Jurgen Klopp has shown Antonio Conte Tottenham weakness he must address to deny Arsenal top four

It was once again another frustrating Tottenham game for Steven Bergwijn on Saturday evening as the team lost ground in the top-four race following a disappointing 0-0 draw at Brentford. Given the final two minutes off the bench a week earlier when Brighton & Hove Albion secured a last-minute win in N17, the Dutchman this time remained on the sidelines for the whole match.

Antonio Conte's side just never got going in west London and it was the hosts who came closest to sealing victory through Ivan Toney. Given their lacklustre performance as they failed to even trouble David Raya in the Brentford goal, it was clear to see that a change was needed in order to give the Lilywhites a chance of turning the game in their favour and sealing an important win.

Rather than opt for an attacking alteration with his first change of the game, Davinson Sanchez replaced Ryan Sessegnon on 74 minutes which in turn saw Ben Davies shift across to left-wing back. The Italian only made one further substitution as Lucas Moura was introduced in place of Emerson Royal with four minutes remaining.

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Unfortunately the changes didn't help swing the game Tottenham's way and they instead had to settle for a point against the Bees. Conte's late substitutions and failure to use all three of his options was a major topic of discussion amongst supporters after the game, with the 52-year-old explaining in his post-match press conference about the need to keep balance when asked if he could have brought Bergwijn on.

"I think during the game you always need to have a good balance," admitted Conte. "I tried today with the first substitution because we were suffering a lot from