![]() "Now, it's just about continuing in the same way." "I'm feeling very good, I'm happy in my personal life, and I think that shows on the pitch," he says. It is just one of many reasons why Bentancur has become so crucial, so quickly, to Conte and Spurs. Football is a game they teach us to play, but above all you have to win." Is it more, then, than just a game? "That's it," he smiles. "But it's also the way we are brought up from childhood as young players in South America. "Then, at Juventus, I was walking into the club full of incredible players, legends, who were winning everything and continued to win things. "I think playing for a team like Boca Juniors, one of the best teams in South America, teaches you that," he replies. Last season, Conte described his "winning mentality" as one of his best attributes. Image: Tottenham have jumped from sixth to first for distance covered this seasonīentancur's physical capabilities are matched by impressive mental strength. It is Conte, though, who has been the biggest driver of Bentancur's improvement at Spurs, his prior experience in Italy, where he won three Serie A titles with Juve, helping him thrive under a manager who loves his tactical intelligence and defensive nous. "All the work we do is to help me improve." I give a lot of importance to those details. "Now, in this period where we are playing every three days, we don't do so much physical work, it is more about recovery, the small details. The good passes, the bad ones, the balls I win. "We worked very hard on the physical aspects when I arrived here. "He is my father's best friend, I call him my uncle," he explains. ![]() It can also be seen in his decision to bring Daniel Fernandez, a family friend who has acted as his personal trainer since he moved to Juventus from Boca Juniors, with him from Italy to England. It helps, too, that he approaches his job with total commitment.īentancur's appetite for self-improvement is evident in the revelation that he "hardly slept" after Wednesday's frenetic 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, his mind whirring over his performance until the small hours. Image: Bentancur has a crucial role in and out of possession
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