Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

[philll]

We definitely need more Conte-nt from the social media team.

 

[yojambo]

My respect for him gone through the roof. The fact that a manager with his reputation and record wants to take on the challenge of making us winners in a league with Guardiola, Klopp, Tuchel to go against. Conte you mad bastard!

 

[philll]

My respect for him gone through the roof. The fact that a manager with his reputation and record wants to take on the challenge of making us winners in a league with Guardiola, Klopp, Tuchel to go against. Conte you mad bastard!

I'm sure part of it is that he wants to get one over on Mourinho - "I fixed Tottenham when nobody else could".

 

[brasil_spur]

I really don't think our defence is as bad as some people believe. Our tactics were abysmal and and didn't didn't matters.

We've got one of the top 3 keepers in the league, along with with Contes coaching I think we'll see our FBs improve and Romero looks great so far. Whoever partners him whether it's Dier or Sanchez, both have had good games so far this season.

Agree somewhat but you’re missing the whole picture. We’re sorted in goal. Full backs are great but we have no backup players right now for either. We’re likely going to need 3 x CBs for Conte system and at the moment we have at most 2 good ones and perhaps 2 backups. Realistically we’re 1 first choice CB and 1 backup CB and backup Full backs short.

 

[Don_Felipe]

I'm quite excited - but there are three words that scare me:

Ancelotti at Everton

Please convince me that was totally different and can't happen to us

 

[wrd]

Spent evening reading what I could about Conte and putting links to best pieces below.

Antonio Conte to Tottenham: Why talks broke down in the summer, why it's happening now and what to expect

Paratici pushed hard, again, to appoint Conte after Nuno was sacked on Monday. Here's what Spurs fans can expect from the new, new boss

theathletic.com

Conte is the manager Tottenham thought they were getting when they hired Mourinho

What Tottenham have been crying out for for the last two years is an identity - Conte can help give this team that

theathletic.com

In defence of Conte - a serial winner and an obvious upgrade on Solskjaer

Antonio Conte has made Man United look silly for years with his remarkable work on Pogba and Lukaku. Hire him and he could make them great

theathletic.com

Antonio Conte’s attraction for Spurs is clear – he wins wherever he goes | Nicky Bandini

Manager made underachievers into champions at Juventus, Chelsea and Inter but demands funds to work his magic

www.theguardian.com

The article wrote for why United should manage him is absolutely fantastic.

 

[spursfan77]

Absolutely buzzing and looking forward to Thursday's match. The atmosphere is going to be completely different than it would have been under whatsisname principally because so many wouldn't have bothered going.
Massive moments ahead for the squad. All of our players have it within them to be very good PL players. No exceptions. All of them. What do you have to do to get the best out of them? Coach them, push them to their limits, get on their cases, give them information, do not allow them to give you less than 100%. They have to buy in unconditionally for it to bear fruit, they have to have no doubts that this guy knows what he is doing or what he is talking about. They have to believe that a full buy-in will elevate their level and bring out their full potential. Nobody at the club will have any doubts that Conte knows his stuff and if their attitude is anything other than that then they will not be here very long and will not play. There are plenty of hungry youngsters at the club who will be busting a gut to catch Conte's eye and will run through brick walls for him. It's time to step the naff up or naff off. The players will be deciding their own futures in the coming weeks and months and that in itself is exciting before you even get into the potential signings Conte and Paratici can get into lillywhite shirts in the next transfer windows.

I think we will need to bring at least one player in who has enjoyed playing for him before to help him to raise standards on and off the pitch. I have absolutely no faith in the players currently at this club to find it within themselves.

 

[JimmyG2]

What a difference a day makes
24 little hours
Brought the sun and the flowers
Where there used to be rain

Dinah Washington: What Difference A Day Makes - YouTube​

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[sidford]

The article wrote for why United should manage him is absolutely fantastic.

Completely agree mate. Really does show how unbelievable this appointment is for us, how the fuck have we managed to appoint him?!

I get that it might not work out for whatever reason but the fact a manager of his standing and ability, imo 3rd best in world, is willing to come to us is incredible.

I probably took the Poch era for granted a little when we were going through it, I didn't appreciate enough going to watch a match & being very confident that not only would we win but also doing it playing great football. I won't make the same mistake here, I will he drinking it all in.

 

[olliec]

Completely agree mate. Really does show how unbelievable this appointment is for us, how the fuck have we managed to appoint him?!

I get that it might not work out for whatever reason but the fact a manager of his standing and ability, imo 3rd best in world, is willing to come to us is incredible.

I probably took the Poch era for granted a little when we were going through it, I didn't appreciate enough going to watch a match & being very confident that not only would we win but also doing it playing great football. I won't make the same mistake here, I will he drinking it all in.

Why is he third best, I would put him joint first with pep and Klopp.

 

[Atarrier]

So if City had made a proper bid for Kane and got Kane, they wouldn’t have gone for Ronaldo

If City hadn’t gone for Ronaldo, Man U wouldn’t have gone for Ronaldo

If Ronaldo hadn’t gone to Man U, they would have about 6 fewer points and would be on the brink of CL elimination at the group stages again.

If Man U had 6 fewer points and were about to get dumped out of the CL, OGS would have been sacked

If OGS had been sacked, Man U would have gone for and got Conte

If Conte had gone to Man U, we would be left with Fonseca and we wouldn’t be so excited for the rest of the season.

So thanks Man City for your derisory piss tame bid of £75 for Harry Kane.

And who, may I ask, told City the offer would be accepted?

Charlie fucking Kane!

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

 

[Hoddlegenius]

Fantastic appointment, can’t wait for him to give some of these players a much needed kick in the rear and if they don’t perform, hopefully it’s ‘arrivederci’ and we can get decent replacements in Jan / Summer windows. #excited

 

[sifub]

Looking good

 

[GutBucket]

I'm quite excited - but there are three words that scare me:

Ancelotti at Everton

Please convince me that was totally different and can't happen to us

Conte is in his prime and hasn't failed with any of his clubs. I guess Ancelotti wasn't at fault that Bayern divas didn't like his training methods, same thing happened to Kovac and Napoli president is crazy but he isn't in his prime anymore, bit like Jose. Conte's training methods are next level and his teams are feared, we could start Bergwijn as sole striker and teams won't come here expecting a win.

 

[Metalhead]

Agree happy we reacted after 10 PL games. Seems like we have learned some from the Mourinho-show.

@Metalhead how's that a WTF?

Sorry fella, must have been my big fingers!

 

[Nine while nine]

Completely agree mate. Really does show how unbelievable this appointment is for us, how the fuck have we managed to appoint him?!

I get that it might not work out for whatever reason but the fact a manager of his standing and ability, imo 3rd best in world, is willing to come to us is incredible.

I probably took the Poch era for granted a little when we were going through it, I didn't appreciate enough going to watch a match & being very confident that not only would we win but also doing it playing great football. I won't make the same mistake here, I will he drinking it all in.

Conte: 'That's all signed, then. Thanks for this, Fabio. As you know, I've had nothing to do with football for five months now, so I'm really very grateful. Just one thing, though...'

Paratici: 'Yeah?'

Conte: 'Who's the funny little bald guy?'

Paratici: 'That's Daniel, he's the Chairman'

Conte: 'But what happened to Agnelli?'

Paratici: 'He's still the Chairman at Juve'

Conte: 'But I thought you were at Juve'

Paratici: 'Yeah, I moved jobs. I was meaning to tell you about that, but you were so excited when I called, I somehow never quite got round to it...

 

[wrd]

Completely agree mate. Really does show how unbelievable this appointment is for us, how the fuck have we managed to appoint him?!

I get that it might not work out for whatever reason but the fact a manager of his standing and ability, imo 3rd best in world, is willing to come to us is incredible.

I probably took the Poch era for granted a little when we were going through it, I didn't appreciate enough going to watch a match & being very confident that not only would we win but also doing it playing great football. I won't make the same mistake here, I will he drinking it all in.

I know, it really is a testament to Conte mentality that he believes he can succeed at spurs. There's no doubt in my mind that if he achieves what I assume he is aiming to achieve at Spurs then he will be clear as the best in the world for me. I think the powers that be have done a tremendous job at getting themselves out of a hole with this one.

I also agree with what you're saying about not taking this for granted. The way we were going, I felt I had no choice but to cancel my membership and no longer go even if it made no difference, I thought I can't be part of the problem to continue giving money as if I'm accepting of a lack of ambition but now I'm more than happy to do so because we've willingly shown a desire by hiring a manager who will demand we're competing right at the very top.

 

[sidford]

Why is he third best, I would put him joint first with pep and Klopp.

Imo klopps achievement with pool surpasses what Conte has done at any other club and for me Pep is best coach in world.
To be honest mate I'm not looking to get Into a deep discussion on it, for me saying he's the 3rd best in world isn't exactly an insult to him and things like this are subjective. See the rest of my post to get a feeling as to what an incredible signing I think he is and how happy I am to have him here.

 

[spids]

Hopefully Conte's arrival will encourage Lloris and Kane to sign new deals at some point soon. That would be a massive lift going into the second half of the season. I do hope Levy is working on it. If both went into this season anticipating leaving at the end of the summer, it results in at least a subconscious dip in effort / form, as we saw with Eriksen's demise in his last 18 months (even though he was open, honest and a good pro).

 

[Don_Felipe]

Conte is in his prime and hasn't failed with any of his clubs. I guess Ancelotti wasn't at fault that Bayern divas didn't like his training methods, same thing happened to Kovac and Napoli president is crazy but he isn't in his prime anymore, bit like Jose. Conte's training methods are next level and his teams are feared, we could start Bergwijn as sole striker and teams won't come here expecting a win.

Thanks, that's reassuring