Antonio Conte wants time to implement his vision as Tottenham's new manager, acknowledging it will be a “big challenge” to right the slumping Premier League club.

The Italian became Tottenham's third manager in seven months when he replaced Nuno Espirito Santo this week with a contract through the end of the 2022-23 season and an option to extend.

Conte, who led Chelsea to the league title in 2016-17, spoke at a press conference Friday ahead of Sunday's visit to Everton.

Mid-table Tottenham has scored just nine goals in 10 games.

Only last-place Norwich has scored fewer.

England striker Harry Kane has netted just once in league play after winning the Golden Boot with 23 last season.

Conte, who had been out of work since leaving Inter Milan after winning Serie A in May, won the Premier League title and the FA Cup in his two seasons at Chelsea before leaving in 2018.

His first game in charge of Spurs was a 3-2 home win over Vitesse Arnhem in the Europa Conference League on Thursday when they nearly blew a three-goal lead.

Tottenham has a new $1.6 billion facility but lacks a long-term plan on the pitch, the new manager said.

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0:00 SOUNDBITE (English): Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur head coach:

"I have seen in these few days that we need to work, we need to work a lot to improve many aspects. For every single player, not for only one, two, three. And I think that this squad has to work to improve its physical condition, to go into my idea of football, to have more order on the pitch and to be not so emotional during the game, to improve the capacity also to suffer. We have to improve many aspects, but for this reason I think Tottenham decided to try to change something because when the situation is not good usually the coach pays for this. But for sure we have to work together. The players know very well that they have to work a lot and if we want to try to build something important for the present and for the future we must be all together and be focused and also to show the desire to work, the desire to improve the situation. But we are ready to do this."

1:39 SOUNDBITE (English): Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur head coach:

"I remember that I lost my last game in Premier League against (Rafa) Benitez and for sure our expectation (is) to have a tough game, because Everton is a really good team. Goodison Park is not an easy place to play but at the same time we want to try to improve the result especially for our table. But it won't be easy."

2:19 SOUNDBITE (English): Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur head coach:

"This is a big challenge. A big, big challenge and I know very well that this club is not winning for many years, but I think the win you have to build the win. The win doesn't happen after one, two, three days or one month or two months. You must have vision. I think this club had a great vision outside of the pitch. Now I think we have to start to have a vision also on the pitch."

3:08 SOUNDBITE (English): Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur head coach:

"We need time. Time and vision because only if you have a vision in football you can start to build something important for the present and for the future. And I think now, I repeat, the club took this choice and I am pleased, I am honoured about this choice, but at the same time I know that we need time and I need time to work, I need time to change something."

SOURCE: Premier League Productions

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