Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 loss at Sporting Lisbon on Sunday marks their sixth straight road loss in a European match....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The entire game was a classic Tottenham performance, with Conte’s team starting slowly and finding it difficult to get past a staunch defense to produce clear chances.
The only difference was that Sporting moved to the top of Group D because Tottenham was unable to obtain any points from the game.
Last season, Tottenham had trouble traveling in the Europa League, losing 2-1 to NS Mura, losing 1-0 to Vitesse, and drawing 2-2 with Rennes before being ousted in the group round.
Prior to overcoming the underdogs 3-1 at home, Spurs also fell to Pacos de Ferreira in the first leg of their play-off round.
Tottenham lost 3-0 against Dinamo Zagreb in the quarterfinals of the Europa League in 2021, despite having a 2-0 aggregate lead going into the game.
When questioned about the game, Conte shared the advice he regularly gives his players for winning these kinds of competitions.
Football London said that the game was evenly matched between the two clubs in the first half. Although we had the chance to score three points in the second half, we ultimately fell short and suffered a defeat.
In the final few minutes, we can perform much better. We let a counterattack through. Hugo pulled off a terrific save, but following the corner, we gave up a goal.
“I always tell my players that the finer points affect the outcome. Even though we didn’t deserve to win tonight, we also didn’t deserve to lose.
“We attempt to analyze both the good and the bad things we accomplished in his game. A difficult level is Champions League. The contest in Marseille was similarly challenging. If we want to go to the next round, we must understand that we must fight.
The caliber of the Champions League is great. You are aware that you must minimize errors since you risk paying for them later. We paid a lot tonight. Now we are discussing a defeat, a defeat against a team that demonstrated proficiency in this tournament.
“It’s unfortunate, and we need to thoroughly analyze the game. All of the players are well aware of how significant this level is. It’s appropriate to keep enhancing this procedure.
Remember that we lost to Mura in the Conference League last year, however I believe we made progress in that regard.
