ANTONIO CONTE saluted his new Tottenham team’s fight after their bore draw at Goodison Park.
But Spurs failed to muster a SINGLE shot on target for the second Prem game in a row.
And Italian taskmaster Conte is demanding an improvement from his struggling attacking stars.
Conte fielded his strongest possible line-up for his Prem debut in Spurs’ dugout — with Harry Kane, Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min leading the line.
But after THREE HOURS AND 45 MINUTES without a shot on target in the league, he said: “If I have to see a negative aspect in this game, we made many mistakes with the forward pass.
“If we make the final pass in the right way, we had chances to score.
“But it was a competitive game at a very high level and I am happy with the draw because we have to start somewhere.”
Barring a late shot against the post by Giovani Lo Celso, the North Londoners failed to trouble Toffees keeper Jordan Pickford in a worrying sign for Conte.
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The last time they managed an attempt on goal came from Kane in a 1-0 defeat at West Ham on October 24.
And Spurs’ last top-flight goal came a week before that in a 3-2 win against struggling Newcastle.
The draw at Goodison leaves Conte’s men down in ninth — six points off the Premier League top four.
But former Chelsea chief Conte said: “Goodison Park is not a good place for an opponent and I have seen some situations that we tried tactically.
“But the most important thing I saw in this game is that the players want to fight and be a problem for the other team. This is the best news for me.”
Conte’s first game in charge was a scrappy 3-2 win over nine-man Vitesse in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night.
Spurs had a scare when Richarlison beat Hugo Lloris to the ball and went over — but VAR overturned the penalty call after deeming the keeper got a touch.
And Conte added: “I only started work with my players on Wednesday and we have played two games.
“We needed that first win for our confidence.
“Everton was a tough game. We needed that point and we didn’t concede a goal. A good start.”
Conte kept up his record of never conceding a goal against Everton in five games during his time with Chelsea and now Tottenham — going back to December 2017.
Spurs defender Eric Dier admitted: “It was a bit too chaotic for our liking.
“It was a difficult game but we were compact and defended well. We just couldn’t get one ourselves.”
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