Tottenham: Back Antonio Conte now, or regret it - Jermaine Jenas analysis

When it comes to who is the right manager for Tottenham right now, all of my belief is in Antonio Conte — and I honestly think I can speak on behalf of most Spurs fans when I say that.

Yes, Sunday's result against Chelsea was a disappointing one, but it was his first defeat in the Premier League and there have been loads of positives since he took charge at the start of November.

I genuinely believe he is building something but, to do it, he needs the right players — and I have never seen the point of hiring Conte if you are not going to give him what he needs.

He has never been the kind of manager to go out and spend hundreds of millions of pounds on his teams, but what he does want at Spurs is some better quality than he has got, and I think he deserves that.

There are a lot of stale players at that club who need to be moved on, but there is also a clear need for some fresh faces in some key positions — centre midfield for example, and at centre-half.

Conte has already made a massive difference with the way he has galvanised a group of players into a squad that can challenge for a top-four place, because when he arrived they were nowhere near that.

So it would be stupid for Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy not to back him, because Conte is the one. He is the guy that Levy should want at his club for the next five years, so he has got to treat him accordingly.

If Levy was to lose Conte because he doesn't give him what he wants, then I'd fear for the backlash you'd see from the Spurs fans, because they see him as their best chance of moving forwards.

I feel the same way — backing Conte and giving him what he needs to challenge for the top positions should not be seen a gamble. Why wouldn't you help him?

Conte made it quite clear