It's not even the form that bothers me, it's playing players who are playing dreadful when there are other options on the bench.
Even when we win, it bothers me that we are often carrying players through those games and we don't have to.
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Manager Antonio Conte
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Even when we win, it bothers me that we are often carrying players through those games and we don't have to.
We do i believe but i suspect we're as keen as taking that option up as he would be in signing it. Even if we wanted too, not much we can do if he refuses to stay.
Only half true.
Conte is good at getting stubborn cunts out of the squad.
Unlike someone like Poch or Nono, he will tell Levy to fuck off if he's getting told to use players to try to get some £££ in for them.
The problem is, he isn't using the decent ones either.
Except he’s only been sacked once and he walked away from every other job.
It's moot.... You don't extend the deal of a manager that doesn't want to extend.
I bet he still managed to negotiate an exit.
Alarming for me bought bissouma for 35m last year who was outstanding. Then conte said earlier in season tactically not right for team. Why buy him then or did we base it on his performance against us before end of last season?
So you do think blaming the manager will fix Spurs problems.
No. He voluntarily walked away from Inter and Juve for different reasons. With Juve, he had a big fight (allegedly) with Agnelli, while at Inter he walked away because he didn't want the team that he built to get dismantled by sales (Lukaku, Hakimi were sold, while others were on the verge). He didn't get shit in either case. Not even his loyalty bonus. He got A LOT from Chelsea though...
He hasn't adapted to Conte yet. When he came, he got Covid during pre-season, and he had to catch-up all the time. Not Conte's fault, not Bissouma's fault, just very bad circumstances.
No, please read what I wrote, do not fill the gaps and think ahead from there yourself.
I have mentioned more than 1 time in past 5 pages of this thread - more has to change and long term plan is needed.
But manager will have to be the 1st thing cause he is by far the weakest link - under his guidance we are playing bad football, getting poor results and alienating young promising players. He is doing even shittier job than Levy. Though there is paradox here - him not being sacked is Levy's fault. So maybe they should be drawn? But getting rid of Levy is more difficult than sacking the cancer that is stealing living while pretending to manage the team.
All he said was that he had yet to adapt.
Please don't stir false spice into the pot.
And how is that going? Who has he improved or coached?
Same Cancer that worked a pure miracle to get us into the champions league less than a year ago?
Totally agreed.
And I would add - this 3 year stint came in a club where he spent majority of his playing days.
So even such strong emotional connection did not keep him more than 3 years.
Nothing is ever contes fault. Hes bulletproof. Losing 2 nil at home to Aston villa wasnt contes fault. Buying richarlison wasnt contes fault. Not having a creative midfielder is contes fault. Neglecting the academy is not contes fault.
That wasn’t the point I was replying to.
The op said “we need a project manager” (whatever the fuck that means) to rebuild the team.
I wasn’t arguing for or against Conte, just saying that in a DOF system it’s Paratici and the club doing the rebuild. The benefit of that being we don’t (in theory) go back to square 1 if a coach doesn’t work out and a new one comes in.
Great example to look at is Brighton. De Zerbi didn’t come in and do a rebuild or request new players, he came in and coached the team that the club has built.