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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Antonio Conte hails Dane Scarlett"
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published: "2022-03-21T19:35:09Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Antonio Conte hails Dane Scarlett

**During his post-match press conference following Tottenham’s 3-1 victory over West Ham, Antonio Conte hailed the improvements made by Lilywhites youngster Dane Scarlett.**

### The Lowdown: Scarlett’s rise at Spurs

The 17-year-old has made tremendous strides over the past year after impressing with Tottenham’s under-23 side.

As a result, he has been included in the Lilywhites’ [first-team matchday squad 17 times this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dane-scarlett/leistungsdaten/spieler/670883), coming off the bench in the 4-0 win over Leeds in February.

Conte is a keen admirer of the young striker – indeed, last month the 52-year-old publicly labelled him as [“the best prospect from the academy”](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/conte-doherty-scarlett-tottenham-injury-23240307).

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### The Latest: Conte praise for Scarlett

During his post-match press conference after the win over West Ham on Sunday, Conte sang Scarlett’s praises, claiming that the 17-year-old will play a big part in Spurs’ future.

As quoted by[football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/every-word-antonio-conte-said-23447489), the Tottenham manager stated:

*“I’m seeing a lot of improvement today in \[Dane\] Scarlett honestly if I have to tell you. Seeing that this guy is improving a lot, he’s only 17-years-old but I can tell you that he is a really important prospect for Tottenham. He has to be patient and work behind these very important players and continue to work in this way because about Scarlett, I can tell you that I see a brilliant future for him.”*

### The Verdict: Huge praise

These comments should come as a huge fillip for the 17-year-old, who has [had piecemeal action](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dane-scarlett/leistungsdaten/spieler/670883) in the FA Cup and Europa Conference League this season. Judging by the manager’s glowing praise, Scarlett may yet be handed more senior game-time in the closing weeks of the campaign.

Indeed, the Italian is not the first Spurs coach to sing the teenager’s praises. Scarlett was previously hailed by former Tottenham manager [Jose Mourinho](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/dane-scarlett-harry-kane-tottenham-mourinho-nuno-b951397.html), who claimed that “he will be somebody in a few years” and is already a “phenomenal” player.

The teenager even featured in the [Europa League twice under Mourinho](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dane-scarlett/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/670883/plus/0/trainer_id/781/verein/148), so following Conte’s latest comments, he will be hoping to receive further opportunities under the Italian, who it’s fair to say is a massive admirer of this particular ‘one of our own’ in N17.

***In other news: [One Tottenham player may have risked incurring the wrath of Conte and the Spurs hierarchy](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/cristian-romero-argentina-callup-spurs-concern/)***