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After the thunder and lightning of Antonio Conte's outburst, in which he accused Tottenham's players of being "selfish," the club's board are digging through the debris and trying to find a path forward based on pragmatism rather than emotion.
The staff and squad have been off for two days, a break that was pre-scheduled regardless of the result against Southampton. It has been the perfect tonic to the fury flung by the head coach: allowing Conte to calm down, the hierarchy to calculate next steps, and affording players a breather from what has been an unhappy environment.
With Champions League football on the line and only 10 games left, chairman Daniel Levy is trying to solve the equation of whether sticking or twisting with the Italian is a greater guarantee of securing top four.