I liked Conte too, the football wasn't great but it in the first season it was quite effective and he got the best out of the squad that he could. He was broken by events outside football, good friends passing away, and his own illness, a few wretched performances culminating in the Southampton rant and he was gone. But as a coach he is miles ahead of Ange.
Conte got consumed by our lack of winning culture its a Behemoth, much under rated as an entity overlooking our club and his ‘rant’ was justified was sad to see him go
Conte had health issues, his family stayed in Italy and he walked out on the job. There was plenty of money spent on his behalf and he got a lot of good players. His excuses are as convincing as his hairline.
Honestly, while not being up to the grade is the headline issue, it does feel like ego is part of the problem The refusal to adjust his tactics until injuries forced him to certainly can be put down to ego as much as stubbornness, while the narky press conferences and squaring up to fans are both signs of a bruised ego That being said, Matt Law deserved his broadside today
He’s out of his depth - he’s used to being one of the top, if not the top, coach in a league, and being able to use that to attract higher quality players - or at least players as good as the top ones at other teams. The level of coaching in the PL is much higher across the board and we struggle to compete for players who close the gap. We took a risk appointing him but once other teams worked out how to counter his system it’s fallen a bit flat. There’s a lot I like and admire about Ange and at least he tries to go to bat for the club. He’s old school in many good ways. But as a manager, it’s a risk that so far hasn’t paid off. If he wins the EL then it’s handshakes all round and we need to move on IMO.
This would be a dream scenario given the way this season has panned out. I just can't see past us getting beat by Bilbao in the final. I think getting to the final would soften the blow of a pointless, painful season, but if we go out to Bodo they/them Glint, I fear it will break the club.
Di Marzio claims that Marco Silva is the preferred choice, with Roberto De Zerbi and Andoni Iraola the backups All prefer 433, I notice...
If he wins Europa he’ll probably deserve to stay despite the horrid league season. Ultimately it’ll look silly if a club like us sack a manager after winning our first bit silverware for like 17 years. Although I do wonder if he himself might consider walking. It’ll be “job done” for him so to speak, done what ‘Arry, AVB, Poch, Jose and Conte all failed to do. He’d leave head held high and rightly so.
The way he's been acting in interviews in the last two weeks does give the impression that he knows that he's gone, so the pressure is off so he may as well treat himself to going in two-footed on Matt Law Not literally...
Nah he has to go regardless of Europa glory or not for me. He’s. He’s not capable of multiple games a week and his style isn’t sustainable. I also think he will happily leave if he wins that. He was never gonna be a long term (5 years plus) manager anyway.
I don’t actually disagree, I’d rather he goes regardless of Europa but I just think it’s a case of (if he wins) do I see Spurs genuinely sacking the manager that’s done what multiple others haven’t? Especially as he’d also achieve Levy’s wet dream of CL revenue.
