Report: What Antonio Conte kept shouting at Lenglet and Sanchez during Tottenham’s win over Bournemouth

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Antonio Conte kept shouting at Tottenham Hotspur defenders Clement Lenglet and Davinson Sanchez to move the ball faster during yesterday’s win, according to the Athletic.

Spurs came from behind to beat Bournemouth 3-2 at the Vitality Stadium yesterday afternoon. Goals from Ryan Sessegnon, Ben Davies and Rodrigo Bentancur secured a dramatic comeback win on the south coast.

But Spurs were lacklustre for the first 50 minutes of the game and found themselves 2-0 down after a Kieffer Moore brace.

And Conte was seemingly frustrated with both Lenglet and Sanchez for playing out too slowly.

What Conte kept shouting at Lenglet and Sanchez

The Athletic reports that Conte kept telling his defenders to move the ball quicker during the first-half.

The Italian could be heard shouting “Faster, faster, faster,” at Lenglet and Sanchez.

The outlet notes that the Spurs boss constantly shouts at his backline to try and move the ball much quicker.

Conte wanted his defenders to execute incisive and brisk passing from the back in order to push Bournemouth back. 

Conte named a make-shift back three yesterday of Lenglet, Sanchez and Ben Davies. The Italian rested Cristian Romero and Eric Dier ahead of Tuesday’s clash against Marseille.

Sanchez was hooked in the 58th minute for Dier and it made a noticeable impact as Spurs looked more threatening down the right-hand side.

The Colombian has shown to be a capable back-up for Romero but his weaknesses on the ball are there for everyone to see.

Lenglet grew into the game and looked much better after the introduction of Dier.

Spurs were massively underwhelming in the first-half yet again yesterday and have been guilty of moving the ball too slowly this season.

When Conte’s men pass the ball with a bit more urgency, they look like a far better outfit. But this needs to start from the defence and yesterday’s back-three failed to impress for the first hour.