Conte admits Spurs must do more to ‘create chances’ after stalemate

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has admitted his side must do more to create chances after they struggled to a 0-0 draw at Brentford.

Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-1 earlier in the day, as they all but ended United’s top four hopes and boosted their own.

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The Gunners joy was then further boosted as Spurs failed to grab three points for the second week in a row. They were beaten by Brighton last weekend.

It could have been even worse for Spurs had Ivan Toney scored in the final few moments, however, the forward could only head against the post.

Spurs failed to have a shot on target for the second game in a row and Conte admitted they must improve that.

Speaking to Sky Sports, the Italian said: “A tough game and for sure, it was a very difficult. They are physical. They tried to exploit set-pieces in a dangerous way. When there is the possibility, they try to put the ball into the box.

“Defensively we were good but at the same time I think we can do much better with the ball to create chances to score. The intensity was very high but we knew what type of game we would come to play.

Christian Eriksen with the Tottenham fans after the game

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“It’s a draw and I think when you cannot win, it’s important to take one point and we did this.

“We have found teams who have defended very deep and we find this type of situation is not simple but at the same time you have to attack and pay attention to their counter-attack. We watched the game Brentford played against Chelsea and they lost space in this type of situation.

“We are trying to do our best. For sure, we want to reach [as high as] possible. We