London (Reuters)
Tottenham Hotspur boosted their unbeaten Premier League record under new manager Antonio Conte to six straight games to move up to fifth, but the Italian is not willing to draw any comparisons with the Chelsea team he led to the Premier League title in a season. 2016-2017.
The Brazilian Lucas Moura led Tottenham to a 3-0 victory over its guest Crystal Palace on Sunday, after making two goals for his teammates Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, and also scored the net to easily beat his opponent, whose coach Patrick Vieira was absent due to infection with the Corona virus.
The London team seemed more stable with Conte, who took over in November, after coach Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked due to the decline in results and level.
In response to a question if Tottenham are making progress similar to what Conte did with Chelsea when he won the title, the Italian coach said: The situation is different this time. I tend not to compare different modes. I remember I started the season with Chelsea in 2016-2017 and when you do that you have a chance to work better with the players and make the right decisions about them. The situation is different this time.
And while there are signs of improvement, Conte said he still has a lot of work to do.
“We must continue to improve and build on the confidence we have,” he added. We all know that we still have a lot of work to do. It’s great to get the three points, score three goals with three attackers, and also get a clean sheet.
And Tottenham raised its score to 29 points, six points behind Arsenal, fourth in the standings, but from 16 games, compared to 19 for its London rival.
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