Tottenham Hotspur must show they belong in Europe's elite club competition following a late collapse against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, manager Antonio Conte said on Thursday (Sep 15).Spurs, who played in the Europa Conference League last season, conceded twice late on in a 2-0 defeat by the Portuguese side on Tuesday."I think we need to be disappointed because the final result was negative.
I watched the game again and I think that we lost a big chance", Conte told reporters ahead of their Premier League clash at home to Leicester City on Saturday."It means that we have to do more in the future because we are in the Champions League.
We did a very important step (by qualifying) but now we have to show that we deserve to stay there."When asked if he would leave out struggling forward Son Heung-min against Leicester, Conte said no player was "undroppable".South Korean Son, a key part of the Spurs attack in recent years, has yet to score in any competition this season."No players are undroppable.
This has to be clear. If I say this it's only to help my players and to avoid injuries, to try to have players in a good performance.