Antonio Conte issued a powerful rallying cry to his new Tottenham players during an emotional first day in charge, telling his players: 'I'll give you everything.'
When the Italian met his squad at around 3pm on Tuesday, he immediately held a team meeting during which he gave a passionate address.
Conte was not able to officially take training as he awaited international clearance, but that did not prevent him from making an instant impact on his new players.
Antonio Conte (above) issued a powerful rallying cry to his new Tottenham players during an emotional first day in charge, telling his players: 'I'll give you everything'
In a hectic opening day at the club's Enfield HQ, Conte told his new players that he will instil a winning mentality into the team but they must be prepared to put in the hard yards, particularly in training.
His sessions are notoriously intense, and while the 52-year-old did not officially take training on Wednesday and only attended in a watching capacity, it is understood the players caught a glimpse of how hard such stints will be under the former Chelsea boss.
Conte expressed to his new players that he is completely available for each and every one of them — but only if they give him everything in return. He stressed the importance of togetherness among the squad — to work hard for each other — but also insisted they should start to enjoy themselves again after a tough start to the season.
Conte (left) expressed to his new players that he is completely available for each and every one of them — but only if they give him everything in return
He stressed the importance of togetherness among the squad — to work hard for each other — but also insisted they should start to enjoy themselves again after a tough start to the season
That will be music to the ears of a host of players who felt life at the training ground was miserable under the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo due to what they viewed as the Portuguese's morose personality.
'To be Tottenham manager is a great pleasure, a great honour,' Conte said on Wednesday. 'Now I want to repay this trust. My coaching philosophy is very simple: to play good football and attractive football for our fans with passion. To have a stable team, not up and down.'
That will be music to Tottenham supporters' ears after the pragmatic approaches of Nuno and Jose Mourinho in recent times.
Conte made
