Antonio Conte will be expected to freshen up his Tottenham team on Saturday evening against Leicester City following their 2-0 Champions League defeat at Sporting CP. Only opting for the one change at Estadio Jose Alvalade after having no game last weekend, Spurs' performance in Lisbon did highlight that fresh faces in the XI to face Leicester are a must.
Slow going forward, sloppy on the ball and just looking off it in general at times, the Lilywhites did still have some good opportunities to win the game, notably through Emerson Royal at the start of the season half. Playing poorly but managing to get away with it in a number of their opening games in the 2022/23 campaign, this time the Lilywhites were duly punished by stoppage-time strikes from Paulinho and Arthur.
Conte now needs to see a reaction from his team when they return to Premier League action this weekend when Leicester make the trip to the capital. Not only do Spurs need to get three points on the board to maintain their unbeaten start in the league, it is also imperative they deliver a 90-minute performance to wow fans as they have yet to do that this season.
