Skysports pundit Jamie Redknapp has urge Tottenham Hotspurs to back Antonio Conte with players.
The former Inter Milan joined the club after the London club sacked former Wolves manager Nuno Espirito.
Antonio Conte lost to former club Chelsea in the Premier League yesterday after 2 goals from the Blues was enough to defeat Spurs.
Tottenham did a 3-2 comeback against Leicester in midweek, it demonstrated the need for Spurs to strengthen their squad as the clock ticks down to the January 31 deadline for the current window.
When asked about the need to improve his team, Conte again reiterated that it will take more than one window to see his squad in a position to challenge the likes of Chelsea.
He said: “This is not the right moment to speak in front of the media. The club know very well what I think and the time that we need to close this gap – there is not one transfer market to close the gap.
“In the last few years, this gap became very, very big and now it is not simple to find a solution in a short time and for this reason, I’m only focused on working with the players until the end. Then, we will see.
“We have four months to try to give everything, but if we think we will solve it with this transfer window, it is not the reality. You need many years, but for sure you have to start and there is a point to start.
“In 14 days we lost three times against Chelsea – maybe there is a different level between us and them. It means they are much stronger than us as a team and a squad, we have to accept this, but only after a performance like tonight.
“We tried everything, but sometimes it is not enough against this type of team. Chelsea are very good and, in this moment, they are in another level compared to us.”
The comments prompted Sky Sports pundit Redknapp to urge his former club to back Conte in the current and upcoming windows, warning that the Italian could leave if he does not feel supported.
“He needs players,” Redknapp said. “When he came in after Nuno, there must have been some dialogue between him and Daniel Levy about the players he needs.
“He’s now had a couple of months to look at the squad and he’s done a great job getting them into this position.
“There’s a massive gulf between Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool and the rest. But Tottenham are so close to getting top four, which no other manager could have done, but he needs backing. He needs to get players in quickly – two, three, four players in the window and he’s got nine days to do it.
“Daniel Levy is a difficult man to deal with, but if you don’t back [Conte] – looking at his history at Inter Milan – I think he’ll leave the club because you can’t promise and not deliver.
“Tottenham fans must be so frustrated because every year, they watch their team and everything is great with the stadium and training ground – but the team needs a bit of help right now.
“So back him, give him what he needs.”
Source: Skysports
