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Manager Antonio Conte
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The narrative that we beat City twice under Mourinho and had a better chance of beating them in the cup final with him in charge maybe?
Not even sure what you're going on about here or what this has anything to do with the initial post though...
Not in the kind of form we were in at that time though.
Mason was a shameful capitulation that led to a humiliating performance, but it would have taken quite a lot of luck to win that match under Mourinho.
The man has pulled rabbits from his hat in finals before though, and was our best option in that moment regardless.
So if he's not signing and being announced until tomorrow, can we still expect him to take training?
Not really sure how all the timing works.
Not really sure how all the timing works.
That 2nd game, I had a lifelong City fan texting me saying how they were out of ideas, having pot shots from range and could play all day and not score
Towards the end they looked fucked and we missed chanced to increase the scoreline.
The first game was ages ago now but I remember it being a decent match.
Levy has probably taken him to dinner at Frankie and Benny's for some top Italian cuisine.
You're saying the decision to sack Mourinho before a final was wrong, I'm saying the only wrong thing was not sacking the utter prick earlier.
And you can cite the two times we beat City all you like, they were when the team was in some kind of form, and not when we were losing every single game, including to farmers in Europe. Jose was totally done and we weren't turning it on for a cup final. City took us apart in the last game we played vs them.
Maybe keeping him gave us a slightly higher chance, but nothing more. We've certainly made far, far worse decisions than slightly worsening our chances of winning a league cup final.
Watching the way Wolves play this game is actually enviable.
Both teams are actually alive.
Apologies for the distraction
Both teams are actually alive.
Apologies for the distraction
I don’t agree. I was never really a Jose fan, although when he started with us he was very charming and convivial, & I thought he’d got his mojo back.
Sacking him before a cup final and installing a caretaker rookie was a horrible decision to make and by all accounts it was done so as not to invoke any trophy bonus. He should have taken that game.
Penny wise, pound foolish. Always the same with Levy. How much has his Nuno adventure cost us, & how far has it set back the season, when we could have had Conte in the summer had we met his demands? Or, as I said earlier, did Conte refuse us at that point because he was expecting better offers from bigger, more ambitious clubs?
Proper Spurs.
The thing is, we didn't sack him when we should, so one more game to try and bring a cup home wouldn't have hurt.
This is the right manager at the right time for us he will take no shit from anyone.
Many other candidates would be ruined by this club but Conte won't be he has the mentality to kick this club on, and maybe if he can sort the team out by Christmas then January could see reinforcements to kick on.
Many other candidates would be ruined by this club but Conte won't be he has the mentality to kick this club on, and maybe if he can sort the team out by Christmas then January could see reinforcements to kick on.
Had an eye on Wolves all season. Thought they were excellent against us and the results would follow. Think they're the opposite of us this season.
I honestly think we lose that final regardless. The atmosphere in the build up was dour, our results terrible. Maybe he finds his mojo back for a one off game but it's a huge if, and personally all the faith I had in the man had been totally eroded by that point, so I wasn't bothered by it.
Decisions like hiring Nuno have been far more damaging imo. That was pure incompetence.
It’s true we defended valiantly but there was certainly some fortune involved. I remember early in one game, de Bruyne struck a bullet heading for the top corner from about 8 yards out that hit Jesus who was in an offside position.
Those games definitely could have gone the other way.
Bold is certainly true. I dunno, maybe I was just so done with him that honestly a league cup final was secondary to just wanting him gone. It felt like the whole thing had gone full Jose by that point, I honestly didn't feel he deserved to lead the team out. Bit spiteful perhaps, but that's the extent to which I disliked that man managing Spurs.
Nothing but a toxic bully who should never have been hired, same with Nuno except I actually do think he's a decent man who was let down by the club, just not a good enough manager. Hopefully Conte contends well with Levy's bullshit.
If it happens then it would certainly rouse us from apathy. For his faults, it would also give credit to Paratici - who I'm sure needed to be at the club to get Conte even somewhat interested.
It could all end in disaster but I think Conte is exactly what this squad needs as a firm kick up the backside. I hope for several useless bastards to be shipped out in January.