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Conte calls up ‘skilful and tricky’ 18-year-old to Spurs training pre-Brighton, can make things ‘look effortless’

Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has been putting his players through their pa🌠ces ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Brighton.

Spurs will be hoping to make it five Premier League wins in a row in the day’s ea🏅rly kickoff.

Just a few weeks ago, To🙈ttenham were wowing and frustrating in equal measure, following up wins⛄ with defeats.

Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images

However, Spurs have since shaken off this inconsisteꦓncy to win six of their last seven in the ꦫtop flight.

Four of those victories were by four or more goals, andꦡ all six were by at least two goals.

They’ll be up ag⛄ainst a Brighton side ꦉeager to make it two wins in a row in north London.

The Seagulls picked up a 2-1 win against Arsenal at 𓂃the Emirate🐻s last week, so they’ll be fancying their chances.

Thatꦗ said, Tottenham have hit form a🙈t just the right time and have been nothing short of rampant.

“Capable of making things happen”

On Thursday, Spurs shared video footage of their latest training sཧession at 🅠Hotspur Way.

The full video is on , b𓃲ut Tottenham shared a small clip on Twitter.

In the clip, Emerson Royal and Eric Dier aꦯppear to be mes♐sing around in training.

At four seconds and 11 seconds in, you can see Tottenham academy tale🐻nt Yago Santiago in the session too.

Santiago joinওed Tottenham two-and-a-half years ago from Celta Vigo.

The 18-year-old has shown pl𝔍enty of sign♚s of promise at development squad level.

Santiago has♉ even been described , due to his level of ability.

The Spaniard has made 21 Premier League 2 appearances and three EFL🧔 Trophy outings this season.

In July 2021, wrote a detailed f🔯eature articꦕle on Santiago.

“A midfield player with great balance, in the central areas of the pitch Yago is so slick on the ball and he is a midfield technician﷽ who is more than capable of making things happen and creating chances.

“A good passer of the ⭕ball and a player who is quick on his feet, Santiag🦂o is an intelligent player who can at times make things look effortless.

“As a CAM Santiago makes good forward runs off the ball and he also links the 💜play well from that role.

“He likes to pass the ball forward (he holds onto the ball well) and he is a forward thinking midfield player who is a skilful and tricky player, but he🐓 is also a hard worker who helpꦐs out the team well.”