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Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

ReadieSpur

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We have to not be deluded and realise he is above us in footballing terms. Mourinho was above us, Conte is above us. We hate to admit it and its horrible but we are below them. We've achieved nothing to warrant being above them.

And that is why the big glossy manager cant continue.
Couldn't disagree more. Conte has shown that he's not quite the elite manager everyone thought he was. It's easy when you can buy all the best players. He has zero ideas outside of his antiquated formations. He is seriously as basic as:

1 : get fitness coach to make them fit
2: 3/5 at the back
3: spend a shit load of cash on all the best players.
 

theShiznit

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Playing football is supposed to be fun and bring joy, even with players doing it purely as a job like BAE.
Conte has sucked all the joy out of these players with his tactics that say where every player should be in every minute and circumstance.
It kills creativity and makes for the shite we are seeing.

Didn't want him when we got him as I am not a fan of 3 CB's and have never been impressed with his team's whether they win or not.

I just want to see the players and fans smiling and enjoying their football again... is that too much to ask?

If levy doesn't sack him I can't believe Conte even has the gall to stay on (sorry :sneaky: )
 

fishhhandaricecake

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If it wasn’t for Paratici I’d say conte would be gone tomorrow but I feel like we might be all (including him) in for a very suffering next few months until parting ways in the summer.

The only saving grace could be his operation and we use that as a bit of an excuse as to why parting ways early.

I just want the dark cloud to lift.

Im also just shitting it that Paratici replaces conte with another defensive manager, the fans just won’t have it surely 🙏
 

Capocrimini

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I honestly don't care where we finish in the league this season. Please just play football no more of whatever the fuck it is this lot go out and do every game. There is literally no joy watching us play.
 

dannyo

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How many managers have made them look that bad?
I get what you’re saying but I would say we’ve had 3 consecutive managers now that all play the same way and have the same failings. There are teams in this league who have weaker squads but play much better football.
 

midoshairband

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If it wasn’t for Paratici I’d say conte would be gone tomorrow but I feel like we might be all (including him) in for a very suffering next few months until parting ways in the summer.

The only saving grace could be his operation and we use that as a bit of an excuse as to why parting ways early.

I just want the dark cloud to lift.

Im also just shitting it that Paratici replaces conte with another defensive manager, the fans just won’t have it surely 🙏

Paratici needs to go too.

hopefully will when he gets banned.
 

muppetman

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When things are going well at a club, there is a buzz of excitement and a joy to the place. The last season at WHL was like that - not just because we didn't lose but because there was a plan and we all knew we were going places. It's what Man U felt from winning the League Cup (before coming back down to earth) and it's what Arsenal have had all season. A euphoria that you are on the up.

We haven't had that buzz for a long time and I don't know if it's Conte, all of the off pitch issues with Gian and so on, but I just don't think we will be seeing it any time soon.

We need a change.
 

fishhhandaricecake

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Nov 15, 2018
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Playing football is supposed to be fun and bring joy, even with players doing it purely as a job like BAE.
Conte has sucked all the joy out of these players with his tactics that say where every player should be in every minute and circumstance.

It kills creativity and makes for the shite we are seeing.

Didn't want him when we got him as I am not a fan of 3 CB's and have never been impressed with his team's whether they win or not.

I just want to see the players and fans smiling and enjoying their football again... is that too much to ask?

If levy doesn't sack him I can't believe Conte even has the gall to stay on (sorry :sneaky: )
So true and the 3 managers have all been the same blueprint.

And yep we just all want to enjoy supporting spurs again 🙏
 

fishhhandaricecake

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Paratici needs to go too.

hopefully will when he gets banned.
Agree mate, his signings have been ok but he’s never been a good fit for us but this is as usual because levy doesn’t understand football.

He thought copy and paste juve onto spurs would work, completely different clubs and cultures so was never going to work.
 

YB123

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We have to not be deluded and realise he is above us in footballing terms. Mourinho was above us, Conte is above us. We hate to admit it and its horrible but we are below them. We've achieved nothing to warrant being above them.

And that is why the big glossy manager cant continue.

Yep well aware im getting the negatives, but from a FOOTBALLING term they've both achieved far much more than our club.
 

fishhhandaricecake

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Nov 15, 2018
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We have to not be deluded and realise he is above us in footballing terms. Mourinho was above us, Conte is above us. We hate to admit it and its horrible but we are below them. We've achieved nothing to warrant being above them.

And that is why the big glossy manager cant continue.
If anything it’s just shown that Jose & Conte aren’t as good as people thought.

But yes defensive managers who can only work by being given hundreds and hundreds of millions of players don’t work for our club.

Jol, Redknapp, Poch all did a perfectly fine job…
 
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Now it's Spursonal

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Man i'm just sad thinking back to how excited I was when the rumours of Conte being appointed first started doing the rounds. Thought he would be the one:cry:
 

theShiznit

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I honestly don't care where we finish in the league this season. Please just play football no more of whatever the fuck it is this lot go out and do every game. There is literally no joy watching us play.
Maybe if we finish 8th* it might give Levy the kick in the face he needs to sell up.

* As long as that doesn't get us in the conference league...
 

parj

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Jul 27, 2003
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Are you actually serious? You saw his playing before the world cup right? Remember we were so bad that people came up with that ridiculous theory that we were saving ourselves for after the world cup
That was a hilarious theory. We are still waiting. After Easter we will have everyone exactly where we want them
 
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