Antonio Conte said he discovered he can “anticipate” his Tottenham squad in their Carabao Cup zone-very last win, but admitted it's going to nonetheless be “very tough” to win a trophy.
Tottenham noticed off a robust task from West Ham to progress to the semi-finals. Beaten finalists closing yr, they're now one step far from some other Wembley showdown.
Steven Bergwijn gave them the lead earlier than Jarrod Bowen hit again for the traffic. Lucas Moura although responded just as fast with what proved to be the prevailing goal.
Conte has a lot of work to do inside the lengthy-time period with Tottenham, but continuing a cup run shows a few symptoms of progress.
He knows it is going to be tough to head all the manner and win it, however has visible encouraging signs from his players in tough situations.
Conte informed Sky Sports: “It’s precise for Tottenham to reach the semi-finals of this opposition. You can see the names of those teams which have reached the semi-finals – Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal with us – so each aspect wants to try to carry this trophy.
“When I become at Chelsea this trophy was now not 2nd, but we used to play younger players that did no longer begin within the 11. Now I’m seeing in England to win a trophy is very hard.
“We have had to beat an vital group like West Ham and they eliminated [Manchester] United and [Manchester] City. In England it’s very tough to win some thing.
“For positive we are able to do better however I’ve seen improvements in some elements, in particular while in possession of the ball. We tried to govern the game and we scored the primary purpose, it changed into an splendid purpose regarding many gamers.
“The overall performance become true and it’s critical to recover. We played many players which have had Covid. They kept the intensity but we need to manage the scenario thoroughly.
