‘A special coach’ – What Tottenham stars have said about Antonio Conte

Since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo in the Tottenham dugout in November, Antonio Conte has transformed their fortunes. 

Conte has helped Tottenham move back into the Champions League places and has also made a big impression on the players in the dressing room.

We’ve taken a look at what some of the Tottenham players have said about their manager.

– “February was a little more difficult but we, inside the team, we feel a progression, a real understanding of the structure he wants to give, and I think that something is happening,” he told L’Equipe.

“He brought his passion, which can be extreme, his system, his style of play, and in four months, which is really not much, we feel an evolution. We hope it will lead to a good end to the season.

“With him, we have a common goal: to surpass ourselves, to relive great moments in the Champions League. He lives football 200%, and there are plenty of things to learn from him, and to keep.”

– “It’s been two and a half years that we know ups and downs, irregularity in terms of results,” Lloris told Europe 1. “But since the arrival of Conte, we feel a real progression.

“We have the feeling that we are crossing a plateau. I think we will be ready to go for the European places.”

“Conte arrived with a really competitive mentality,” Emerson told Sky Sports in November. “That’s not a criticism of the previous manager. He’s teaching us all to give everything.

“From day one he was very clear with us. In his opinion, Tottenham Hotspur can win trophies and can beat anyone. There is nothing that can stop us from doing that and that is a mentality we have to get into our head.”

– “The manager wants us to play a certain way as a wing-back and it just takes a bit of time to understand what he