Conte brutally honest about Spurs after Chelsea defeat: ´If you compare the teams, there´s no compar
Antonio Conte pulled no punches in his assessment of Tottenham after losing 2-0 to Chelsea in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final, acknowledging there s no comparison between the two teams.
Spurs were well beaten at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, with two defensively poor goals allowing Chelsea to build up what proved to be an unassailable lead before half-time.
Japhet Tanganga first saw his pass cut out by Marcos Alonso, who fed Kai Havertz to open the scoring five minutes in.
Tanganga then saw his unchallenged headed clearance strike Ben Davies and go into his own goal, with Spurs failing to even muster a single shot before the break.
Conte altered his system at half-time, changing to a back four and bringing on Tanguy Ndombele in midfield – Spurs…
Rob Valentino accepts Atlanta United are going through a tough moment as they bid to halt their four-game losing streak against New York City on Wednesday.
Atlanta s slump continued with a 1-0 defeat at CF Montreal last weekend, which came on the back of MLS losses to the New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake and a U.S. Open Cup exit versus Indy Eleven.
The Five Stripes sit 11th in the Eastern Conference, two points adrift of the playoff picture, and have only won two of eight matches under interim coach Valentino (two draws, four defeats).
Asked how his team could offer more in attack, Valentino said: Look, it s a tough moment, right?
I said earlier that it was going to be like that, and I think with most teams in the league, if you are solid defen…
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Sevilla and Barcelona will face each other in La Liga this weekend. The match will be held at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Saturday. It promises to be a hugely entertaining and exiting game in which Sevilla will be looking to get some form and Barcelona will be determined to maintain their strong start to the season.
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Sevilla are expected to challenge for the La Liga title this season, but the Andalucian outfit have made a disappointing start to the campaign. They are 15th in the La Liga table at the moment with just a point from three matches, level with third-from-bottom Getafe.
Julen Lopetegui’s side will head into the ma…