Antonio Conte, the head coach of Tottenham, discussed the 1:30 p.m. match versus Arsenal. is part of the ninth round of the English Premier League for the current season 2022-2023, tomorrow, Saturday, at the Emirates Stadium.
“The impact of the strong season is starting to show on the club, I miss the efforts of many players, and more injuries in October may harm the title race,” Conte remarked during a press conference before the game.
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Additionally, crucial players like Ben Davies, Dejan Kulusevsky, and Hugo Lloris are not present for Tottenham.
Before the international break, Davies sustained a slight fracture below the knee, Lloris withdrew from the France team due to an injury to his thigh, and Kulusevsky developed a hamstring issue after playing two games for Sweden.
Tottenham is, of course, one of those clubs, as Conte emphasised: “I saw that a lot of clubs are suffering from serious problems with the players who played the two matches during the international break.”
“We know very well that we are only a month and a half away from the World Cup and you have to recognise that this was the last opportunity for international players to demonstrate that they deserved to play in the World Cup,” Conte said during his address.
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“Playing all these games before the international break and playing 13 games now in 43 days is ridiculous,” Antonio Conte said in his conclusion.
Prior to today’s match, Arsenal had previously played 60 times against Tottenham, winning 22 times, drawing 23 times, and losing to the visitors 15 times.
In contrast to Tottenham, who also managed to score 76 goals, Arsenal players managed to score 95 goals, and they were able to do so thanks to 4 goals from 5 penalties as opposed to 9 goals from 10 strikes for Tottenham.
While the confrontations saw a significant number of yellow warnings—113 for the hosts and 135 for Tottenham players—Arsenal managed to keep 14 clean sheets, compared to 11 for Tottenham.
15 penalties were awarded in the expulsion cases, including 8 for Arsenal players and 7 for Tottenham.
Tottenham defeated the other team in their most recent meeting, which took place on May 12, at Spurs Stadium, with a score of 3-0.
While in their most recent meeting, which took place in September 2021, Arsenal came out on top by a score of three to one. .
Conte: It’s ridiculous to play 13 games in the 43 days leading up to the World Cup.
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