sport news Antonio Conte is hoping 'to see the change' in his revamped Tottenham side when ... trends now Antonio Conte hails 'the change' to his revamped Tottenham side ahead of their trip to face rivals Chelsea this weekend - after losing THREE times to his former side in January Antonio Conte's Tottenham will travel to face rivals Chelsea on Sunday The Italian oversaw three straight losses against his old side in January Spurs have recruited heavily over the summer and started their season brightly Conte admitted he is 'surprised' by the improvements he has seen in his squad By Matt Barlow for MailOnline Published: 15:14 BST, 12 August 2022 | Updated: 15:18 BST, 12 August 2022 Viewcomments Antonio Conte will look at Tottenham's performance at Chelsea on Sunday to measure their improvement in the first eight months of this year. Spurs lost three times inside three weeks to their London rivals in January and Conte claimed his former club were 'better in every aspect' but they finished last season with a flourish and started this campaign with a resounding 4-1 win against Southampton. 'This is a really good surprise, to see the change of the team in such a short time,' said Conte. 'It's positive, it's positive for me. I can be surprised for the short time that we needed to do this. Spurs boss Antonio Conte has said Sunday's trip to Chelsea will help him evaluate his side Tottenham started the new season with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Southampton 'Now there is the more difficult part, because to have a good improvement quickly can happen but when you stay on one level, to have another step and another step becomes more difficult. 'You have to continue to work, don't make mistakes about the players, signing the players, and this is really, really important because now is not the time for Tottenham to make mistakes in the transfer market.' Since those three defeats in January, two in the Carabao Cup and one in the Premier League, Spurs have signed eight new players. Conte's Tottenham lost three times to Chelsea in January during a torrid run of results 'When I arrived in Tottenham, I said we wanted to write a good story for this club,' said Conte. 'I know very well that it'll be more difficult than the other clubs for many reasons, but I think we've started to go in the right path. 'For sure on Sunday it will be a difficult game but we want to play this game. I want to play this game and my players want to play this game because it will be important this game to make the right evaluation of our improvement. 'This game will be very important for us and then if we win, lose or draw, we have to be good to make the right evaluation about the game, because you can win a game and be lucky and lose a game but be unlucky. 'For me it will be very important to understand and make the right evaluation after the game, the performance, the way we played and to feel our improvement for the future.' New signing Richarlison is in line to make his league debut for Spurs at Stamford Bridge Conte ruled out Clement Lenglet from the game on Sunday. Lenglet, on loan from Barcelona, will be rested as a precaution to do with fatigue in an abductor muscle. Richarlison is in line for his Spurs debut after missing the win against Saints through suspension. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility