Tottenham are still battling for a spot in the top four, with four games left to play. Spurs are currently two points off fourth-placed Arsenal, after they picked up another three points in their 3-1 victory over Leicester on Sunday.
The performance from the Lilywhites was an improvement on the previous defeat to Brighton and draw at Brentford. Antonio Conte's side had 13 shots, with seven on target and there were a number of individually improved displays.
Spurs still have some difficult games to face, with a trip to Anfield next, before the rescheduled North London Derby just a few days later. After Tottenham's first win since their trip to Villa Park, football.london takes a look at what Conte did during the Leicester clash.
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Fouls continue
Spurs' 4-0 victory at Villa Park involved some strong challenges, including Matty Cash's challenge on Matt Doherty, which ended the Irishman's season prematurely. During the clash against Steven Gerrard's side, Conte showed his anger on the touchline at a number of decisions he didn't agree with.
This was the same at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, as seen in numerous moments during the game. At half-time, the 52-year-old was about to walk towards the tunnel but he stopped and went to have a word with fourth official Graham Scott, which was likely to be regarding some of the decisions from the first 45 minutes.
In the second half, Lucas Moura was brought down by Caglar Soyuncu, which resulted in Conte waving his arms and shouting. These challenges on the Tottenham players are frustrating for the Italian to watch, especially with his need to keep his squad fit for the final stretch of the season.
Confidence
In Conte's post match press conference, the 52-year-old praised his side for their display. "It was a good performance against a really good team," he admitted.
"The game wasn't easy, and we knew very well that despite them making eight changes from the last game against Roma, you could see the quality, you can see the squad that Leicester has. Yeah, I think in the game we started well, and then we were lucky when they hit the post, but after this, we scored with Harry [Kane] and then I think we created many chances to improve the final result. I think then we deserved to win the game."
Despite the Lilywhites' previous two fixtures, the Italian has seen great improvement in individual players and the way his team play as whole. Son Heung-min scored a second half brace against Leicester and was one of the standout performers at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The build-up to Spurs' second goal saw Cristian Romero put in two strong tackles, with the ball then falling to Dejan Kulusevski, who took it just outside the box, before releasing it to the South Korean in the box. Son then turned, slotted the ball into the back of Kasper Schmeichel's net.
As the Swede was traveling towards the opposition's box, Conte could be seen with a slight grin on his face, which got bigger when Son received the ball. This then turned into an animated celebration when the ball went into the back of the net, with the Italian punching the air and going over to hug his coaching staff.
Conte's relationship with Son continues
The 52-year-old's big celebration for the South Korean's goal was matched with his actions for the other two goals Tottenham scored, including a quality curling shot from Son. The 29-year-old was replaced by Steven Bergwijn in the 82nd minute of the game.
When the Son came off the pitch, Conte gave him a big hug and said something to him, before the duo laughed. The Spurs boss and Son have shown their strong relationship in a number of matches before, always smiling and hugging each other, either when the forward is substituted off or at the end of matches.
After the game, the Italian was asked what he had said to his star player. "I gave him a big hug because, after an amazing goal, my question was, which is his favourite foot, right or left?" Conte said.
"He scored a fantastic goal, and three minutes before when I spoke with him, I said, 'Go for five or six minutes and then I have to make a change, and I said to him that when you listened that I wanted to make a change and you decide to score this amazing goal. We are talking about a great player, a fantastic player."
The Italian will be relying on the likes of Son to continue producing solid performances in Tottenham's final games of the season, as they continue to battle for a spot inside the top four.
