“They will be the future for Tottenham but at the same time, they will be the present. I have to consider them important players.” THFC
in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on Tuesday night. This came after their 4-1 defeat at Leicester City over the weekend.
Conte, whose side put in an insipid attacking display in the defeat to Milan, is ready to return to his high-energy state in the technical area. “I was wearing a medical device in that period, but I was still able to interact in a fair enough way with the team, I was not 100 per cent for my physical shape but in the next game I will be fit and try to give my contribution.”
Conte was so impressed that he says he is relaxed at the prospect of those two and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who was suspended at San Siro, being the only fit midfielders for the rest of the season.“Honestly to play in this way in the Champions League and to play in the San Siro in this atmosphere, I think that normally it’s tough for important players.
“They will be the future for Tottenham but at the same time, they will be the present. I have to consider them important players.”
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