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Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

Albertbarich

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Seems to be deleted now.

But I don't understand how that's not putting his heart in to it, working hard and long days isn't not putting your heart in to it.
It says making the team work 13 hours not that he was working 13 hours

Stupid quote anyway , going to get her husband sacked.
 

spurs mental

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It says making the team work 13 hours not that he was working 13 hours

Stupid quote anyway , going to get her husband sacked.
But if the team is working surely hes there?

Agree on the second part. Very silly. Probably why it's been deleted.
 

only1waddle

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Mura
Middlesbrough
Sheffield United
Sporting at home
Leicester away
Morecambe FA Cup

Plenty of examples of where we played opposition we should be comfortably beating yet didn't and then Conte made it about the team not being good enough and absolving himself of blame.

I don't think we are good enough. But I do think we are more than capable of brushing these teams aside. One or 2 shock results happen to any club but the rate that we put in these shoddy performances against poor teams reflects badly on Conte, yet he never owns it.

And at the other end of the spectrum we have that City away game, probably the ballsiest set up this season (albeit we should have reverted to counter attack second half) pressing high and getting in their faces, yet 0-1 down against a semi decent Milan side not on the same page as City and as passive and rigid as fuck, baffling, absolutely baffling.
 

Lappi

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I think the game was a fucking disaster and Conte is responsible for it, but this is correct. From recollection we were four at the back from the moment Richarlison was sent on.
To be fair, this is harder to see on TV than at the game. Especially when we are attacking. And the view is getting angry about how bad we are
 

bigfrooj

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Wonder who came up with the winning teams against Chelsea and West Ham? Who left out the ineffective Perisic and Son? I just know that Conte was in Italy at the time.

I had the Mickey taken because I said the team looked happier without him there - tell me that you didn’t see players grimacing as they stopped in promising positions last night and passed the ball backwards. Tell me that in every still photo of Conte on the touchline he isn’t appearing to be gesturing for someone to stop or get back into position. The Spurs record goal scorer was feeding off scraps, it’s not dignified, it is embarrassing.

I sound like I’m a Conte hater but I’m not, I think he turned us around last season and that we looked decent. I just think he has run out of ideas and is allowing his stubbornness not to change things, and not to use some signings, to allow us to roll backwards. I think we need an immediate change if we want to stop the damage from becoming irredeemable.
 

nedley

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Amazed there hasn't been more rumblings.

Bar a couple of 'end of the road' pieces, it's been very quiet
 

Ashesmod

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So am I reading this right? The Instagram story (or whatever it is was released about 15 hours before 1 pm) so probably about 10pm last night. This means the team had a full training session before a huge match in the morning. This seems completely out of this world stupid both physically and mentally drain of players and staff. No wonder a lot of our player's head was not in the game if this was the case.

Also think it's interesting that people are congratulating Richy for coming out and talking about things, but someone else coming out about the concerns about the mental health of the staff is unacceptable. Whatever happens, they should not be sacked as in any line of work it would be unacceptable.

(for a note this is the 2nd time in a week I have heard about how Tottenham treat their staff and the first one was not very complementray either)
 

Led Revolver

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Another thing that saddens me is I was hoping that Conte was going to be the man that would hold Levy to account, and finally make him see the error of his ways. Doesn’t look like that will happen, or will ever happen now..

Please someone with some sporting integrity buy ENIC out before the end of the season! It’s our only hope!!
 

sidford

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Amazed there hasn't been more rumblings.

Bar a couple of 'end of the road' pieces, it's been very quiet
With all the pieces being negative on Guardian, Athletic, Daily Mail, Sky news etc it's only a matter of days
 

PrettyColors

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To be fair to Conte there are no options for a plan B in the squad especially in midfield with Bentancur injured. We can basically play only one way with this squad and as a result his tactical options are limited.

To be unfair to Conte this is completely on him and his stupid fucking system and turning down Maddison. And his decision to persist with 2 CMs and wingbacks despite all the evidence that they don’t work is maddening.
 

Snarfalicious

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"What's this? Antonio Conte has not reported to the touchline for the start of the match. Wait, what's this? Steve Cooper is now coming out, but he's just sat on the Tottenham bench. I don't believe it!"
 
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