Conte's toughest test to recharge predictable Spurs

Saturday's goalless draw at Brentford left Tottenham two points behind Arsenal in top four race

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane (centre) with an attempt at goal during the Premier League match at the Brentford Community Stadium, London. Picture: Adam Davy/PA Wire 

ANTONIO CONTE is widely acknowledged as a world-class coach, but the next three weeks will determine whether he has the skillkset to pull off one of the biggest challenges in English football – to take Tottenham back to the top table.

Conte rightly pointed to the huge improvement he has overseen at the club since succeeding Nuno Espirito Santo last November, when Spurs were floundering in mid-table and playing dull, directionless football.