Conte warns Tottenham forwards he won't stop spinning
Antonio Conte has warned his Tottenham forwards that they will have to get used to the rotation if the club are to make their way into the top flight of world football.
The Italian opted to replace Son Heung-min with Richarlison early on in Saturday's Premier League clash with Leicester City after the South Korean failed to score in his first eight appearances of the season.
The move paid off as Son came off the bench to score a sensational hat-trick as Spurs beat bottom side Brendan Rodgers 6-2.
Son became the first Tottenham player to score a Premier League hat-trick as a substitute, despite being only the seventh player to do so overall in the competition.
Conte said he will continue to mix up his pack as the season progresses and wants his attackers to be ready to make an impact when called upon.
"People don't understand that it's not easy for the coach to deal with this type of situation," Conte said. "It's not easy because sometimes you prefer to play with 13 players, but there are times when I have to make important decisions.
"The players know very well that I want to win and every decision is for the best of the team, and also for the best of the player, to protect the players.
"We've just started this journey with the club. Having Richarlison up front, with Harry [Kane], Sonny, Deki [Dejan Kulusevski] and also Lucas [Moura], and then there's [Bryan] Gil, who is a good prospect and young, it means that the situation gives me the possibility to rotate.
"When we start playing after the international break, 12 games in a row, for sure, I will rotate. The only thing I ask of my players is that they do not lower the level when we We always want a strong team because we want to fight for every competition.
"We have just started, but if the players want to play for something important, to lift a trophy, they have to understand it. Otherwise, they keep playing every game, but they don't win anything. That's Clear. Clear.
"It's happened in the past here and I want to try to change that. I want to take this team to another level. I'll try to do my best. But I'm not worried about it. , it's not easy. It's not simple. But I have to make the best decision at every moment.
“If you want to stay on a team with ambition, you have to accept this type of situation. Otherwise, you have to go to an average team, and then you are sure to play all the matches. And then it will be very difficult to lift a trophy in this way.”
Tottenham are out for north London rivals Arsenal in the Premier League immediately after the international break, before heading to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.
Antonio Conte has warned his Tottenham forwards that they will have to get used to the rotation if the club are to make their way into the top flight of world football.
The Italian opted to replace Son Heung-min with Richarlison early on in Saturday's Premier League clash with Leicester City after the South Korean failed to score in his first eight appearances of the season.
The move paid off as Son came off the bench to score a sensational hat-trick as Spurs beat bottom side Brendan Rodgers 6-2.
Son became the first Tottenham player to score a Premier League hat-trick as a substitute, despite being only the seventh player to do so overall in the competition.
Conte said he will continue to mix up his pack as the season progresses and wants his attackers to be ready to make an impact when called upon.
"People don't understand that it's not easy for the coach to deal with this type of situation," Conte said. "It's not easy because sometimes you prefer to play with 13 players, but there are times when I have to make important decisions.
"The players know very well that I want to win and every decision is for the best of the team, and also for the best of the player, to protect the players.
"We've just started this journey with the club. Having Richarlison up front, with Harry [Kane], Sonny, Deki [Dejan Kulusevski] and also Lucas [Moura], and then there's [Bryan] Gil, who is a good prospect and young, it means that the situation gives me the possibility to rotate.
"When we start playing after the international break, 12 games in a row, for sure, I will rotate. The only thing I ask of my players is that they do not lower the level when we We always want a strong team because we want to fight for every competition.
"We have just started, but if the players want to play for something important, to lift a trophy, they have to understand it. Otherwise, they keep playing every game, but they don't win anything. That's Clear. Clear.
"It's happened in the past here and I want to try to change that. I want to take this team to another level. I'll try to do my best. But I'm not worried about it. , it's not easy. It's not simple. But I have to make the best decision at every moment.
“If you want to stay on a team with ambition, you have to accept this type of situation. Otherwise, you have to go to an average team, and then you are sure to play all the matches. And then it will be very difficult to lift a trophy in this way.”
Tottenham are out for north London rivals Arsenal in the Premier League immediately after the international break, before heading to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.
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