Spurs score four to stack up pressure on Leeds and Bielsa
Key takeaways:
- Matt Doherty's early net put Tottenham on their way to only their second victory in six league games.
- Tottenham boss Antonio Conte tells Saturday's emphatic victory at Leeds "has to be a starting point" for his team as they imposed another fierce blow to Leeds' expectancies of staving off Premier League relegation.
Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur defeat Leeds United:
Spurs broke the draw after only ten minutes when Ryan Sessegnon smashed clear down the left and produced a weighted cross for Matt Doherty to sweep home.
Dejan Kulusevski shot in the visitors' second before Harry Kane's composed finish made it 3-0 on the half-hour spot.
Son Heung-min compounded Leeds' pain in the second half when he sealed on to Kane's ball over the top of the home defense and hit Illan Meslier with a brilliant finish.
"I have seen a passion and a will to resist in every moment of the match," stated Conte, who had asked his future following Wednesday's loss by Burnley.
The Italian revealed BBC Match of the Day: "They battled during the match, and it was good for me to notice this."
"If we want to be competitive, try to enhance and make something important, it is not sufficient to play football and enjoy football. You have to succeed and to win; you need to check good football with a great desire."
"We had to put great passion and determination into every match from the beginning until the end, and today we noticed this. My teams are not weak. My squads need to be robust."
Robin Koch and Raphinha hit the woodwork for Leeds, and Stuart Dallas should have netted a consolation before Spurs' fourth. Still, the hosts rarely looked competent in developing a route back into the match as Spurs persisted in carving out chances on the counter-attack.