The Start of the Antonio Conte Era: Tottenham vs. Vitesse
After a long-winded managerial saga that saw chairman Daniel Levy unsuccessfully try to appoint Antonio Conte as manager, Tottenham Hotspur were forced to settle for ex Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo who, after a promising start,…
Illustrator Gabriel Foligno Photographer Tottenham Hotspur FC
After a long-winded managerial saga that saw chairman Daniel Levy unsuccessfully try to appoint Antonio Conte as manager, Tottenham Hotspur were forced to settle for ex Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo who, after a promising start, lasted a mere four months with the Portuguese manager being sacked on November 1 after a poor run of results that had seen Spurs lose four in six Premier League matches.
With Nuno gone, Levy and new Director of Football Fabio Paratici made another attempt to bring in Conte, and this time, they were successful. Having built a dynasty together at Juventus, Paratici and 'Il Martello' will be looking to bring Spurs back into the Champions League spots and win the club's first trophy since February 2008.
Conte's first Premier League match in charge saw Spurs settle for a 0-0 draw against Everton, but his first match at Tottenham came within two days of him being confirmed as a manager on a 2+1 year contract. Tottenham, having previously lost their last European fixture 1-0 to Vitesse with Maximilian Wittek grabbing a late goal for the Dutch side, hosted Thomas Letsch's side in London.
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