If Cristian Stellini was charged with emulating Antonio Conte, this perhaps was not quite what Tottenham intended. The interim appointment steered Spurs back into the top four, where they finished last season and a spot they would settle for come the end of May. Yet Conte’s reign ended by conceding a late equaliser to a relegation-threatened team and, for Tottenham, this was the unwanted sequel to the 3-3 draw at Southampton.
Conte’s first league game in charge had been a draw at Everton. So was Stellini’s first as a caretaker and it represented a missed opportunity.
