While stopping short of publicly berating Tanguy Ndombele, Antonio Conte admitted that the Frenchman must 'own his gestures'.
Ndombele was booed while trudging off during Tottenham's FA Cup win over Morcambe, taking an age to get to the sidelines with Spurs 1-0 down at the time.
At Tuesday's press conference ahead of Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg, the manager said: 'Honestly, I think it’s not right to speak about this type of situation.
Tanguy Ndombele (left) walked slowly off the pitch and was booed by Tottenham fans
'I think everyone is the owner of his gestures, you understand?