Conte jokes about Spurs title targets for the season and discusses his need for a long-term keep

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“[Laughing] Why not Premier League and the Champions League? My goal and the membership’s goal is to enhance,” the Italian informed his pre-match press convention.

“It’s the method we began seven months in the past. Should you get a spot within the Champions League it doesn’t imply you’ve achieved your goal.

“My expertise brings me to say we’re getting into the fitting path. On the similar time I do know the membership wanted one other step to be aggressive with the highest groups in Europe. For that reason we’ve to not be presumptuous or smug. We’ve to work, work, work to enhance on the pitch and out of doors of the pitch to turn out to be a prime membership.”

🗣 “They’re ready that may be very tough for the others to attempt to shut the hole.”

Antonio Conte on closing the hole to Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool. 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/uQfYgn9Z9N

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Conte has been with Spurs for seven months and spoke on the prospect of a long-term reign. He mentioned the advantages of longevity in administration and believes continuity, by way of coaches and imaginative and prescient, can support a membership’s pursuit of success.

“I feel so [it is the best way to go],” he mentioned. “In case you are with the identical supervisor for a few years, you convey continuity and also you proceed ambition. It’s the perfect state of affairs for the membership to enhance and to develop season by season. The imaginative and prescient is one, it’s not one other imaginative and prescient with one other supervisor.

“For positive to have a coach for a few years you cut back the time since you give continuity to the work with the supervisor and the gamers. For me after seven months it’s simpler to work with the gamers. You already know one another.”