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Antonio Conte\u2019s spell in charge of Tottenham Hotspur is reportedly \u2018coming to an end\u2019 as they are \u2018discussing\u2019 appointing an interim manager.<\/p>\n
The Italian head coach was left raging after Spurs surrendered a two-goal lead against Southampton on Saturday afternoon.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Tottenham were 3-1 in front but James Ward-Prowse\u2019s stoppage-time penalty earned the Saints a valuable point.<\/p>\n Conte was unwilling to bite his lip when speaking to reporters after the final whistle. He suggested that he \u201csees selfish players\u201d in his squad.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are not a team. We are eleven players that go into the pitch. I see selfish players, players that don\u2019t want to help each other and don\u2019t put their heart,\u201d Conte said.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cUntil now I try to hide the situation but now, not anymore\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHere\u2019s always the same, every season. The club has the responsibility for the transfer market, the coach has responsibility. But the players, where are the players? I see only 11 players that play for themselves!\u201d.<\/p>\n He added:\u00a0\u201cThey are used to it here at Tottenham. They don\u2019t play for something important. They don\u2019t want to play under pressure, or under stress. It is easy this way!<\/p>\n \u201cTottenham story\u2019s this for 20 years, there\u2019s the owner but they never won something. Why?\u201d.<\/p>\n Football Insider<\/em> are now reporting that \u2018Tottenham are discussing appointing Ryan Mason as interim manager\u2019.<\/p>\n The report adds that \u2018Conte\u2019s reign as Tottenham manager is coming to an end<\/a> \u2013 and that was the case even before his astonishing attack on the club and players\u2019.<\/p>\n Daniel Levy and co. are \u2018discussing whether to end Conte\u2019s reign during the international break\u2019. A source has told Football Insider<\/em> that \u201cit\u2019s over\u201d for the ex-Chelsea boss as\u00a0\u201cthere\u2019s surely no way he can survive this\u201d.<\/p>\n Giving 31-year-old Mason the manager\u2019s job until the summer is \u2018one option\u2019. This would be a popular choice within the Spurs camp as he is \u2018close to Harry Kane and is respected in the dressing room\u2019. He has also \u2018long been regarded by the club as a future Tottenham manager\u2019.<\/p>\n The report notes that Mauricio Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel and Roberto De Zerbi are \u2018alternatives\u2019. Though it is unlikely that any of these would be appointed before the summer.<\/p>\n Ex-Spurs man Jamie O\u2019Hara thinks Conte is \u201cbegging\u201d to be sacked by Levy.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t get behind a manager slaughtering his team when an international break is coming up and he\u2019s basically saying to Levy \u2018I beg you to sack me\u2019,\u201d O\u2019Hara told talkSPORT.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe rested Harry Kane in an FA Cup game, we lost that game, the performance was pathetic. He dug the players out after that and I have no problem with that because it was pathetic.<\/p>\n \u201cThen you go and lose against AC Milan, another pathetic performance, but they are his tactics as well. Yes the players haven\u2019t been good enough, they haven\u2019t stepped up and some have gone missing but he\u2019s to blame as well, these are his tactics and it\u2019s diabolical football to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0So now we know the final answer to the question of who would prevail\u2026 Conte or Spursiness<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n