The England Under-21 international was a regular when Conte first took over in the winter of 2021 but a pelvis injury saw him miss the second half of last season before an innocuous problem with his heel slowed his progress in the opening months of this campaign. Recent injuries to Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma have handed Skipp an opportunity alongside Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in midfield. “It is not easy but you have to improve yourself and need to look at the type of players like Skippy.” “The players who score are important to show to everyone that if you work well, if you work hard, if you believe in the club and in yourself, you can arrive to reach this target. “This is an example for all the academy players that are now working with a dream to try to arrive here,” Stellini said of Skipp and Kane. While Kane has long been held up as a leading light for Tottenham's youth, Skipp, 22, has had to bide his time but was praised by assistant Cristian Stellini, who again successfully deputised for boss Antonio Conte. Skipp and fellow academy graduate Harry Kane struck in the second half to give Spurs bragging rights over their London rivals and strengthen their grip on a top-four berth. Oliver Skipp was hailed as an example for the players in Tottenham's academy after he scored in Sunday's 2-0 win over Chelsea.
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