Antonio Conte

2023 - 3 - 19

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Conte blasts 'selfish' Tottenham after draw at Southampton (ESPN)

Antonio Conte criticised Tottenham's players, ownership and winning mentality after they conceded a last-gasp penalty to draw 3-3 at Southampton.

If they want to continue in this way, they can change the manager, a lot of managers, but the situation cannot change. I have great frustration about this because me and the staff stay every day to think of a way to improve. "Now it's difficult -- we are working hard with this group and to move in the right direction. The fault is only for the club, or for every manager that stay here. [AC Milan](/soccer/team?id=103) and to finish that run you're winning 3-1 and the last 15 you are able to give them the possibility to come back. I don't want to talk about the technical aspect, the spirit is missing.

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Antonio Conte launches explosive broadside at 'selfish' Tottenham ... (Eurosport.com)

Antonio Conte has called Tottenham players “selfish” who “don't play with heart” after his side threw away a two-goal lead against Southampton.

And to see the team, another time, to have this type of performance, for me, I repeat, this is unacceptable." And I have seen the managers that Tottenham had on the bench. "They don't want to play under pressure. They don't want to play under stress. I see players that don’t want to help each other, don’t play with heart." [Spurs suffer top-four blow as Southampton grab late draw](https://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2022-2023/southampton-v-tottenham-hotsur-premier-league-live_sto9513139/story.shtml) [Spurs want Kane to stay for 'rest of his life' - Conte](https://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2022-2023/harry-kane-tottenham-hotspur-want-to-tie-down-england-captain-for-the-rest-of-his-life-says-antonio-_sto9512081/story.shtml)

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Antonio Conte: Jamie Carragher says Tottenham boss 'wants to be ... (Sky Sports)

Furious Spurs head coach Antonio Conte launched an astonishing rant after his side threw away a two-goal lead at bottom side Southampton; Conte: I see a lot ...

"You haven't got to pay him [Conte] out a four or five-year deal that he's signed. "I don't think Daniel Levy is going to like that interview. I think he is looking for a way out. Off the field it's spectacular, but on it it's not been good enough." "Conte wants to be sacked in this international break," Sky Sports pundit Carragher tweeted. "Tottenham have a history of sacking managers, even before cup finals.

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'This is unacceptable': Antonio Conte hits out at Spurs players and ... (The Guardian)

An angry Antonio Conte said: 'It is time to change this situation if Tottenham want to change' after Southampton grabbed a draw from 3-1 down.

Not only the club, the manager and the staff. Until now I try to hide the situation but now, no, because I repeat I don’t want to see what I have seen today.” They don’t want to play under pressure, they don’t want to play under stress. If you have this you don’t go out in the FA Cup. “The fire in your eyes. The Italian, expected to leave the club at the end of the season, also brought his own immediate future into question by appearing to criticise the owner, Joe Lewis, and the club chairman, Daniel Levy.

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Conte criticises Spurs owners and 'selfish' players (BBC News)

A furious Antonio Conte says his Tottenham players are "selfish" and the club "can change the manager but the situation cannot change".

The players have to be involved in this situation because it is time to change this situation if Tottenham want to change," he said. "We are 11 players that go into the pitch. "In my experience, I can tell you that if you want to be competitive, if you want to fight, you have to improve this aspect. They don't want to play under pressure, they don't want to play under stress." And this aspect, I can tell you, in this moment is really, really low. "The fault is only for the club, or for every manager that stay here?" When you are not a team, anything can happen, in any moment. The players? And the players? You risk to disrupt the figure of the manager and to protect the other situation in every moment. "I have seen the managers that Tottenham had on the bench. "Tottenham's story is this - 20 years there is this owner and they never won something.

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Antonio Conte hits out after Tottenham let victory slip from their grasp (Yahoo Singapore News)

Antonio Conte's future as Tottenham coach was again in the spotlight after his side surrendered a 3-1 lead to draw at struggling Southampton and miss the ...

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'Tottenham's story is this' – Antonio Conte slams 'selfish' Spurs in ... (Yahoo Sports)

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has questioned the mentality of his players following Saturday's 3-3 draw at Southampton.

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Antonio Conte slams 'selfish' Tottenham after draw with Southampton (The Indian Express)

The chances of Antonio Conte returning to coach the team next season are looking even slimmer after the Italian tore into his players for being “selfish” ...

And he could even see the team miss out on a Champions League spot as its grip on fourth place is increasingly shaky. But he is set to finish a second season at Tottenham without a trophy after the team went out of the Champions League and FA Cup recently. And I don’t see a team.”

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Antonio Conte: Jamie Carragher says Tottenham boss 'wants to be ... (Sky Sports)

Furious Spurs head coach Antonio Conte launched an astonishing rant after his side threw away a two-goal lead at bottom side Southampton; Conte: I see a lot ...

"You haven't got to pay him [Conte] out a four or five-year deal that he's signed. "I don't think Daniel Levy is going to like that interview. I think he is looking for a way out. Off the field it's spectacular, but on it it's not been good enough." "Conte wants to be sacked in this international break," Sky Sports pundit Carragher tweeted. "Tottenham have a history of sacking managers, even before cup finals.

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Antonio Conte attacks 'selfish' Tottenham players, Daniel Levy and ... (The Athletic)

Antonio Conte attacked his Tottenham players and the entire culture and direction of the football club on Saturday night. In an astonishing 10-minute rant ...

The players have to be involved in this situation because it is time to change this situation if Tottenham want to change. If they want to continue in this way, they can change the manager, a lot of managers, but the situation cannot change. “Before today I prefer to hide this situation and to try to speak, to try to improve the spirit, the situation, with the words,” he said. They don’t want to play under pressure, they don’t want to play under stress. You try to find an excuse for the players.” “I see selfish players, I see players that don’t want to help each other and don’t put their heart.”

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Antonio Conte trying to get sacked by Tottenham, says Jamie ... (Yahoo Sports)

Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher believes Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is trying to get sacked following his extraordinary rant ...

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Conte criticises Spurs owners and 'selfish' players (BBC Sport)

A furious Antonio Conte says his Tottenham players are "selfish" and the club "can change the manager but the situation cannot change".

The players have to be involved in this situation because it is time to change this situation if Tottenham want to change," he said. "We are 11 players that go into the pitch. "In my experience, I can tell you that if you want to be competitive, if you want to fight, you have to improve this aspect. We are very disappointed with ourselves and it is not good enough. They don't want to play under pressure, they don't want to play under stress." "The fault is only for the club, or for every manager that stay here?" And this aspect, I can tell you, in this moment is really, really low. The players? And the players? You risk to disrupt the figure of the manager and to protect the other situation in every moment. "Tottenham's story is this - 20 years there is this owner and they never won something. "I have seen the managers that Tottenham had on the bench.

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Jamie Carragher uses Arsenal point to deliver brutal Antonio Conte ... (Football.London)

Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher has torn into Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte following his explosive rant after his side's 3-3 draw with Southampton ...

After the full-time whistle, [Conte delivered an incredible rant](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/antonio-conte-tottenham-levy-decision-26506418) on the club and his players, claiming that they weren't able to play under any stress. Agree with your point btw (by the way).” Ex-Watford centre-forward Troy Deeney then replied to Carragher by saying: “Interested to know if you disagree with what’s being said tho (sic) Jamie?? Replying to a video of Conte’s press conference, he tweeted: "Conte wants to be sacked in this international break. "They don't play for something important yeah," he said when discussing his squad. "It is easy in this way.

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The truths and flaws in Antonio Conte's explosive Tottenham tirade ... (Football.London)

Here are our Tottenham talking points after their 3-3 draw at Southampton and a remarkable press conference from Antonio Conte.

"If they want to continue in this way, they can change the manager, a lot of managers, but the situation cannot change. "Not only the club, the manager and the staff, the players have to be involved in this situation because it is time to change this situation if Tottenham want to change. This is a very different Tottenham to the one he was ejected from three-and-a-half years ago, a club with a cluttered structure inside that now bears very little resemblance to what he will remember. I said that I want to see the fire in their eyes, in their hearts. If they want to continue in this way, they can change the manager, a lot of managers, but the situation cannot change. "I said that I wanted to see the fire, not that I have seen. One reporter attempted to put that to the Spurs head coach on Saturday and he was interrupted before the first few words had left his mouth. While seemingly trying to claim that the club didn't deserve all the flak and the players deserved their fair share, he uttered the words that may end up as his club epitaph: "Tottenham's story is this. "Until now I try to hide the situation but now no because I don't want to see what I have seen today because this is unacceptable and also unacceptable for the fans. They follow us, pay for the ticket and to see the team another time to have this type of performance is unacceptable. You risk to disrupt the figure of the manager and to protect the other situation in every moment. The club reeks of a fear of the inevitability of failure rather than the courage to remove it.

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Antonio Conte: Tottenham Hotspur manager delivers extraordinary ... (CNN)

Tottenham Hotspur was involved in a dramatic 3-3 draw with Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

A win at Southampton, would have moved Spurs up to third place in the Premier League table. “Yesterday’s rant was the self interest of a narcissist whose anti football tactics have not made the best of what we have. “I’m really upset and everyone has to take their responsibility. They don’t want to play under pressure, they don’t want to play under stress,” added Conte. However the club last won a top-English title over half a century ago. “It is easy in this way. Fight for what with this spirit, this attitude, this commitment? “We are 11 players that go into the pitch. Not only the club, the manager and the staff, the players have to be involved in this situation because it is time to change this situation if Tottenham want to change. I am not used to this position. Because they are used to it here, they are used to it. Tottenham’s story is this.

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Why Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur Rant Deserves Empathy (Forbes)

We should try to understand why Conte would commit such an act of self-sabotage.

"Until now I try to hide the situation but now, no, because I repeat, I don't want to see what I have seen today because this is unacceptable and also unacceptable for the fans. Adding: "Tottenham are an important club in England and around the world. But that was the case with Tottenham Hotspur and Conte. They follow us, pay for their ticket and to see the team another time, to have this type of performance is unacceptable. We should consider this when analyzing his outburst. "I'm really upset and everyone has to take their responsibility. I see a lot of selfish players and I don't see a team,” he raged, "we are 11 players that go into the pitch. I have seen the training ground and I want to start to work.” I see selfish players, I see players that don't want to help each other and don't put their heart [in].” "Twenty years there is the owner and they never won something but why? Believe me." Fight for what?

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Antonio Conte sack latest: 'Selfish' Tottenham boss hammered by ... (Yahoo Singapore News)

Spurs' dramatic late collapse at Southampton sparked an incredible rant from the Italian which now appears certain to see him get his marching orders.

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Antonio Conte outburst: Tottenham boss tells board his fury was for ... (Sky Sports)

Business as usual at Tottenham despite Antonio Contes extraordinary rant in which he called his Spurs players selfish; the squad will report back to the ...

Many fans now think finishing in the top four would not be enough to make up for a disappointing and dispiriting campaign. They say his criticism of the players and the board was long overdue. Spurs were third favourites for the title last summer and they deserved to be after such a promising end to last season - three wins in a row including beating Arsenal 3-0. Just when Spurs fans thought they were heading for a relaxing two weeks off during the international break, it's all suddenly all doom and gloom again. Richarlison arrived for big money from Everton, Yves Bissouma was a key player at Brighton and Conte wanted Ivan Perisic, but despite all that you could argue the most successful signing from last summer has been back-up goalkeeper Fraser Forster. Conte can point to injury problems as part of the reason for what's gone wrong this season. The big question is what the club hierarchy will make of his comments. Conte has a track record of speaking his mind to journalists when he was manager of Juventus, Inter Milan, Chelsea and Italy. He later admitted that those comments were meant to challenge the players but Saturday felt more personal. "Twenty years there is the owner and they never won something but why? And the players? The players?

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Antonio Conte just validated Jürgen Klopp stance as Liverpool sent ... (Liverpool.com)

Some Tottenham supporters are calling for Antonio Conte to be sacked and replaced by Mauricio Pochettino, which captures exactly why FSG will keep Jürgen ...

The prospect of a managerial change should be removed completely from the list of possible outcomes as the Anfield outfit look to rediscover its famous principles. "I think it would be best for both sides if they make a cut in the summer," he said. "The team [has] been falling apart in the last few months." The Premier League winner with Chelsea has showcased signs of improvement at times but overall, he's failed to achieve what he initially wanted upon his appointment. In his post-match press conference, Conte touched on a delicate subject and made the headlines, referencing the lack of success that Spurs have delivered over the past few decades. Klopp's players, much like Pochettino's back in 2019, have appeared tired and worn, with Liverpool appearing desperately in need of new life, hunger, intensity and energy. When Pochettino left, his squad seemed shattered for the most part. James Ward-Prowse stepped up to take the resulting spot-kick and consequently found the net, securing a much-needed point for his side. "They don't play for something important," said the Italian coach. Since Pochettino was sacked, Daniel Levy has explored numerous directions as a means of securing silverware. "They don't want to play under pressure, under stress. Antonio Conte delivered quite a stunning outburst on Saturday afternoon.

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Tottenham's squad believe Antonio Conte is 'going or gone' after ... (The Guardian)

The Tottenham squad expect Antonio Conte to leave the club in the summer at the latest following the manager's outburst after the 3-3 draw at Southampton.

[won only the 2008 Carling Cup](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/feb/25/match.tottenhamhotspur) on his 22-year watch. If Levy wants to make a change now, at the business end of the season, he could find that other targets who are in work are out of reach. The comments were extraordinary, although they were certainly matched by those after the Southampton game. Newcastle are two points back in fifth and with two matches in hand. [Champions League last-16 elimination against Milan](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/08/tottenham-milan-champions-league-last-16-match-report), Conte had [gone for the fans](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/10/antonio-conte-tottenham-future-contract-richarlison-nottingham-forest), saying their lack of patience with regard to trophies had affected the players and created the wrong atmosphere. There are serious doubts over whether enough of them are still behind him.

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