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Manager Antonio Conte

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Sean said:
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Tak said:
Classic "boring presser=good presser" tactics + lack of sufficient language skills - it's very hard to become proficient at a new language at 50, especially if you're a person that only has one passion and focuses on it completely like Conte.

He'd probably be a lot more articulate in Italian but the substance of what he says would still be the same and he'd still repeat himself at every press conference - unless something out of the ordinary happened.
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I think that's partly it, however I do notice a difference between a Spanish and Italian approach and that of managers from northern European countries.

Spanish press conferences are as dull fuck most of the time. If the club has lost then it's "We have to keep working hard". If the club has won then it's "We mustn't get carried away. We have to keep working hard".

Contrast that with someone like Sean Dyche or Sam Allardyce and their bonhomie and jokes. You could even contrast Klopp and Guardiola.
 
In all honesty Conte short term contract situation is probably a massive help more than a hindrance, completely keeping Levy on his toes and ensuring that Levy must meet Antonio’s demands or Antonio walks. This is good leverage for Antonio to ensure the best players are brought in.

Maybe things will be different if Conte is on a three year contract.
 
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