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Manager Antonio Conte

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Macch said:

Conte has spoken to the BBC ahead of this press conference​

"In the first half we played with good intensity. We didn't concede anything and we found a team that defended too deep and then we conceded this goal and then the confidence dropped for my players.

"We have to know that our life is this. We have to fight every game for one point or for three points. This is the truth, especially when you are without two or three important players and have difficulties.

"We have different characteristics. We don't have many players who are really good to beat the man. We don't have many creative players in our team. For sure today was really difficult to find space in the first half.

"I'm sure that if we don't concede the goal, we could win the game instead. The goal that we conceded killed us in confidence and in many situations for sure. You have to try and improve and develop these players and especially young players to be even stronger."

On conceding first again: "We have conceded the first goal and for sure we try to play to score goals. There is an opponent like you that can score during the game. We understand very well that the league will be really really difficult for us.

"We have to try to recover all the [injured] players and then we have to know that in every game we have to fight and show that we are strong. The league will be very difficult for us.

"I want to be honest, I want to be very clear. I have said this to the club, I have said my opinions. The fans deserve the best. Maybe to stay in 5th is the best. Maybe 6th, 7th, 5th or 4th is the best."
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at least he's aware of this.
 
I thought Xhaka was pony for years and credit to Arteta for whatever he has done but he's looked class for them this season.

The right system and coaching and players can, shock horror, improve. Apart from Winks, even Harry Potter would struggle to magic up some improvement there
 
theyearoftheone said:
"We have different characteristics. We don't have many players who are really good to beat the man. We don't have many creative players in our team. For sure today was really difficult to find space in the first half."

Who's fault is that? It was obvious we needed a creative player in the middle why didn't we go and get Eriksen? and a we have a player who can beat a man on the bench but you only ever bring him on in the 88th min minimum.
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Of course Conte will deflect the blame. The squad is good enough to beat Villa. It's good enough to beat Forest. It's good enough to beat Sporting. It's good enough to beat Man United IMO.

Of course, Gill, who was our most creative player at that point, get's subbed soon as possible.
 
"For the potential of the club, I continue to repeat that we made a miracle. It happened why? Because we played only one competition with 12, 13 players and they didn't have injuries in the last 15 games and we played only the best players. Woolwich were only four points up and we finished 20 points less than Manchester City. We did a miracle and I knew the situation.

I was very clear with the club and in the summer people spoke about Tottenham as title contenders. From my experience it was a bit crazy to read this but you have to accept this. To become title contenders you need a solid foundation, 14-15 strong quality players and the young players to develop and every season you can add two players, but two players to invest £60m, £70m players to improve the level of your team.

People think that you arrive and you win in this way. If people are not used to this you need to create this situation, you need time and patience."
 
kingdawson said:
"For the potential of the club, I continue to repeat that we made a miracle. It happened why? Because we played only one competition with 12, 13 players and they didn't have injuries in the last 15 games and we played only the best players. Woolwich were only four points up and we finished 20 points less than Manchester City. We did a miracle and I knew the situation.

I was very clear with the club and in the summer people spoke about Tottenham as title contenders. From my experience it was a bit crazy to read this but you have to accept this. To become title contenders you need a solid foundation, 14-15 strong quality players and the young players to develop and every season you can add two players, but two players to invest £60m, £70m players to improve the level of your team.

People think that you arrive and you win in this way. If people are not used to this you need to create this situation, you need time and patience."
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He's not wrong. Top 4 last year was a fluke.
 
kingdawson said:
"For the potential of the club, I continue to repeat that we made a miracle. It happened why? Because we played only one competition with 12, 13 players and they didn't have injuries in the last 15 games and we played only the best players. Woolwich were only four points up and we finished 20 points less than Manchester City. We did a miracle and I knew the situation.

I was very clear with the club and in the summer people spoke about Tottenham as title contenders. From my experience it was a bit crazy to read this but you have to accept this. To become title contenders you need a solid foundation, 14-15 strong quality players and the young players to develop and every season you can add two players, but two players to invest £60m, £70m players to improve the level of your team.

People think that you arrive and you win in this way. If people are not used to this you need to create this situation, you need time and patience."
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Boom. Exactly. Last season was basically a miracle
 
kingdawson said:
"For the potential of the club, I continue to repeat that we made a miracle. It happened why? Because we played only one competition with 12, 13 players and they didn't have injuries in the last 15 games and we played only the best players. Woolwich were only four points up and we finished 20 points less than Manchester City. We did a miracle and I knew the situation."
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So, he's admitting that finishing 4th wasn't due to his coaching then. It's a miracle and if it happens again, it will be another miracle.
 
HarrowCoys said:
Unfortunately from an ENIC perspective it totally makes sense sacking him.

Shut the fans up for a few months, get people to forget about all our transfer failings until the next fall guy needs booting.

A fish rots from the head down.
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It's Levy's fault we signed Conte and now it will be Levy's fault when we have to sack him. Who'd be a club owner eh?
 
Macch said:

Conte has spoken to the BBC ahead of this press conference​

"In the first half we played with good intensity. We didn't concede anything and we found a team that defended too deep and then we conceded this goal and then the confidence dropped for my players.

"We have to know that our life is this. We have to fight every game for one point or for three points. This is the truth, especially when you are without two or three important players and have difficulties.

"We have different characteristics. We don't have many players who are really good to beat the man. We don't have many creative players in our team. For sure today was really difficult to find space in the first half.

"I'm sure that if we don't concede the goal, we could win the game instead. The goal that we conceded killed us in confidence and in many situations for sure. You have to try and improve and develop these players and especially young players to be even stronger."

On conceding first again: "We have conceded the first goal and for sure we try to play to score goals. There is an opponent like you that can score during the game. We understand very well that the league will be really really difficult for us.

"We have to try to recover all the [injured] players and then we have to know that in every game we have to fight and show that we are strong. The league will be very difficult for us.

"I want to be honest, I want to be very clear. I have said this to the club, I have said my opinions. The fans deserve the best. Maybe to stay in 5th is the best. Maybe 6th, 7th, 5th or 4th is the best."
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Why didn't we buy them in the summer?

He has realised he cannot take the club any further. He has reached his limit.
 
punky said:
Of course Conte will deflect the blame. The squad is good enough to beat Villa. It's good enough to beat Forest. It's good enough to beat Sporting. It's good enough to beat Man United IMO.

Of course, Gill, who was our most creative player at that point, get's subbed soon as possible.
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Im sorry but gill did nothing. Looked busy but did nothing really. Fell over a lot
 
Kosher Kid said:
It's hard to defend Conte when the football is that shit to watch.

Looking at that team against Brentford and Villa today; we are going nowhere.

Two of the most prolific scorers of goals in the Premier League and the other 9 players can't create enough chances for them to score any goals.

Lenglet, a fucking centre back, set up two efforts for Kane last week and he set up the best two chances Spurs created today for Perisic.

It makes Conte and his tactics look impotent.
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There was no money to buy a centre back so he had to get Lenglet on loan.
Hungry Food GIF
 
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