ANTONIO CONTE, MARCO SILVA, ISSA DIOP AND KENNY TETE LOOK AHEAD TO MONDAY’S LONDON DERBY.
Issa Diop
It’s a big game, because Spurs are Spurs. We know their strength, they’re a good team, so it’s going to be a tough game.
[Antonio Conte] is a very big manager, he’s succeeded in the Prem, in Italy, so he’s a very good manager. It doesn’t matter if people like his style or not, he’s won trophies, so he’s a very, very good manager.
[Harry Kane] is different to all the other strikers in the league. You know that he’s a threat outside the box, inside the box. He’s one of the best strikers in Prem history. His finishing is unbelievable. He’s one of the best, and it’s good to play against the best players.
Kenny Tete
London derbies are always special. Tottenham is a big team, a team that is looking for points, as well as us, so I think it’s going to be a nice battle between us. We are back at the Cottage and we are always strong there, so we’re really looking forward to it. We know their qualities, and they know ours, so I can’t wait for Monday.
Antonio Conte
You have to build the game against Fulham and to keep in consideration the first half. Then to give consideration to the second half and you have to take the positive situation and the negative situation. Also I watched the game in the second half but [Man City] shot four times and they score four times. The game was really, really balanced. When we were 2-2, we had a massive, massive chance to go 3-2 and I think also it could be different, the situation. In the Premier League, it’s full of difficult games. We have to stick together, to fight, to understand that the situation won’t be easy. If we go there with this personality and we pay more attention, we use what happened [at City] to improve the team, I think we can get a good result [against Fulham].
Marco Silva
We know how [Harry Kane] can link really well the game when he drops and how he can be strong after with the moves from Son, Richarlison or Kulusevski, it doesn’t matter who’s going to play out wide. Sometimes Kane needs just one touch, but the way he can hold the ball as well, he shows the capacity to make the right passes in the right moment as well. Of course, it’s something that we are aware of and is something that we have to try to block in some moments of the game with our central defence, sometimes with the other players, to cover that space because it’s something where they’re really strong.
