EPL: Why Tottenham Appointed Me- Coach Antonio Conte

Amidst the scramble for a spot in next year's brewing Champions League, the Italian manager has claimed the club did not appoint him to qualify for any European competition.

The 52-year-old insisted his appointment was borne out of the need to "improve the situation" at the club.

The former Juventus boss was called on to man affairs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the sack of ex-coach, Nuno Espirito Santo who had Spurs sitting in the ninth place on the log.

Spurs who have three fixtures left are currently four points behind fourth-placed Arsenal in the race for the final Champions League spot.

Conte said;
"I knew very well the situation wasn't good and only a crazy person could imagine that with two games to go we'd be in the race for a place in the Champions League. The club didn't ask me to go for a place in the Champions League or Europa League. They appointed me to try to improve the situation.
Now we have to be proud that after a difficult season in many aspects for the club, we're in this race. In my opinion, in my mind, it's always a failure when I don't win, because I'm used to fighting for something important, to have a chance, yes to have a chance to compete with other teams to win trophies and titles.
But when I arrived in Tottenham, I was sure it was very very difficult the situation. I tried to improve, not tried, I worked, I worked very hard with my staff and my players to improve the team and to create something, to create a base and I think that we did this."