Jamie Carragher offers verdict on whether Tottenham should sack Antonio Conte if they exit the Champions League

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Jamie Carragher thinks Tottenham should stick with Antonio Conte, even if they exit the Champions League next week.

Spurs were agonisingly close to getting into the knockout rounds with a win over Sporting on Wednesday night.

But Harry Kane’s late, late goal was ruled out for a tight and debatable offside call and an ‘I was there’ moment was turned into the ultimate frustration.

Carragher has defended Conte in his Telegraph column ahead of Spurs’ return to Premier League action against Bournemouth this weekend.

Carragher on Conte

He wrote: “The reaction during the Newcastle game was extremely harsh.

“I am a huge admirer of the Italian and believe the longer he sticks around, the stronger Spurs will be.

“Look at where Tottenham were when Conte arrived.

“They had lost five of their previous seven games under Nuno Espirito Santo. To recover and finish in the top four was a brilliant achievement.

“Even if it goes wrong on a tricky night in Marseilles next week I do not believe there should be an overreaction.”

Conte’s tactics tend to leave things down to fine margins and that is how Tottenham’s Champions League campaign has played out.

In truth, they were unfortunate with that late disallowed goal which could easily have been a decision which went the other way.

But they have to get a result away from home in France now and come through a tricky period in terms of results with Champions League football in 2023 to look forward to.