Tottenham royalty Glenn Hoddle fears Spurs have gone backwards in Europe – because they are weaker in defence.
And the former darling of White Hart Lane says Antonio Conte, who has never gone beyond the Champions League quarter-finals as a coach, may not be flexible enough tactically to harbour any realistic hope of lifting the European Cup this season.
BT Sport pundit Hoddle believes Tottenham will beat AC Milan over two legs and reach the last eight. But even before the injury crisis which ruled out Hugo Lloris, Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma and Ryan Sessegnon at the San Siro on Tuesday – on top of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's suspension - he highlighted a weakness at the back as their achilles heel.
