Antonio Conte and Tottenham's luck finally ran out on Tuesday evening after Sporting CP struck twice late on in the Champions League. Looking set to leave Lisbon with a point going into stoppage time, Paulinho headed the hosts in front before Arthur doubled their lead moments later to secure a 2-0 victory.
Tottenham were far from their best against Sporting CP and didn't do enough to win despite creating a few good openings. Speaking in his post-match press conference, Conte pointed out that while maybe they didn't deserve to leave with all three points, they didn't deserve to be on the losing side.
Struggling to hit top form in their first seven games so far this season but doing enough to get the points and remain unbeaten, a defeat has been coming Tottenham's way and it seemed like it would be only a matter of time before it eventually happened. Looking a totally different side to the free-scoring one that sealed the final Champions League spot back in May, Conte now has to ensure that his side rediscover their top form over the coming weeks with plenty of games on the schedule prior to the World Cup.
