'He’s a winner and he wouldn’t want to stay here too long if he’s not winning anything.'
Merson thinks Spurs fans have to temper their expectations but backs Conte to ‘bring success’Tottenham currently find themselves third in the Premier League and Paul Merson believes that Spurs fans “need to be careful” with their expectations of Antonio Conte.
“At the moment, they are in the top four. They have an elite manager. They need to be careful, Tottenham. They have one of the best managers in what world of football.” Merson believes there is more to come from Conte’s side, although he doesn’t think they are in the title race. “He knows Tottenham aren’t going to win the league – he’s a winner and he wouldn’t want to stay here too long if he’s not winning anything. He will think ‘what’s the point’. They can win a domestic trophy.”