Here is your Tottenham Hotspur morning digest for Saturday, February 19.
Conte on City clash
Antonio Conte has admitted he is excited for Spurs ' clash against Manchester City on Saturday evening.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, the Italian said: "For sure, it’ll be an interesting game for us.
"But I don’t think that it’s right to consider it a special game because there is the best coaches in the world [in the dugouts].
"It’s a game between two teams, one team that’s maybe the best in the world and almost perfect. They’re in a fantastic period of form. That's one side. On the other side is a team trying to build something important for the future.
"At this moment, two different levels. At the same time, we prepared the game very well. We know that tomorrow we’re going to suffer. We know very well that problem tomorrow, like in every game, Manchester City will keep the ball for 70-80%.
"But at the same time in the other 20% we have to be good, be effective, attack in the right way"
Guardiola admission
Pep Guardiola has claimed that Tottenham's poor form could actually be difficult for his Manchester City side.
"This is a problem [for us]," the Spaniard said, as reported by Manchester Evening News. "The fact that they’ve lost three times means they’ll be more difficult. It is difficult for top teams to lose four times in a row.
"They’ve a lot of quality up front, the process they do. Changing manager in middle of the season is not easy, they need time and football does not give time.
"This club did and I’m grateful but all managers need it to convince the players to follow them. All managers need time to try to convince the players to follow what you feel."
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Stadium havoc
Storm Eunice was on full display across London on Friday, causing chaos for people travelling, with warnings of risk to life issued to members of the public, who were warned also advised to stay indoors if possible.
Winds reached up to 80mph across the city and impact was on display in N17 as the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was seen shaking and wobbling due to the strains of the weather.
It is likely to play havoc with travel ahead of this weekend's games, with Spurs fans travelling north to face Manchester City, but with many trains cancelled or significantly delayed, it remains to be seen how many will get to see Antonio Conte's side in action.
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