Thursday marks 100 days of Antonio Conte’s reign at Tottenham and Wednesday’s home defeat by Southampton will only have strengthened the Italian’s belief that there is still a long road ahead.
In Spurs’ first game after the transfer window, last Saturday’s FA Cup win over Brighton, there was a fresh feel to Conte’s side: the fat had been trimmed from the squad, Cristian Romero and Heung-min Son were back from injury and deadline-day signings Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur made their debuts.
