Conte after Spurs' shock loss: I'm no magician

Antonio Conte. Pic/AFP

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said he has quickly realised the level of his squad is not so high after an embarrassing 2-1 loss to Slovenian minnows NS Mura in the Europa League. Spurs will now likely have to beat Rennes at home in their final group game to avoid crashing out of Europe's third-tier competition. And they can no longer catch Rennes at the top of the group meaning they would progress to the Last 32, while the group winners are parachuted into the Last 16.

"After three weeks I am starting to understand the situation. It is not simple," said Conte. "At this moment the level at Tottenham is not so high. After three-and-a-half weeks, I am starting to understand the situation. I can tell you that the situation is not simple. Someone [might] think that a new coach arrives and Conte won in the past and then I am a magician. But the only magic I can do is to work. To bring work and work to improve, to bring my methods, my ideas of football. But we have to understand that we need time," he added.

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