Antonio Conte warns Spurs players as new signings blamed for Southampton loss

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has issued a warning to his players after their disappointing loss to Southampton, as Tim Sherwood blamed the club’s new signings

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Antonio Conte has fired a warning to his Tottenham Hotspur players following the disappointing loss to Southampton on Wednesday night.

Southampton scored twice in two minutes late on to deal Tottenham’s top-four chances a bitter blow as they won a breathless Premier League encounter 3-2.

Spurs looked to be heading towards the points after a Jan Bednarek own goal and a Son Heung-min effort either side of Armando Broja’s equaliser gave them a 2-1 lead.

However, headed goals from Mohamed Elyounoussi and Che Adams in quick succession turned the game on its head and handed the win to Saints.

And Conte has now warned his players following the game.

It comes as Spurs’ new signings were blamed for the defeat by Tim Sherwood, and as the club consider a ‘historic bid’ to host the 2026 Super Bowl.

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Super Bowl bid considered

Spurs are considering a bid to host the 2026 NFL Super Bowl at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it has been claimed.

The stadium already plays host to NFL games but the club are now reported to have their eyes seton hosting the first Super Bowl to be played overseas.

But Spurs bosses face several hurdles to land the historic occasion, with major logistical complications due to the time difference between the United Kingdom and the US.

And there could also be resistance to hosting the game from those on UK shores.

Read the full story here.

New signings blamed

Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood has said newly signed Juventus pair Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski were toblame for the disappointing loss to Southampton.

While both players started the game from the substitutes’ bench, Bentancur came on 10 minutes before Heung-Min Son put his side 2-1 ahead in the 60th minute, while Kulusevski was brought on six minutes later.

But Sherwood has gone in on both stars, as well as the club’s manager Antonio Conte in a stinging criticism of his former team.

He also revealed the exact moment Spurs lost the game, and it won’t make pretty reading for SPurs’ new signings.

Read the full story here.

Conte warns players

Antonio Conte has warned his players after they collapsed to defeat against Southampton.

Spurs were winning with little over 10 minutes left of the game to play but fell to a disappointing 3-2 loss.

And speaking after the defeat, Conte has called for his players to cut out their mental instability if they want to reach the top four

He also told his stars they have to learn to manage the situation better going forward.

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