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Tottenham may still be unbeaten in the league under Antonio Conte, but their wasteful wing-backs are already in the firing line after their underwhelming displays against Watford

Antonio Conte's upcoming Chelsea reunion in the Carabao Cup will inevitably spark reminders of his eventful association with the Stamford Bridge club; the good, the bad and the ugly.

Among the good will be memories of the title-winning team he transformed Chelsea into during 2016-17 following his early-season switch to a back-three formation with wing-backs.

And watching the ones he has inherited at Tottenham — Emerson Royal and Sergio Reguilon — struggle at Watford when the onus was on them to be their team’s creative outlets, and then hear Conte mark their card afterwards, it was hard not to fear for them.