Hugo Lloris explains exactly how Antonio Conte has transformed Spurs and what's still to come

Hugo Lloris believes it is "no secret" how Antonio Conte has transformed Tottenham Hotspur into top four contenders for the final stretch of the Premier League season.

Saturday's battling 4-0 win at Aston Villa, while Arsenal, Manchester United, West Ham and Wolves all lost, means Spurs have taken charge of the race for fourth place, with a three-point cushion to the fifth-placed Gunners and they are six points ahead of United and the Hammers with a vastly superior goal difference to all of them.

Lloris was crucial to Tottenham's win at Villa Park as he made seven saves in the first half alone to keep Conte's side in the match as they were besieged by the home side before coming out strongly themselves in the second half. The Spurs skipper believes that the improvement will continue under the Italian if the players remain focused.

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"Since day one under Antonio Conte we can feel the improvement, we can feel the way he wants us to play. We faced difficulties and a tough moment in February with a few defeats that hurt the confidence of the team, but with the work - and it's no secret, with the repetition of work - we are at the level we're at today," said the Frenchman.

"But it's not the moment to decrease our level, we need to push until the end, but we all enjoy it. We all enjoy playing together, suffering together. Again today it was a big battle. Honestly Villa players deserve a lot of credit. It was like a storm in the first half but we stayed alive and then we knew we had the quality, but we conceded too many chances in the first half."

He added: "There's also an opponent with quality. So it's difficult to control everything for 90