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Antonio Conte hit out at the “crazy” expectations around his Tottenham side after their 2-0 loss to Aston Villa and said the club need to be signing two players worth £50-70m every season if they are to become serious title contenders.
Spurs suffered their fourth loss in seven Premier League games on a grim New Year's Day for their supporters at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It was also the seventh consecutive game in which they'd conceded more than once - the first time that's happened since 1988.
The result leaves Tottenham fifth in the table, 13 points behind leaders and local rivals Arsenal, who have a game in hand.
Conte came out fighting afterwards, defending Spurs' performance, despite the fact they only mustered six shots across the 90 minutes and hinting that he needs more backing in the transfer market if they are to challenge for major honours.
"I continue to repeat that last season we made a miracle," he said of their fourth-placed finish last term.
"It happened, why? Because we played only one competition and we played with 12 or 13 players that didn't have injuries in the last 15 games.
"We played with the best players every game, because we played only the league. Don't forget that with three games to go, Arsenal was four points up from us - and that we finished 20 points behind Manchester City.
Spurs suffered their fourth loss in seven Premier League games on a grim New Year's Day for their supporters at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It was also the seventh consecutive game in which they'd conceded more than once - the first time that's happened since 1988.
The result leaves Tottenham fifth in the table, 13 points behind leaders and local rivals Arsenal, who have a game in hand.
Conte came out fighting afterwards, defending Spurs' performance, despite the fact they only mustered six shots across the 90 minutes and hinting that he needs more backing in the transfer market if they are to challenge for major honours.
"I continue to repeat that last season we made a miracle," he said of their fourth-placed finish last term.
"It happened, why? Because we played only one competition and we played with 12 or 13 players that didn't have injuries in the last 15 games.
"We played with the best players every game, because we played only the league. Don't forget that with three games to go, Arsenal was four points up from us - and that we finished 20 points behind Manchester City.