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​Tottenham boss Conte: We must become stable team and show ambition

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte hopes his side can perform with consistency, after they thrashed Everton 5-0.

The North London club have been up and down since the arrival of the Italian, suffering poor losses for every impressive win in the Premier League.

However, they were at their best against a woeful Toffees, scoring five goals in the first 55 minutes of the game, before seeing it out to the final whistle.

Post-game, Conte told BBC Sport: "A good night for sure. For my players and our fans, I am sure they are very delighted for this performance. A very important three points for the table.

"We will try to fight until the end for the best possible position in the table. A top four race for sure and we want to be involved. I think we are becoming stronger in many aspects.

"We have to avoid ups and downs and to be a stable team. We have to take the responsibility now. We have to fight to reach the best possible position and to fight for a place in the Champions League.

"For sure it won't be easy. We need to have ambition and I think we can do this, I think we ready to do this.

"A good night, but I always say to my players 'from tomorrow' we need to prepare for the game against United. I want an important answer in an important game to confirm what I think that this team is improving. Now this is the past.

"Harry Kane played an amazing game, like the other players. It is important to confirm on Saturday what we showed, otherwise we start again to have up and down. A big challenge against an important team who are fighting for a place in the Champions League."

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