Antonio Conte walked into his press conference with an apology for keeping everyone waiting. It was the calm before the storm because for what he said next he was making no apologies for whatsoever.
This was Conte unleashed. He's been honest and upfront before - notably after dismal defeats to Mura and Burnley - but this was the Italian truly in full cry, full attack and full self-preservation mode. At times he was shouting at the assembled media, hitting the desk in front of him and getting himself more and more worked up.
This was the other side to Conte that Spurs would have known they were taking on back in November 2021. He was never going to go quietly into the night.
