JAKARTA - Tottenham Hotspurs manager Antonio Conte said a 1-2 defeat to Newcastle United was due to the large number of players being absent. He said, there were three to four core players who could not be played.
He said the absence of a number of pillar players greatly disturbed his team's performance. Especially with a tight match schedule.
As is known, Tottenham are not only competing in domestic competitions, but also in the Champions League. "We have to try to manage and overcome this situation together," Conte said, quoted by Sky Sports.
He claims his team played well against Newcastle, though not the best. However, he admitted it was due to the lack of players.
"We need time and patience to understand how to solve this problem," Conte said.
Tottenham have indeed left a number of important players. Call it Brazilian forward Richarlison, Swedish winger Dejan Kulusevski, Argentine defender Cristian Romero and Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg injured.
Conte is currently trying hard so that no more players will enter the treatment room. He is worried that the list of injured players will increase.
Because, he said, Tottenham are not a team with a squad depth to face competitions like the English Premier League and Champions League.
"We have no chance of doing any rotation at this time," Conte said.
He then explicitly quipped the club's management. He said his current team needed patience and money support to become stronger.
"For that reason, we have to be able to overcome this situation. For me, it's not easy, it's not simple but we have to overcome and manage the situation with experience and stay together," he concluded.
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