Tottenham Must Avoid Crashing Out Of The UCL – Cristian Stellini

Tottenham assistant head coach, Cristian Stellini has come out to say that it will be a totally different world without Antonio Conte on the touchline against Marseille. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he can only urge the players and staff to fill the gap in his absence tonight and ensure they avoid crashing out of the Champions League.

He added that Spurs must work on a strategy to guarantee qualification to the next round tonight.

His words, “The presence of a coach like Conte, both before the game and the week leading up to it and during the match, is just indispensable,”

“Especially a tough match like this where it’s going to be intense until the final whistle. It’s a change that’s difficult but we have to prepare ourselves altogether before the match. It’s a totally different world because normally the days before the game, Antonio will do all his preparation himself, alone.”

“But now, we have to do this all together so it changes everything. We have to work on the strategy and this can become complex.”

“He will work with us until we arrive here. Then we have to stop the communication and he will stay close to Gianluca but we are preparing well the game and strategies.”

“Our strategies are clear in every game and we have to play our match the best. Everyone has to do something more to fill the gap.”

“In the last period, we worked a lot to change this routine [of conceding first],”

“It happened a lot in the last period, when we conceded first and we were slow in the first half. It’s normal in this period that we have not the energy to play 90 minutes with greater intensity but it happens more in the first half.

“It’s a key message we sent to the players and we work on this aspect to create a perfect solution to start well. It will be hard for 90 minutes and we have to start well. We work in the last two weeks to improve this aspect.”