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Manager Antonio Conte

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"Many praise Harry Kane for his ability to go get the ball and play with the team, such as with the equaliser against Denmark," said Conte during his work as a pundit during Euro 2020.

"Of course, he’s good at that too, but it’s in the box where he’s clinical and as a coach, I would always keep him in there because he’s devastating."

He loves him Sammy. Sorry but we're gonna see Harry leading the line for a while yet.

CHOO CHOO
You said you wanted him dropped

Conte can say what he wants, if Kane plays the way he has been and Conte doesn’t drop him, then I guess we’ve just hired ourselves another dud
 
I hate the Italians right up until the moment we appoint him.

If Kane can't get going under Conte then he can fuck right off and have a wank-a-thon tossing session sat next to his brother.
 
Levy really is my old landlady. Paying cheapest builder to fix something then paying triple to get an actual competent guy to come in and fix the original problem plus the mess the first guy made.
 
Just got a feeling of Deja Vu in, in N London a moment ago...

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I don't like Conte, the persona, the fact he's ex-chav and I'm not a favourite of his football that he predominantly plays (a mid-block 3-5-2, sometimes that's a low-block 6-3-1).

He absolutely is a short term fix, which I'm not too fussed about as he hasn't left any of his previous clubs in the shit when he leaves them. There will be the snarky comments from him in press confs that I hope to turn a blind eye to whilst he's here (assuming that he is, still think there's a way to go on this and maybe Utd are being forced to play their hand over Ole??).

My personal preference should be clear now and that's a progressive manager in the shape of Potter, Ten Hag, Flick, Nagglesmann etc.... I enjoy how these managers build their squads and have the team play, it's uncompromising no matter who the opposition is, it's always brave and exciting and I feel overall better suited to Tottenham than these ego appointments.

HOWEVER, there can be no denying is ability as a manager, the difference between him and the Dinosaur is that tactically and strategically he's still relevant as a coach. He's always demonstrated that he can build a team (all be it with considerable funds spent) but I think his biggest quality is taking the team available to him and getting the most out of them on the pitch (plus additions). He is IMO one of the worlds top 5 managers.

Just have to endure a bit of mid-block and loads of Conte slow-mo cams of him shaking his fists to massage his ego. Will be better than we've had during the last 2-3 seasons. I would start to have concerns in January if we are signing 30yr old plodders on long contracts.
This is exactly how I feel.

If I’m going to break away from the sort of manager I want here, it’s for Conte.

He’s a top 5 manager in the world no doubt.
 
I didn’t want Nuno to go, it was too soon, but now he’s gone I’m excited about Conte coming. Th will be a complete roller coaster exciting 2 years before he resigns in a huff.
 
Bringing in Conte is going to do nothing as long as Levy / ENIC are at the helm

To an extent. But the top managers get more out of players. Just look at how much some of Liverpool's players have improved under Klopp, the likes of Henderson and Robertson. I have no doubts whatsoever Conte can't get Harry motivated and firing again, and get another 15% from the rest of the current squad.
 
For short term, immediate success then yes. Personal preference that i would rather have a good manager, longer term to build an attractive side.
But this may actually be good for the long term too.
As great as Potter is, he's nowhere near as prominent as Conte, especially for players outside the PL.
In this Jan and summer transfer window, there are a couple of players whose contract is about to run out such as Kessie & Vlahovic. They will get many offers from a range of clubs, so manager pull is important.

Then if Potter/ Ten Hag takes over in 2024, it's probably better to be with a squad that has Kessie & Vlahovic in rather than inferior alternatives.
 
Lots of people talking about 352.

I can’t say I watched lots of Inter but his Chelsea didn’t play 352….it was 343 (or 523 if that’s how you want to categorise it).

Matic and Kante in CM, behind Hazard, Willian and Costa.

I’d expect a similar setup here, which probably means curtains for GLC and Ndombele as they can’t play in a MF 2.
 
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