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Rob Guest

Antonio Conte repeated Mauricio Pochettino failing as FA Cup defeat highlights Tottenham problem

Nine minutes were remaining of normal time when Antonio Conte decided to roll the dice for the first time in Tottenham's FA Cup clash against Middlesbrough.

Poor on the evening against the Championship side and struggling to find the breakthrough with Joe Lumley having little to do in the Boro goal, the head coach had to make a change if his side were to progress without going to extra time.

Steven Bergwijn and Emerson Royal were the first two players to be introduced as they replaced wing-backs Ryan Sessegnon and Matt Doherty for what remained of the 90 minutes.

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