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Oddly, perhaps the most important juncture for Antonio Conte’s Tottenham was the Covid outbreak which struck down the squad in December.

Spurs were forced to call off their final Europa Conference League group game against Rennes and UEFA subsequently handed the French side a 3-0 win, eliminating Spurs from the competition.

Conte was furious when he learned of the situation, storming through the corridors at Hotspur Way, cursing UEFA and demanding an appeal. The head coach, not unreasonably, believed Spurs were among the favourites to win the competition and were being robbed of their only realistic route to silverware this season, given the difficulty of beating Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea to one of the domestic cups.

The club told Conte they would