Antonio Conte says his side need to be more focussed and pay attention ahead of their trip to Elland Road this weekend. Spurs are among the early pace setters in the Premier League but have lost three of their last five games in the league.
This has led to increased pressure from Spurs' fanbase with question marks over Conte's style of play. The Italian is under no illusion that his side must get back to winning ways after defeat to Liverpool last time out.
Speaking to Football London, Conte said: "I remember very well my first win, it was a really tough game against Leeds. The time I remember very well but the characteristics are always the same.
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"We're talking about a team with great energy, they play football with great intensity, they put a lot of pressure, they have a lot of energy and in this moment I think it is a really tough opponent because we're at the last game of this marathon. We played 13 games but every game was really, really tough and we lost a lot of energy. Physical energy and mental energy.
"For this reason tomorrow we have to pay great attention. We prepared very well to understand that we have to pay more attention to be more good defensively because in the last seven games we conceded in every game a goal.
"This is unusual for us and it means maybe we need to be more focused, to be more compact and to show more compactness in the game. At the same time to try get three points but for sure the game won't be easy.
"This is the last game, they played less than us and also in the last game I saw their whole team was rested but we want to finish in the best possibly way. To finish with a win would be very important for us because with qualification for the Champions League, if you continue to stay in the top four in this first part of the season it means you did a good job."
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