MIDDLESBROUGH RATINGS; Joe Lumley – 7. The former Spurs youth player was left in no-man’s land when Kane’s long ball to Doherty left Boro wide open, but thankfully for the home side the wing-back’s effort was high and wild. Lumley made two late saves to deny Son, one in normal time and again in extra-time. Reuters

Tottenham ratings vs Middlesbrough: Doherty 7, Romero 6, Kane 5, Son 4



Antonio Conte has vowed to continue to try to improve Tottenham Hotspur after they were dumped out of the FA Cup at Middlesbrough.

The Championship side followed up their fourth-round giant-killing of Manchester United with another Premier League scalp as teenager Josh Coburn’s extra-time goal earned a deserved 1-0 win at the Riverside Stadium.

It was an abject display by Spurs, who were condemned to yet another season without a trophy and their campaign hinges on their ability to produce a late surge into the top four.

The Italian was previously scathing of his side after a similar defeat at Burnley last week, suggesting he might not be the man for the job, but after this loss he remained calm.

He said: “In this moment I’m the last person, I don’t think about myself. When I speak with my players and in my team I say that we have to think about ‘us’, not ‘me’.

“For me no problem and for me there is the desire, the will, the patience to try to continue to work very hard to improve, to make this team more stable than the past, because I think this is the key that can change the situation.

“I try every day through the work. Also sometimes to speak. For sure in this type of situation you need to find the right key to go into the mind of the players, because it’s not only sometimes a tactical problem or a technical problem.

“Sometimes you have to try to work and to push in other aspects, the mental aspects and try to stay focused and to work also on the training sessions, to keep focusing.”

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Updated: March 02, 2022, 3:39 AM