Antonio Conte explains Tottenham’s 2-1 loss to Liverpool. Ivan Perisic and Harry Kane started up front for Spurs, but they didn’t create many chances. The Lilywhites fell behind 2-0 before Dejan Kulusevski and Perisic scored a consolation goal.
Conte told Sky Sports after the game: “This performance is good. The reason because we’re dealing with many injuries. Kane and Perisic as strikers was a good solution because playing with one striker gives Liverpool an advantage.
“Ivan and Harry played well, and Dejan Kulusevski played well for 20 minutes.
“We’re a squad and need all of our players to be competitive in the Premier League and Champions League, said, Antonio Conte If we have three or four injuries, it becomes difficult, but this performance against Liverpool gives me satisfaction. This game proves hard work pays off. Even in the first half, Conte was pleased with his team’s performance was aswas pleased with his team’s performance even eveneven in the first half.
“Tonight’s loss is puzzling. We deserved more, but I was happy at halftime. I was happy with our will, desire, and first-half pressure on Liverpool.”
Moreover, “Why were we down 2-0? We played well and created many second-half chances. We hit the crossbar and Alisson made good saves. it’s an awful fact.
“This game is hard to explain. Our fans won’t be happy because I don’t like to be happy when we lose, but I think we should be proud of how hard our team worked.”
