Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma is enjoying playing for Antonio Conte, describing the Italian as crazy, like me .
The Mali international made his first start for Spurs in their final pre-season friendly against Roma in Haifa, Israel on Saturday, which the Serie A side won 1-0 through a Roger Ibanez header.
Bissouma joined Tottenham from Brighton and Hove Albion for a reported fee of £25million in June, and he told the club s website he believes Conte will push the north London side onto the next level.
I m very happy to be with [Conte] and this club, he said after the Roma game. He s living football and I like that. I like a coach like him, and I know he can push the team higher and the players as well.
We are trying to do what he wants, and every training [session] is not easier, but we are working [hard].
I like him because he s crazy, like me. But good crazy, because he s crazy of football.
Our final game of pre-season comes to a close.
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Meanwhile, Conte saw the positives despite defeat to former Spurs boss Jose Mourinho, although Tottenham s head coach was unhappy with the manor in which his team conceded from a set piece.
For sure, it was a very tough game, but I think it s good in this way, because in one week, we have to start the season, he said.
It s positive to have this type of test, a tough test, and to understand if we want to try to be competitive and try to get a win in every game, we have to continue to go strong in every situation.
The players know we don t want to lose, even in a friendly game. Tonight, we lost due to a detail, because we conceded a goal from a corner, and we have to pay more attention, because if you want to go to another level, you have to take care of the details.
