In other words, he is better at coping with the assertive parts of defending, helping crank up the energy and pressure.
Manchester United enjoyed their second win in a week and sit fourth, four points behind Chelsea and four ahead of fifth-placed West Ham, but know they need to keep winning with Arsenal four points behind in sixth with three games in hand.
What is clear is that Conte's current Spurs are simply not good enough for what he expects and to match his previous record of success. The manager's comments this week suggest he has made this brutally clear to those in power at Spurs.
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As much as individual honours matter to Kane, it is silverware that really drives him and he will be desperately hoping his boyhood club can progress in this competition and end a 13-year trophy drought.
He will think that he needs to add something to make it better, There have to be changes in January. There is still too much dead wood there.
He's expected instead to hold the ball up, bring others into play, and he'd rather be the one running in behind.
Qatar has said the reported deaths were within the expected range for the size and demographics of the population of the workers concerned, and that the mortality rate had consistently declined since 2010 due to health and safety reforms.
Former England and Arsenal defender Alex Scott told DAZN how when she had faced Barcelona with the Gunners they had played in a different stadium in front of a couple of hundred people.
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Cristiano Ronaldo will receive a bonus of £850,000 following his hat-trick in Manchester United's 3-2 win against Norwich.
Officials even inspected the pitch and tested the goal-line technology, despite there being no Bologna players.
Arsenal are continuing their hunt for a striker, with Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin under consideration, although Borussia Dortmund are also monitoring the Toffees hitman as they brace for the potential loss of starman Erling Haaland in the summer.
When Real Madrid made it clear the Odegaard could leave, was anyone else in the race to sign him? No, just Arsenal.
Josh March's header broke the deadlock just before the hour, with Jamille Matt adding a second in the 64th minute.
“The first thing we have to start to change is the mentality of people. People must understand that today, a girl or a woman playing football should be normal.
It was an impressive day at the office for Palace - who were without Conor Gallagher and Wilfried Zaha, as well as manager Patrick Vieira - while it was more misery for the Canaries as they have gone the entirety of December without scoring.
Sanchez made a mess of a high ball under pressure from Jesus and Silva's hooked cross was poked home from close range from Gundogan.
Page's side head to Prague just a week after Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara was subjected to racial abuse during a Europa League game in the Czech capital.
Andriy Shevchenko has been appointed as Genoa's new head coach and the former Chelsea striker will face his old manager Jose Mourinho in his first game in charge against Roma.
With the 23-year-old out of contract in the summer and Real Madrid openly chasing his signature, he will come under intense scrutiny when the two sides meet for the first leg next week. Having won the Champions League and European Cup 13 times in total, Real should have little difficulty convincing Mbappe that they can provide him with European silverware.
I just want to say for Phil Jones, keep going, but we need to be better as a team. Redknapp: Utd have no real identity Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp was also critical of Manchester United's performance, picking out issues with the different systems used by Rangnick against Wolves as well as difficulties in midfield.
Bowen struck again for West Ham almost immediately, and the visitors finished the match with 10 men after captain Michael Keane was sent off.
In immediate footballing terms it was a step down as his new team were in the Segunda B, a level below Tarragona, but the status and expectations inherent in representing Barca - even their reserves - was totally different from anything he had previously experienced.
Villa are paying less than 50 per cent of Coutinho's weekly wage, plus bonuses, Sky Sports News has been told.
That City midfield line-up is also harder to predict now with Kevin de Bruyne back to his brilliant best. I think I would advise going for Foden and Silva as the double-up but if you can afford De Bruyne then pair him up with one of those two. But don't sell Mohamed Salah for De Bruyne. Not yet.
Xavi is developing a strong understanding with the France international, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea, and hopes their relationship can open the door for talks about a new contract.
To see Wolves outplay Manchester United for so long must have be a real concern but the ease with which Conor Coady, Romain Saiss and Max Kilman saw off Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood was even more worrying.
Asked if it would give Benitez more control on transfers, the Everton boss said: You can say it in this way.
I said to the players at half-time that you can't feel like the world is against you - you've got to go and leave everything out on the pitch.
There are more important clubs who want to sign Rudiger. If he was to come back to Italy, Juventus would like to have him back.
But Chelsea were level six minutes later with Jorginho converting a penalty after Callum Hudson-Odoi had been brought down by Matty Cash's clumsy challenge in the 18-yard box.
The [Virgil] van Dijk one - he was standing on that side of the goal and he still never got near it.
He was released by Cardiff and asked me for a favour - he did us a favour tonight. We have to be careful with him as it's a lot this league but I think he enjoyed it.
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has revealed that he can still feel the impact of Covid-19 as he works his way back to full fitness.
Football's so much more than 90 mins'Hayes: How Kirby got more deadly, more creative, more sensitiveManchester United have been handed a tie away to Bridgwater of the Southern Premier Division, while Manchester City will travel to Northern Premier Division side Nottingham Forest.
They will now spend at least another campaign in the third tier after being relegated from the Championship on the final day of last season.
Antonio Conte secured his first Premier League win in charge of Tottenham as Spurs staged an impressive second-half comeback to beat struggling Leeds.
The Canaries had the better chances early on but Palace improved and Jean-Philippe Mateta had a goal disallowed.
One change for Leeds this season has been with their running stats, which have dropped since last term.
A short plane journey is regarded as better for a footballer's physical condition than a longer coach journey. Also, late kick-offs can mean the train is not a viable option, while the prospect of lengthy journeys may result in staying overnight after a match, limiting training and recovery time before the next game.
Billy Gilmour's positive Covid-19 test, and subsequent absence from Tuesday's monumental match against Croatia, has the makings of another classic Scottish tale of hope and promise quickly quashed by dread and realism.
But Derby heaped on the pressure during the final half-hour and substitute Colin Kazim-Richards pulled one back late on to set up a nervous finale.
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Arsenal have set a new Premier League record for red cards after seeing Gabriel given his marching orders in their 2-1 defeat to Manchester City.
In terms of passes allowed per defensive action, even though pressing is considered de rigueur, there were teams winning the ball back more than current levels long before 2018.
In his first training session I saw him flying about and I thought 'he'll be OK here!' For his first start, I thought he was excellent today. I think the crowd really took to him.
