Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

[Yiddo100]

Feels like we rely on the opposition attackers being poor than actually defending.

 

[lunde1]

Please leave now

 

[EssexSH27]

A month ago I wanted him gone.

This is on Levy now. Didn’t take action when needed now we’ve taken 1 point from Wolves, Soton and Leicester and gone out to mediocre teams in the cup.

 

[-Afri-Coy-]

What? We had three shots on target against a botch job defence. We should’ve been out of sight. That’s my point. It was entirely his negative tactics which gave Saints the opportunities they inevitably took.

Yeah we were getting pounded like a tough cut of beef in a butcher for most of the second half. (I say this because I missed the first half so won’t comment on that.)

 

[PrettyColors]

it isn’t even Conte’s fault. That’s what’s dawning on he. He is doing a poor job - yes, you idiotic Conte nuthuggers, you are very wrong - but it ultimately isn’t on him.

Until large scale regime change and an entire squad overhaul comes this club won’t win anything. Levy is the culprit.

Conte his stupid anti-football bollocks is the symptom. Levy however is the terminal disease.

 

[WhiteStripe]

What? We had three shots on target against a botch job defence. We should’ve been out of sight. That’s my point. It was entirely his negative tactics which gave Saints the opportunities they inevitably took.

How people still say “it’s not on Conte” when it’s him setting us up to concede possession and soak up pressure is beyond me.

 

[mattstev2000]

It's lucky we didn't get through in the champions League, Napoli against our defence with us constantly sitting back inviting pressure may have scored so many that we had to fold the club out of pure embarrassment.

 

[ajspurs]

I always thought this would be the game to gauge where we are as a side, not so much the Forest one and for a start I think the penalty call was disgraceful but the worst thing for me is that if we didn't know already, it showed with the way we play that we can truly struggle against anyone.

We can keep him, and I kind of expect us to, but I look at Everton away next and see a real potential struggle again. It really doesn't matter who we play, our approach leaves the chances of a struggle so high.

 

[Dave1882]

Right, off to shout into a pillow and punch a wall for half hour, so I can get some sort of joy out of the rest of the weekend. Cheers Antonio, ya bellend

 

[neogenisis]

it isn’t even Conte’s fault. That’s what’s dawning on he. He is doing a poor job - yes, you idiotic Conte nuthuggers, you are very wrong - but it ultimately isn’t on him.

Until large scale regime change and an entire squad overhaul comes this club won’t win anything. Levy is the culprit.

Conte his stupid anti-football bollocks is the symptom. Levy however is the terminal disease.

If you have a terminal disease, all you can do is treat the symptoms.

 

[GioW]

Why?

We'll be 4th now for the international break. I don't know exactly what Levy will do but I just can't see it buddy.

 

[Wadec]

Don't know whats more tiring, watching us under Jose/Nuno/Conte or the extreme Conte in/out posters in here arguing.

Personally, I would make the change if, and only if the new manager is available now. I don't want Mason thrown in again until the end of the season. If it's a case of Mason taking over then I'd just leave it until the end of the season.

This isn't because I like Conte as our manager or enjoy his football because I don't. But we won't see any real change until the new manager has had time to work with squad in pre season and bring in their own players. If the new man is able to come in I'd be happy for them to see first hand the players who are nowhere near the level and start to work with implementing their vision.

Got to be honest and say I don't think Levy sacks him though.

 

[George94]

A month ago I wanted him gone.

This is on Levy now. Didn’t take action when needed now we’ve taken 1 point from Wolves, Soton and Leicester and gone out to mediocre teams in the cup.

But hey, I'm sure it's worth all that money we've saved by not sacking him!

 

[glacierSpurs]

Last 10 games, perhaps a non-Conte approach may give us some miracles. Oh man. A bad state of affairs currently TBH. To dismiss or let him carry on the reign for the last 10 games....?

 

[Hotspur33]

Our weakness is defending, our strength is in the front line. So it’s only logical that we play in a manner that means our defenders are asked to do the most work.

 

[SDogg]

I wonder if Conte is telling them to play defensively (we did this under Mourinho and he claimed he wasn’t telling them to sit back) or is it because the team has no faith in our centre backs aside from Romero?

Since we had Toby and Verts in their prime we have had this issue where constantly sitting back and inviting pressure.

Would be interesting to see how we would do with an actual more attack-minded coach, but we’d still have to rely on crap like Dier for rest of seasons.

Doesnt help that likes of Perisic are dodgy defensively and where the heck has Sessegnon gone??

Honestly he’s been injured so much he just needs to be gotten shot of in summer, makes an absolute mockery of decision to shunt Reggy out with how unreliable Sessegnon is with his fitness.

Whilst I agree about Sess, Reguilon has been injured literally all season and has played about 2/3/4 games max . Davies has been far better at LWB

 

[talkshowhost86]

Why?

Costs money doesn't it

We can avoid paying anything by ruining our season

So that's the option Levy will take

 

[George94]

Don't know whats more tiring, watching us under Jose/Nuno/Conte or the extreme Conte in/out posters in here arguing.

Personally, I would make the change if, and only if the new manager is available now. I don't want Mason thrown in again until the end of the season. If it's a case of Mason taking over then I'd just leave it until the end of the season.

This isn't because I like Conte as our manager or enjoy his football because I don't. But we won't see any real change until the new manager has had time to work with squad in pre season and bring in their own players. If the new man is able to come in I'd be happy for them to see first hand the players who are nowhere near the level and start to work with implementing their vision.

Got to be honest and say I don't think Levy sacks him though.

Yeah but mate at least with Mason we'd see us trying to actually take the game to teams rather than this pragmatic boring nonsense - it's just so predictable.

 

[Oscar22]

Southampton haven’t scored more than 2 goals all season

They actually haven’t scored more than two in a league game since Boxing Day 2021

 

[JayB]

Conte absolutely must go but the club as a whole is rotten to the core.

I’m reaching the point of apathy. Can’t really see the point in investing emotionally (and financially) in yet another managerial appointment that Levy will inevitably fail to back.