'Strange situation' - Antonio Conte makes Aston Villa admission amid Tottenham struggle

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte admits Aston Villa are among a host of teams who want to keep improving in the Premier League as he admitted to the "strange situation" he is experiencing at Spurs.

The former Chelsea boss has seen Spurs drop off the pace in the race for a top-four spot and they were beaten by Wolves at the weekend.

Conte admits he has had to adjust to life in the hot seat at a team not fighting for title honours, but will hope to lead Spurs to a European finish especially as they have three games in hand.

But he accepts that Spurs cannot afford to stand still given the strength of competition in the Premier League, Villa being one of them.

"In the past, I always say I have to feel only one per cent the possibility to win the league," he told beIN Sports .

"For sure here the situation is strange because maybe I feel the one per cent possibility to have the ambition to finish fourth.

"The situation is different because the level of this league is very high and there is not a lot of space in this moment for other teams than the top teams.

"For this reason and because the level is high and you know every single team want to improve.

"Not only Tottenham but Arsenal, Leicester, West Ham, Aston Villa and Newcastle. Also teams like Brighton and Wolverhampton.

"They all want to improve and at the moment we have to fight with these teams and not the top teams."