Simple Game As Spurs Held To Goalless Draw In Frankfurt – Conte Fumes

Tottenham trainer Antonio Conte lamented his side’s lack of horsepower up front after Spurs played out a goalless titleholders League draw away at Frankfurt on Tuesday.

 

Tottenham’s strike brace of Harry Kane and Son Hueng- min, who scored a combined 40 pretensions in the 2021- 22 Premier League season, failed to take advantage of several clear chances and were constantly abused by the hostile home crowd.

While Conte credited his side’s performance in front of the Frankfurt suckers, he rued his side’s extravagant performance up front.

 

” We need to be more clinical,” Conte said.

” Football is simple, to win, you have to score.”

 

Just before kick- off, word filtered around the arena that unbeaten group leader Sporting Lisbon had lost 4- 1 against Marseille, meaning either side could go equal top with a palm.

Frankfurt dominated the early stages of the match, with Japanese midfielder Daichi Kamada pulling the strings up front while deputising for the injured Mario Goetze.

 

Captain Sebastian Rode had the home side’s stylish chance of the opening half and was set up just to the right of the penalty spot in the 18th nanosecond, only for Spurs midfielder Ivan Perisic to get his head to a goalbound shot.

As the half went on, Tottenham looked more comfortable, appearing to shake themselves out of the funk remaining from their disappointing 3- 1 derby defeat against Arsenal on the weekend- their first of the Premier League crusade.

 

The callers’ stylish chances of the opening half fell to Kane, but the England captain was unfit to connect, scuffing a shot when presented with an open thing in the 39th nanosecond.

Kane’s usual strike mate Son took matters into his own hands just one nanosecond latterly, but he skied his shot over the bar.

 

Frankfurt roared out of the blocks after halftime, with Dortmund loanee Ansgar Knauff trying an acrobatic finish when one- on- one with Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Loris but going undervalued in the early stages of the alternate half.

Lindstrom had another golden chance to open the scoring in the 60th nanosecond, but smashed the ball over the bar despite little pressure from the Tottenham defence.

 

Frustration crept in during the ending stages, Kane picking up a unheroic card with five twinkles to go for a charge on Makoto Hasebe.

Frankfurt director Oliver Glasner credited” world- class” goalkeeper Kevin Trapp and said his side” could live with a point” after a grueling week where they defeated the preliminarily unbeaten Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin 2- 0.

 

” Tottenham is of course the favourite( in the group), this offense is presumably one of the stylish in Europe,” Glasner said, looking forward to coming week’s rematch in London.

” It’s important to control them and the many spaces that Antonio’s side gives you effectively.”

 

Work is our only secret’

Both sides finished with a point and are now equal in the group, with the return institution in London on October 12 looking ever more pivotal.

 

Conte said his side, who played the Europa Conference League last season, demanded to flash back how far they had come.

” Last season we had a great achievement, to( qualify for) the titleholders League.

 

” We need to take time to make, to go step by step, to ameliorate and come stronger as a team.

” We’re competitive because we work a lot. This is our only secret.”