Top four race: Tottenham have a 23 per cent chance of getting Champions League football for next season | Football News
Tottenham have a 23 per cent chance of finishing in the Premier League’s top four this season as they consider the future of manager Antonio Conte.
Spurs slipped up in the race for Champions League football on Saturday, letting a two-goal lead slip late on at Southampton to draw 3-3.
The result sparked a furious rant from manager Conte in his post-match press conference, claiming his players are “selfish” who “cannot play under pressure and stress”.
With Spurs manager Conte facing an uncertain future, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy faces a dilemma over whether to let the Italian go with just 10 games remaining for Spurs this season.
According to Opta, Spurs are predicted to finish in sixth place at the end of the season, with just a 23.9 per cent chance of finishing in the top four.
The two teams below them in the table – Newcastle and Liverpool – both have a higher chance of securing a spot at Europe’s top table this season, due to the two games in hand they have over Spurs.
In his post-match rant at Southampton, Conte predicted that Spurs could even finish lower than sixth, if they show the same kind of mentality for the rest of the season.
“There are 10 games to go and some people think we can fight. Fight for what with this spirit, this attitude, this commitment? What? For seventh, eighth, 10th place? I am not used to this position.
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Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte says the club need to take responsibility for the current situation and feels that his players don’t want to play under pressure
“I’m really upset and everyone has to take their responsibility. Not only the club, the manager and the staff, the players have to be involved in this situation because it is time to change this situation if Tottenham want to change.
“If they want to continue in this way, they can change the manager, a lot of managers, but the situation cannot change. Believe me.”
Tottenham’s remaining Premier League fixtures
Monday 3rd April 7:00pm
Kick off 8:00pm
April 3: Everton (A) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports
April 8: Brighton (H) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
April 15: Bournemouth (H) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
April 23: Newcastle (A) – Premier League, kick-off 2pm, live on Sky Sports
April 27: Man Utd (H) – Premier League, kick-off 8.15pm
April 30: Liverpool (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports
May 6: Crystal Palace (H) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
May 13: Aston Villa (A) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
May 20: Brentford (H) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
May 28: Leeds (A) – Premier League, kick off 3pm
‘Things could develop quickly at Spurs’
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Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge expects news on Antonio Conte’s future at Tottenham to develop and ramp up as the day goes on
Analysis from Sky Sports News reporter Michael Bridge:
“What a few days at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
“Despite Conte’s rant, he wasn’t expecting to be sacked and what is emerging now is that could be very possible.
“He doesn’t think he’s picking on individuals when he’s talking about this, when he is criticising certain things about the club, but he feels it is the culture, which is something he has mentioned many times before in press conferences.
“Saturday’s outburst felt a lot worse than we’ve seen before from Conte. It was damning.
“This is going to move quickly. It’s going to develop and ramp up very quickly as Tuesday goes on.”
