‘His performance was good’: Antonio Conte names the Tottenham player who impressed him despite defeat yesterday

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has been speaking to the club’s official website and has named Oliver Skipp as the player who impressed him despite yesterday’s defeat.

The 22-year-old was handed his first start under the Italian since January in the 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United.

Despite the loss, Skipp impressed during the hour he was on the pitch and looked incisive with the ball at his feet.

The youngster has been unfortunate over the past 10 months as he’s been sidelined for the majority of this period. But after coming back into the side yesterday, Conte has praised Skipp for his performance in north London.

Skipp impressed Conte

“We have players that are recovering from injuries, like Skippy the last game he played was in January,” Conte told Spurs Play.

“But his performance was good.”

The England U21 international was handed an opportunity yesterday after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was ruled out of the clash against Newcastle.

The youngster certainly took his opportunity and probably did more to impress Conte than Yves Bissouma managed.

Skipp has been very unlucky over the past ten months, with two injuries halting his progress in north London.

He was a regular in Conte’s starting eleven before being ruled out for the remainder of the last campaign in February.

The Spurs academy product also picked up a foot injury during pre-season which ruled him out for the beginning of the current campaign.

But with Bissouma failing to impress and Hojbjerg currently sidelined, it could be the perfect opportunity for the youngster to force his way back into the side.

Despite being on the losing side, Skipp will be hoping to build on a promising display over the coming weeks.