What Conte did to Spurs' fans, Sam Johnstone and how furious Paratici is already looking forward

You only have to look at the stats to see just how quickly Spurs have propelled themselves back into the Premier League's top four for the first time since mid-September. They have won five of their past six matches in the competition, including the past three in a row, and even the defeat to Manchester United came after a decent Tottenham performance at Old Trafford was stunted by Cristiano Ronaldo's finishing.

When it comes to finishing, Spurs have gone from a minus two goal difference to a plus 15 in that time, a swing that could be a big factor in the final reckoning of a tight top four race. The shot-shy days of Nuno Espirito Santo feel like a lifetime ago and in those six matches Antonio Conte's side have scored a remarkable 21 goals. In fact in 2022, they have scored more goals than any other team in the Premier League.

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On Sunday afternoon they had 19 shots on the Newcastle goal. After taking 45 minutes to tease the compact visitors out of their shell, Spurs looked like scoring during every foray forward.

The goals were coming from all over the pitch with five different scorers on the day and five different players providing the assists. This was no performance based around one man and instead a collection of superb displays made Tottenham more than the sum of their parts.

Spurs also showed their determination. How many times have they gone behind in a match after dominating possession but struggled to find a way through and then they've gone on to lose the game?

This time Tottenham responded to Fabian Schar's free-kick goal - Newcastle's only shot on target and one Hugo Lloris clearly felt he should have done better