TheRealMrFantastic: "Is there an argument that allowing Conte to walk and going for a longer term Pochettino-esque project is a better strategy? As much Conte is a great manager, surely it is not healthy for this to continue?"
Alasdair says: "A project manager was the aim last summer but the profile of the candidate shifted slightly after Fabio Paratici's arrival and then Nuno Espirito Santo came along before the very different appointment of Antonio Conte.
"I said earlier in an article that if Spurs were going to take the gamble in appointing Conte it came with the second gamble of backing him in the transfer market.
"It would show extreme naivety for a club like Tottenham to appoint Conte with the hope that his coaching alone would be enough to take them to another level.
"The Italian is a gifted coach but, like any manager, he needs a squad put together to fit his way of playing. In Paratici, Spurs had a man who knows his compatriot well so that must have been taken into consideration when appointing him and surely a busy and expensive summer has to follow.
"On the flip side Conte has to show the same patience he is continuously calling for. If we're going to get emotional outbursts after every defeat it's going to be a long remainder of the season.
"I also wonder if, with each one, he's going to lose more and more support from those fans who believe he is a talented enough coach to win more matches with this group of players and don't want to hear constantly how bad their club is.
"If Conte and Spurs do part company at some point in the future and this latest appointment does not bring the success they want, then you would think that the higher maintenance superstar manager appointments will stop and they will return to the profile of bringing in an up and coming coach for the longer term, although that would require patience the club have not always shown."
Gareth: "Why does the club think the self-sustaining business model feels it will reap any tangible rewards, when the economic might of other clubs makes that model redundant?"
Alasdair says: "I guess the club would point to those three top three finishes and the final top four one with the Champions League final as proof that it can work if all of the decisions made are the right ones.
"That's probably the key though. The choices made need to be spot on and the recruitment perfect to overcome the lack of billions ploughed in.
"Spurs maintain that the revenue brought in from their stadium will eventually make them able to spend big money but whether that starts happening now the pandemic restrictions are going remains to be seen."
ToDareIsToDo: "We're clearly lacking quality wing-backs but Conte insists on his 3-4-3/3-5-2 formation instead of switching up. We have one of the best left winger in the league, Son, who's struggling to adapt to Conte's system and Kulusevski it seems can operate on the right with some end product. Why is he so focused on the wingback system?"
Alasdair says: "I wrote exactly that in my article earlier. Conte loves a back four but Spurs once again showed their inability to break down a compact side that do not give them more space in behind.
"There's a certain irony that Tottenham are sometimes better suited to playing the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool than they are against the Burnleys of the game.
"At the moment, teams likes Wolves and Southampton are coming into the game knowing how to overcome Spurs, with the former's boss Bruno Lage stating clearly that he knew that all he had to do was use an extra man in midfield to give Conte's men problems.
"For certain games, perhaps Spurs could switch to a back four, giving them another man in the midfield or play with three in the centre of the pitch.
"Whether Conte continues to put square pegs into round holes to play the way he prefers or temporarily sets up a system to get the best out of his players until he can overhaul his squad in the summer could be key to their final months of the campaign."
aubz: "Has Conte been offered another job?"
Alasdair says: "There hasn't been any indication of that. I don't feel this is about having his head turned elsewhere, more that he's frustrated that he's damaging his legacy and he's trying to put pressure on his players to up their game."
Svarog1: "We played well against Liverpool, played superbly to beat City and that means we have quality. Yet we loss against mid and bottom table clubs we are surely better with current squad? That tells me that some of the players either think they are too good and underestimate opponents or that some outer influence exist in this club? Is it possible that Conte's message to club hierarchy was 'deal with that influence or I will walk away?"
Alasdair says: "I think much of it is because Liverpool and City's style allows Spurs more room to get in behind them. Tottenham struggle to break teams down who are compact and do not take the game to them.
"Of course though the starting XI that beat City should not be as blunt as they were at Turf Moor just four days later.
"While he is not criticising them publicly, Conte is believed to privately feel that the players have let him down with some of their recent performances.
"Consistency has always been an issue for Spurs and Conte needs to get to the bottom of it."
LXI_Martin: "Isn't this all over-reaction? Burnley just beat Brighton 3-0 at the Amex. They played well in both games. We lost by a single goal in atrocious conditions. We win some and lose some. Not every decision can be right, and not every match can be won. I think Conte's emotions are a strength and now it's time to all calm down."
Alasdair says: "Unfortunately I think Conte's emotions caused the reaction. They're a strength in some situations. I'm not sure they were in this case."
purky13: "Is it likely that Conte will walk at the end of the season even if we somehow get fourth or win the FA Cup?"
Alasdair says: "It's more about the summer that will follow and just how much they build him a squad that can help move the club in the direction that meets his ambitions."
