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Antonio Conte refusing to get Tottenham fans' trophy hopes up as he promises to be 'realistic' with them ahead of their FA Cup opener against Morecambe... three days after admitting they are a 'middle club'

Antonio Conte has admitted it is ‘difficult to make promises’ about Tottenham’s chances of silverware in another damning assessment of how far the club have fallen.

Spurs begin their FA Cup campaign against League One side Morecambe on Sunday as they bid to win their first trophy in 14 years.

Conte last week branded Tottenham a ‘middle’ club after their Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg defeat to Chelsea and claimed the team’s level has ‘dropped a lot’.

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And now he’s warned the supporters not to get their hopes up when it comes to the FA Cup, a competition they last won in 1991.