The home truths Antonio Conte has told those inside Tottenham and the shift in mood outside club

There was one clear objective in Tottenham's January transfer window and that was to leave Antonio Conte with a hungry squad, with every player ready to put their bodies on the line for him.

Unhappy stars were moved out the door, regardless of their cost to Spurs, and two newcomers to better fit his system were brought in.

Tottenham's managing director of football Fabio Paratici explained what he was trying to do for Conte.

"Normally a rebuild takes time," he said this week. "We sold some players in between the summer and January, players who have a lot of seasons here, which maybe need other motivation, and we bought players, younger with motivation, with technical level, with good mentality to improve the team now and in the future especially.

"As a project we have to spend time doing it. We signed one of the best coaches in the world, so I think we are in a good direction."

He added: "To have a good group, we need a good dressing room who follows the coach and the ambition of the club and achieves the target, we need a person before a player. That's the most important thing for me.

"Everyone understands about the skills of the players, what we need, what the coach asks and we have to follow this direction."

Tottenham's FA Cup win against Brighton on Saturday night showed not only what a week on the training pitches of Hotspur Way with Conte can do, but also what a Spurs squad without any unhappy voices can bring.

The physical level of the players was much improved, with pressing high up the pitch for long periods of the game and that's something Conte wants now in every match and he believes he has a more complete squad to rotate and maintain it.

Tottenham have always been at their best in recent years when they play