Antonio Conte has criticised football’s key governing bodies for putting the “show” ahead of player welfare but urged his Tottenham Hotspur squad to face their difficult situation with a smile when Liverpool visit on Sunday.The Italian took aim at Fifa, Uefa the Premier League and English Football League on Friday after watching the injuries mount up for his team in recent weeks.Cristian Romero, Richarlison and Son Heung-min will definitely miss the clash with Liverpool and the trio are all in a race against time to be fit for the World Cup, which gets under way on 20 November.There are also doubts over Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Moura but Dejan Kulusevski could return this weekend after missing almost two months with a hamstring issue.Conte has repeatedly criticised the decision by Fifa to play the World Cup mid-season but also took aim at the Premier League and Uefa for the “impossible situation” they have created with games every three days before he ended his press conference by questioning why the EFL has arranged the Carabao Cup fourth round to be a matter of days after the World Cup final. Sakla
Antonio Conte has criticised football’s key governing bodies for putting the “show” ahead of player welfare but urged his Tottenham Hotspur squad to face their difficult situation with a smile when Liverpool visit on Sunday.The Italian took aim at Fifa, Uefa the Premier League and English Football League on Friday after watching the injuries mount up for his team in recent weeks.Cristian Romero, Richarlison and Son Heung-min will definitely miss the clash with Liverpool and the trio are all in a race against time to be fit for the World Cup, which gets under way on 20 November.There are also doubts over Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Moura but Dejan Kulusevski could return this weekend after missing almost two months with a hamstring issue.Conte has repeatedly criticised the decision by Fifa to play the World Cup mid-season but also took aim at the Premier League and Uefa for the “impossible situation” they have created with games every three days before he ended his press conference by questioning why the EFL has arranged the Carabao Cup fourth round to be a matter of days after the World Cup final. Sports