this moment, to be realistic and try to push us until the end."
On the game itself, Conte was disappointed with the early goals conceded but felt his team played some good football after that.
"It was a difficult day, because we conceded two goals after only maybe 15 minutes," he said.
"The performance was good, maybe one of the best since I was here, but at the end, we’re talking about a bad result, 2-0 down. We created many chances to score. It’s very difficult to comment on this game.
"We played against a team that is very good defensively. They’ve only conceded 17 goals, the second best in the Premier League after Manchester City. I think we created many chances to score, despite the solidity of this team.
"We have to try to improve in many aspects, also, to live with the pressure... the pressure of when you play in this stadium, you feel a bit of pressure, but that pressure has to be positive for us.
"These guys are working very well, their commitment is very high, but we have to know we have to improve in many aspects."
