Conte must brutally axe Spurs' £13.5m-rated "big talent" v Leeds, he's not good enough - opinion

Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte will be looking to see a reaction from his squad following his damning remarks in midweek.

The Italian suggested that the north London outfit had a decision to make on his future after their 1-0 loss at struggling Burnley meant they had suffered four defeats in their last five outings.

“The performance can be good and the commitment was good but we lost. For me the situation is unacceptable. To lose four of five [games] for Tottenham has to be a disaster.

“I came in to try to improve the situation. Maybe in this moment, I am not so good to improve the situation. I am too honest to close my eyes and continue in this way.

“For sure we are to speak and have a conversation with the club to try and find the best solution to help the team not have this type of situation,” he said to reporters (via the BBC).

Spurs now face another under-pressure manager in Marcelo Bielsa, who witnessed his side thumped 6-0 by Liverpool, one of many thrashings by one of the Premier League’s top dogs in recent months.

A top-four finish is still within the Lilywhites’ grasp by results like Wednesday night and against Wolves and Southampton will need to be quickly eradicated.

There won’t be a better time to kickstart a run of form than against a team looking as hopeless as Leeds in both defence and attack.

It leaves the 52-year-old head coach with important decisions to make over team selection because as he says, whilst the fight and desire was there at Turf Moor, the quality just wasn’t.

They didn’t do enough to create clear-cut chances for Harry Kane and one issue could be out wide, where Conte’s wing-backs play a crucial role.

Ryan Sessegnon is potentially one player facing the axe, he just doesn’t offer the