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Antonio Conte needed help out there on the pitch and he didn't get it from some of his Tottenham Hotspur players during the defeat to Southampton.

The Italian gave a near five minute answer during the press conference but one line of it in particular stood out.

"I think that this is a situation that we have to improve and also I repeat, in a team it's important to have players with experience to manage the situation during the game," he said.

This sentence can be taken in two ways. Firstly it could mean that Conte genuinely believes he does not have enough experienced players in his Spurs squad.

Alternatively it could mean he believes his older, more experienced players did not step up and lead the team through the difficult moments against the Saints.

Whatever he meant, the truth is that he does have some experienced players who should have taken the game by the scruff of the neck against a Southampton side who played very well throughout.

Who was his embodiment on the pitch? Who was carrying out his message in practice and getting others to do so as well?

Harry Kane, 28, Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura, both 29, are all older heads now and have played in a Champions League final, plenty of big games