Despite the dramatic and sensational victory over champions Manchester City at the Etihad, February was a largely disappointing month for Tottenham Hotspur and Antonio Conte.
Three defeats in five league games saw Spurs' top four hopes take a big dent. Although February ended on a high with a 4-0 thumping of Leeds, March could not have started more poorly with a turgid performance leading to a dispiriting FA Cup exit in Middlesbrough.
The defeat away to Burnley almost seemed like the final straw for Conte, as his words sent a shockwave of worry through a fan-base that has been through it all in the past few years.
