Antonio Conte Tottenham rant in full as Spus boss rages after blowing 3-1 lead against Southampton

Under fire Antonio Conte launched into an astonishing rant after Tottenham surrendered two points away to Southampton.

Spurs were 3-1 up and cruising after goals from Pedro Porro, Harry Kane and Ivan Perisic had them in a commanding position despite Che Adams’ strike just after the break. However, former Arsenal star Theo Walcott halved the deficit before James Ward-Prowse squared things up deep into injury time.

And Conte, who is out of contract at the end of the season but not guaranteed to last until then, savaged the Tottenham “story” as he explained why the club never won anything and that changing the manager wouldn't change the situation, accusing his players of lacking fight and playing for themselves. "Being a team is the most important thing," Conte said. "To understand that we play for the badge. We have to play to make our fans proud of us. We have to play to show desire.

“The fire in your eyes to win. If you have this, for sure, you don't go out in FA Cup. And today you win.

"Here we're used to it for a long time. The club has the responsibility for the transfer market, every coach that stayed here has the responsibility.

"And the players? The players? Where are the players? In my experience, I can tell you that if you want to be competitive, if you want to fight, you have to improve this aspect. And this aspect, I can tell you, in this moment is really, really low. And I see only 11 players that play for themselves.

They are used to it here They don't play for something important. They don't want to play under pressure, they don't want to play under stress.

"I said that I wanted to see the fire, not that I have seen. It is different.

"I said that I want to see the fire in their eyes, in their hearts. I want