Six things noticed from Antonio Conte's wild first game as Tottenham manager

Antonio Conte got off to a winning start with Tottenham it what a wild first game in charge,

The Italian was named as Spurs boss after the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo, earlier this week.

Conte only had one training session, before he led them out for the first time against Vitesse in the Europa Conference League.

And it was a game to remember as the north Londoner claimed a 3-2 victory with both sides finishing without eleven men.

Spurs raced out to a 3-0 lead and it looked like it was to be plain sailing but the hosts, but the Dutch side rallied and reduced the deficit to one goal before the break.

Tottenham had to hold on as Cristian Romero was given his marching orders before Danilho Doekhi suffered the same fate to even things up. Vitesse keeper Markus Schubert also saw red as he handled the ball out of his box.

It was a dramatic encounter but Spurs came out on top.

Here are five things we noticed from Conte's first game as Spurs boss.

Antonio Conte takes charge of Tottenham for the first time

Conte's warm welcome

There is a sense that it's a clean slate for Tottenham under Conte and the warm reception he received from fans highlighted that perfectly.

The Italian was given a standing ovation as young supporters held 'Welcome Antonio Conte' signs aloft.

There was so much optimism in the air and the players fed off that positivity as they cam flying out the blocks.

It's a stark contrast to Nuno Espirito Santo's last game in charge against Manchester United as boos ran around their stadium after their 3-0 defeat.

It's amazing how the mood has been drastically lifted in a matter of days, but that's what happens when you sign a manager of Conte's calibre.

Son gets the ball rolling

Spurs enjoyed a fast start as the players were clearly keen to impress their new boss.

There was plenty of energy in the team as they created plenty of chances with some brilliant attacking football.

Heung-Min Son got the ball rolling as he opened the scoring, before Lucas Moura added a second shortly after.

Hary Kane's deflected effort, which went down as an own goal, put the north London club 3-0 up as fans got a glimpse of what Conte can bring to the table in an attacking sense.

Spurs' troubles in front of goal this season have been well-documented so it's definitely a positive sign they were a goal threat in the opening half.

Heung-Min Son scores Tottenham's first goal ( Image:

Getty)

Defensive frailties

Three goals clear and Spurs should have been out of sight, but they let Vitesse back into the game and it was all down to poor defending.

They grabbed a goal back from a corner and it was poor marking from Tottenham's point of view.

And then they got within one goal shortly after and once again there were question marks over how they dealt with the threat.

Conte's teams are renowned for being solid at the back so the good news is, they have the right man for the jb, but the bad news is he has a big job on his hands to shore up this poor defence.

Antonio Conte made a winning start to life at Tottenham

Kane struggles

All eyes were on Harry Kane and how he would operate in Conte's system.

The Italian claimed on punditry duty during Euro 2020 that he would have always have him in the box, instead of coming deep for the ball.

And that came to fruition for the hosts' third goal as he was placed in the six-yard bix to get on the end of Ben Davies' ball. It went down as an own goal, but it's exactly where Conte wants him to be.

It was a quiet evening for Kane, however. His poor form is this season is hard to explain and Conte will need to get him firing if he is to be a success at Spurs.

Harry Kane's effort went down as an own goal

Conte implements new system

The Spurs boss played three at the back which came as no surprise - a staple of every Conte team.

Tottenham will take some time to get used to it, but its potential is clear to see as Sergio Reguilon and Emerson Royal got forward at every opportunity from full-back.

A perfect example of how the system operates effectively was Spurs' third goal as Reguilon played the ball into Davies, who was playing as the left-sided centre-back, who then set up Kane's deflected effort.

This myth that Conte's is too defensive is well...a myth. The fact that Davies got beyond Reguilon shows that the Italian is hoping this set-up can benefit Tottenham at both ends of the pitch.

Schubert's moment of madness

It was a rush of blood to the head for Schubert as he came rushing out of his goal and handled the ball.

The ref didn't hesitate to show him red as the Dutch side had to bring their backup goalie on.

And that wasn't the only sending off as Romero and Doekhi were given their marching orders as it finished 10 vs 9.