For Antonio Conte's style of football to succeed at the club he manages, top quality wing-backs are an absolute necessity and currently at Tottenham he does not have that. Ryan Sessegnon, Emerson Royal, Matt Doherty, Djed Spence and Ivan Perisic are the players who would be deployed as part of his setup, but it seems only the latter has the full backing and trust of the Italian.
Of the five names listed, it would be expected that Perisic is the player Conte clearly trusts the most as he joined Spurs from Inter where he won the 2021/22 Scudetto with Conte, and he has been used in both wing-back roles as well as partnering Harry Kane in a front two more recently in the absence of Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski.
Sessegnon has shown glimpses of real quality, particularly in the latter stages of last season, and Perisic's arrival is likely to only increase his development. It would not be surprising if sooner rather than later, the 22-year-old reached the standard Conte expects of him.
