Antonio Conte says Tottenham’s VAR drama in the Champions League in midweek was the reason behind his non-celebration against Bournemouth, with the Italian walking down the tunnel after Spurs’ late winner.
The north Londoners delivered a lacklustre and error-ridden first-half performance on the south coast on Saturday afternoon and fell two goals behind after a brace from Kieffer Moore.
But they upped the intensity and quality in the second period and got back into the game through Ryan Sessegnon before Ben Davies levelled the scores from a corner.
Tottenham were a constant threat from set-pieces in the match and netted their stoppage-time winner from their 19th corner, with substitute Rodrigo Bentancur’s initial effort blocked before he fired home the rebound to secure a 3-2 win and all three points.
Conte is usually known for his wild celebrations on the touchline, but when Bentancur’s shot hit the back of the net he did not celebrate at all, simply turning around and walking down the Bournemouth tunnel.