The doctor thinks about the timing and they have an ideal time frame but it is really a feeling from Antonio. He will come back soon but not like he hoped. “When they checked with the doctor, with the club, they spoke for a long time about this and the decision was this. “Coming close to the (Leicester) game, the stress, the tension he lives normally before the game create some problems. Stellini added: “Since the moment he came back after two days Antonio's feeling was that maybe he underestimated the procedure after the surgery. “He repeats every day, 'I want to come back Cristian, I'm sorry but how was training, tomorrow we have to organise something particular, we have to organise the team, what do you feel, what do you think,' but he wants to come back. “We have a call every day, many times in a day, probably three times per day and every time he wants to come back,” Stellini said. Come on you Spurs!”Ĭonte has still been making regular phone calls to his assistant, Stellini, who has taken on first-team duties again including Friday’s pre-match press conference.Ĭonte's long-serving assistant revealed they have shared numerous phone call conversations ahead of Sunday's visit of West Ham and each time the Spurs boss expresses his desire to be back with the squad. Who knows me, understands what a burden this is for me, but it is necessary. “My body has suffered (from) my impatience, and now I am forced to stop until my entire recovery. Sadly I underestimated the procedure, which wasn't a routine operation, but a sudden and serious emergency. Tottenham will give Conte as long as he needs and there is an acknowledgement that the former Juventus and Inter Milan manager may require at least two weeks to fully recover after rushing back too soon.Ĭonte gave an update on his condition in a message posted on Instagram on Thursday in which he said: “My great sense of responsibility towards the club, the players, the staff and the fans brought me to anticipate my comeback on field. With Spurs facing Wolverhampton Wanderers on March 4, four days before the visit of Milan, it is hoped that Conte will be back on the bench ahead of the next Champions League game. Tottenham travel to Sheffield United in the FA Cup on the Wednesday after the Chelsea game and it remains to be seen whether or not Conte gets the all-clear in time to return to the dug-out for that tie. No specific timescale has been put on Conte’s absence, but it is anticipated he could also miss the visit of his former club Chelsea next Sunday with the 53-year-old’s assistant Cristian Stellini taking charge of the first team in his absence. Tottenham Hotspur are hopeful that Antonio Conte will return to the dug-out before the club’s Champions League last-16 second-leg against AC Milan, but will not do anything to rush the Italian back.Ĭonte will miss Sunday’s game against West Ham United after being told to return to Italy and continue his rehabilitation from gallbladder surgery, having returned too soon for the Premier League defeat by Leicester City and the first-leg loss to Milan. Spurs manager will not be rushed by the club and is likely to miss next week's game against former club Chelsea Antonio Conte in line to return in time for Tottenham's clash with AC Milan
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