Tottenham call off talks with Antonio Conte

Booooooo! Although, I fear, inevitable. Onwards and....erm... upwards?

Oh well the dream was fun whilst it lasted

So who next then?

Thank fuck for that. Not the type of manager that fits our club imo

Conte is a very complex and demanding character who also wants a lot of money to invest so it was always going to be difficult.

Very good coach under the right circumstances, but I doubt whether it would've worked out here anyway.

yid-down-under said:

Thank fuck for that. Not the type of manager that fits our club imo

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You got your wish then

I can foresee a magical future.
People are walking in the streets arm in arm, brushing shoulders, hugging, kissing (even strangers!) elevators are packed.
Zoom is now primarily a flash villain again and PS5's are readily available in stores.



Oh but Spurs still don't have a manager.

I understand that Daniel has just offered Big Sam a two year contract. He’s sick and tired of people saying that he’s got no ambition and is going all out to keep us up!

Heart said 'Hell yes, why not?'

Head replied 'Has train wreck written all over it!'

Ok...
Escalated quickly...
Who's next?

I honestly thought it was a done deal, one that I would have embraced as it had started to restore my faith in the project that is called Tottenham Hotspur. Now I ma left feeling the same way I did when we missed out Dybala

Bulletspur said:

I honestly thought it was a done deal, one that I would have embraced as it had started to restore my faith in the project that is called Tottenham Hotspur. Now I ma left feeling the same way I did when we missed out Dybala

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Agree.

2021 has been the worst year as a Spurs fan.

TheTanguy said:

Conte is a very complex and demanding character who also wants a lot of money to invest so it was always going to be difficult.

Very good coach under the right circumstances, but I doubt whether it would've worked out here anyway.

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We all knew this, what the fuck was Levy doing wasting time on him for?

Bulletspur said:

I honestly thought it was a done deal, one that I would have embraced as it had started to restore my faith in the project that is called Tottenham Hotspur. Now I ma left feeling the same way I did when we missed out Dybala

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You have just been Levyed.

See........we can all have opinions without having to resort to stupid comments.

So.................we move on now who do we think is next up - Klinsmann/Potter/Martinez?

blankom said:

Agree.

2021 has been the worst year as a Spurs fan.

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For some of us 1977 was worse.

At least this team plays in the PL, qualified for Europe, has a fantastic stadium, some great players like Son and Kane and despite the naysayers is still a draw for most managers and players.

Tottenham Hotspur like Arsenal and Liverpool is run like a business. The club is not a vanity product or white washing public relations vehicle for ENIC. We need to keep that in mind when discussing goals, targets and ambitions and comparing Spurs to clubs like Chelsea, PSG, Man City and to a degree Man Utd.

Antonio Conte left one of the biggest clubs in the world which has to downsize so it was highly unlike he was going to agree to come to another big club to begin a redevelopment project. In truth, we needed Conte in 2019 or 2017 when he might have pushed the team to the Premier League title or a Champions League.

Conte would have been a coup, but possibly at a cost. We will never know. If he decided against working with what structure Spurs and Levy had in place then it says more about him as a manager than it does us as a club. I like Conte but he will only be headed to a club like PSG or Real or back to Chelsea now.

I just watched the new Fergie documentary again and his planning in his early days at Man Utd is something we should consider. A young, progressive, confident manager who wants to knock a team off its perch. He had long term vision when the media was telling him he had to win now. Who is our Fergie? Would we support him if he was building a young team to compete in a year or two even if that meant losing Kane?

Would we be happy to see an Eddie Howe come in with a five year plan to sign and develop players, to bring in young, hungry, ambitious players who would play for the shirt? Conte would have been great for sure, but a Howe type is probably what we need. I use Howe as an example because he has a clear philosophy and has done some decent deals and developed players - Ings, Ake, etc. Players we have been linked with in recent years.

I have worked with some top class coaches in various roles and the ones who impress me are those with a clear vision and who work with what they have. The coaches/managers who want a job only to complain because they cannot spend or the players don't respond to their methods is not what we want at Spurs.

It could be a Roberto Martinez especially if he wins the Euros, but I was told by someone who works with him that he plans to stay on to the World Cup. Jurgen Klinsmann would be a mistake. He would be better suited to a general manager role. Graham Potter could be a good shout but will need time. Listen to some of his podcasts and you will hear the vision he has for his team and club.

We have lost a bit of our identity as a club. We need to get it back. I want a manager who is proud to work at Tottenham Hotspur and not feel the club is beneath him or that he is doing us a favour.

Audere est Facere!

spursbhoy67 said:

For some of us 1977 was worse.

At least this team plays in the PL, qualified for Europe, has a fantastic stadium, some great players like Son and Kane and despite the naysayers is still a draw for most managers and players.

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what's a naysayer?