Antonio Conte: Tottenham boss needs to be 'more precise', says midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg

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Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has called connected manager Antonio Conte to beryllium "more precise" pursuing the Italian's rant connected Saturday.

Reports suggest the 53-year-old, who has returned to Italy during the planetary break, volition beryllium sacked.

"I deliberation we've each seen it [Conte's comments]," said Hojbjerg.

"He gave a precise honorable and precise unfastened property conference. It is due to the fact that helium is not satisfied. You don't bash that if you've reached the quarter-final of the Champions League and if you're successful the semi-final of the FA Cup.

"It comes from the information that, unfortunately, we did not get the results we arsenic a squad and nine wanted. We are inactive wherever we privation and request to beryllium successful the Premier League. But yes, it's hard.

"I recognize that if you privation to beryllium palmy arsenic a team, you request 11 men who are committed to a task and a culture.

"But I deliberation helium has to elaborate connected however helium feels earlier you arsenic a subordinate tin commencement measuring and weighing."

Former midfielder Ryan Mason, presently a first-team manager nether Conte, is reportedly acceptable to beryllium appointed connected an interim basis if Conte is sacked.

Spurs remained 4th successful the array contempt the gully against the Premier League's bottommost club, but are retired of each cupful competitions this season.

They suffered a tame exit to AC Milan successful the Champions League earlier successful March, having been knocked retired of the FA Cup by Championship broadside Sheffield United astatine the commencement of the month.

Spurs were starring 3-1 with 13 minutes to play astatine St Mary's Stadium connected Saturday but conceded twice, including a 93rd-minute penalty.

"Tottenham's communicative is this - 20 years determination is this proprietor and they ne'er won something. Why?" Conte said successful his media league afterwards.

"If they privation to proceed successful this way, they tin alteration the manager, a batch of managers, but the concern cannot change. Believe me."

Asked astir the concern portion connected planetary work with Denmark, Hojbjerg said: "The manager has not been satisfied, and that is what I instrumentality from it.

"You bash what you tin to delight him. What I bash cognize astir myself is that I americium an honorable player. I americium a subordinate who ever gives 100% of myself for the team.

"If that's however helium sees it, past you person to beryllium a small much precise successful bid for you arsenic a subordinate to instrumentality it to heart."

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