Antonio Conte

2023 - 3 - 27

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A lot of anger but no trophies – how Antonio Conte's Spurs reign ... (The Guardian)

Tottenham fans do not expect silverware but they do demand progress, excitement and unity. This is where Antonio Conte failed.

The Italian would live his usual downside – the acrimony, the fraying of relationships – and, in the end, it was the negatives that were the greater takeaway. It was a calculated move to get more out of the players; with Conte, it always is. [loss of three good friends](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/06/antonio-conte-mourns-another-friend-with-death-of-gianluca-vialli) – the Spurs fitness coach, Gian Piero Ventrone, then Sinisa Mihajlovic and Gianluca Vialli – which saw him question his work-life balance, especially the distance to his wife and daughter in Italy. [he could walk out if he did not get what he wanted](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/feb/17/antonio-conte-fears-tottenham-squad-weaker-after-january-transfers) in the January 2022 window. Conte wants finished article additions, experienced players to make an immediate impact and that also explains his indifference towards the academy, where morale was on the floor. At first, it was possible to detect a quasi-religious zeal among the players. This was the basis of the needed mentality. And that has not been the case with other managers of the Levy era. He offered the impression that he understood two kinds of love. The angst and impatience within the fanbase over the lack of trophies that affects the players? Or the players’ inability to cope with the pressure and win trophies that fires the angst and impatience? There came to be an unhealthy amount of reputation future-proofing from Conte, an inversion of the old break-up line.

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Antonio Conte: After calling players 'selfish' and criticizing club ... (CNN)

Tottenham Hotspur says it has parted with manager Antonio Conte "by mutual agreement" less than two years after he took over at the English Premier League ...

However the club last won a top-English title over half a century ago. I have seen the managers that Tottenham had on the bench.” When you are not a team you cannot improve.” “I think it’s better to go into the problem, we are not a team. “Tottenham’s story is this. “We all need to pull together.

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Spurs are specialists in failure but Antonio Conte's reputation as ... (Goal.com)

Antonio Conte has long been regarded as one of the best coaches in the world but the manner of his sacking at Spurs does not reflect well on the Italian.

His request was belatedly granted on Sunday night. By blaming everyone bar himself for the club's culture of failure, the Italian effectively asked to be sacked. To say it had been coming would be a massive understatement.

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Antonio Conte: Tottenham position was untenable and club aren't ... (Sky Sports)

Sky Sports Jamie Redknapp discusses the situation at Spurs in the wake of Antonio Contes exit; the Italian departed on Sunday night after publicly ...

The culture at the club doesn’t seem to be right in terms of being a winning mentality. I wouldn’t really call them signings that are going to change the culture of the club or go and win that trophy that you need. His negotiators will be talking to clubs and clubs will know the situation. All the managers must think: ‘This is a great laugh coming to Tottenham’. Every year you’re getting a new manager in and he’s probably thinking: ‘What’s the point of this?’ You need some continuity - that’s conducive to success. You’re not really in a strong position to negotiate if you’re Tottenham. If they want to really achieve it will probably be with the next owners. It’s very much controlled by Daniel Levy - he wants to make all the decisions and I think that’s always been a major problem with Tottenham. It was a completely different culture to what I’d been at with Liverpool. He can’t be speaking about the players because those players haven’t really been there that long - you can’t really blame them. If Tottenham are ever really going to achieve then that has to change. I think this is really good news for the clubs around them.

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Tottenham part company with Antonio Conte after explosive rant, but ... (talkSPORT.com)

Tottenham have parted company with manager Antonio Conte, the Premier League club has confirmed.The Italian took the reins at Spurs in November 2021 a.

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. “We achieved Champions League qualification in Antonio’s first season at the club. The fault is only for the club, or for every manager that stays here. They don’t want to play under stress. They don’t want to play under pressure.

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Antonio Conte bids farewell to Tottenham fans after leaving his role ... (Daily Mail)

The Italian left his role by mutual consent late on Sunday following a bizarre rant attacking the players and higher-ups at the club. His former assistant ...

I said that I want to see the fire in their eyes, in their hearts. I want to see the right spirit. 'I said I wanted to see the fire and I have not seen it. [The Italian left his role by mutual consent](/sport/football/article-11884729/Tottenham-Hotspur-SACK-Antonio-Conte-manager.html) late on Sunday following a bizarre rant attacking the players and higher-ups at the North London club. They don't want to play under stress. They don't want to play under pressure.

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Antonio Conte: Tottenham part ways with head coach after outburst ... (Sky Sports)

Tottenham have parted company with Antonio Conte after the Italian slammed his players as "selfish" after their 3-3 draw with Southampton. Spurs have announced ...

The idea of playing three at the back is to make you more solid. "There are only seven teams in the league who have conceded more goals and they play a back three, with two holding midfielders. You've got to say the blame lies with the manager because of the way he sets up. In 2021 it was Ryan Mason, this time the former Spurs midfielder will act as assistant to Conte's former assistant Cristian Stellini. Bridge added: "Stellini is very popular with the players and has won games in interim charge before, but this is different now. I feel the pressure and the moment to be responsible. I, and other colleagues of mine, would ask him week after week about signing a new deal and he wouldn't really want to talk about it; he'd say this was something they'd discuss at the end of the season. They were seconds away from going third, then they gave a penalty away in the last minute and that unbelievable post-match press conference followed. Conte, whose contract was set to expire at the end of the season, told Sky Sports after the 3-3 draw: "I'm not used to seeing this type of situation. "Twenty years there is the owner and they never won something - but why? Daniel Levy said in a statement: "We have 10 Premier League games remaining and we have a fight on our hands for a Champions League place. However, there are not many clubs that are prepared to pay the type of salary he wants.

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'Football is passion' - Antonio Conte issues heartfelt Tottenham ... (Goal.com)

Antonio Conte thanked Tottenham and wished the club the best for the future in a statement posted to Instagram on Monday after Spurs fired him.

He is [well-known for butting heads with management at the organisations he works for](https://www.goal.com/en/lists/spurs-specialists-failure-antonio-conte-reputation-messi-managers-tarnished/blt0a26e6078eb4201a), but those comments were seen internally as a step too far. WHAT NEXT FOR TOTTENHAM? A special thought to the Fans who always showed me support and appreciation, it’s been unforgettable to hear them singing my name.

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Tottenham: Antonio Conte breaks silence on departure as Daniel ... (Yahoo Singapore News)

Conte succeeded Nuno Espirito Santo in November 2021 and led Spurs into the Champions League at the expense of Arsenal but struggled for consistency in his ...

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Antonio Conte and Tottenham have just sent Liverpool major ... (Liverpool.com)

Liverpool's top-four rival Tottenham Hotspur announced on Sunday night that it had sacked manager Antonio Conte ahead of the Premier League run-in.

Again, the three teams mentioned above — Wolves (45.92), Leicester (45.48) and Southampton (46.42) — are faring better in this regard. In 2022/23, only newly-promoted Bournemouth (186) are below them in the table. There's even an argument that they should be inseparable from the principles of the club itself moving forward. And this should offer Liverpool a warning. For further reference, Liverpool has averaged 10.5 PPDA over the past three seasons (a top-three mark), and Manchester City has averaged 11.1 (top six). To begin with PPDA, Spurs had been roughly around the league average until the current season, when it fell considerably below. And if we look to City and Liverpool, we see that, since the start of 20/21, they're up at 67 per cent (third) and a league-best 73 per cent respectively. Tottenham remains fourth in the division but it has played two games more than Newcastle and Liverpool, the two sides directly below, and the Italian's position was untenable after he furiously took aim at the culture of failure in North London in his final press conference. There are plenty of stats you can use to illustrate this approach. His four-month reign, which ended with the club eighth in the table, will be widely forgotten. 9th Rank

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