LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Tottenham manager, Antonio Conte has revealed the real reasons for his team’s setback this season.
“Sometimes players feel motivated, other times they feel so much under pressure that they can’t perform,” he said in the aftermath of his team’s 4-1 loss to Leicester City over the weekend.
On their return to San Siro for Spurs in their last 16 tie against AC Milan, Conte says it will be difficult for his team to perform.
He explained that some Spurs players need more mental stability and have collapsed when they feel “too much pressure” at times this season.
Spurs is set to resume their Champions League campaign at AC Milan on Tuesday against the backdrop of an inconsistent run in the Premier League.
However, Conte has hinted some of his players cannot live with the pressure as they had failed in big moments in the past.
“If you want to win or achieve some targets and have a good position in the Champions League or in England in the Premier League you have to be stable,” the Italian, who had his gallbladder removed a fortnight ago, said.
“It is not an easy task being so focused. We are working on that, playing under pressure all of the time is good for some players and bad for other.
“Sometimes players feel motivated, other times they feel so much under pressure that they can’t perform.
“Maybe for a period they have a good performance and then they collapse all of a sudden if they feel too much pressure. We are working on this, we want to make our players more resilient.”
He added: “I think that the pressure is different between Italy and England. In Italy you speak about football from Monday and you finish on Sunday. You speak only football and then you have a lot of TV that speaks football and putting a lot of pressure.”
Conte says this has played a part in his side’s turbulent season.