The Athletic.

Antonio Conte attacked his Tottenham players and the entire culture and direction of the football club

after his side let a two-goal lead slip at Southampton.

In an astonishing outburst, he branded his players selfish and said they could only play for themselves

and suggested there was a culture of underachievement at the club.

So will his exit as boss come sooner rather than later, and were any of his criticisms valid?

I'm Ian Irving and this is the Athletic Football Podcast. Southampton at the bottom of the table, James Ward Prouse.

He really needs to find the net here for Southampton.

And he has!

Oh, what joy at St Mary's!

Tottenham! We're in such a good position here at 3-1-up.

The problem is that for another time we show it that we are not a team.

We are 11 players that go into the pitch. I see selfish players.

I see players that don't want to help each other. Don't put the heart.

The players? Where are the players?

I see only 11 players that play for themselves.

So that was the Tottenham boss for now, Antonio Conte, with his post-match rants at the weekend.

They were witnessed by the Athletic Jack Pitt Brooke, who's with me now and also joining us is the Italian football writer James Horncastle.

Jack, first of all, have you ever experienced anything quite like that?

No, Ian. I've never experienced anything quite like that.

I've never seen a manager willingly destroy whatever remains of his relationship with his players in that way.

And frankly, dragged the whole club through the mud. It was... the whatever remains of his relationship with his players in that way and frankly drag the

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