Conte - trying to get fired

[Jammy89]

Think all have accepted that Conte has decided he's leaving Spuds at the end of the season.

But his rant today - he's trying to get fired rather than wait.

Phenomenal - "They are used to it here. THey don't play for something important. They don't want to play under pressure, under stress. It is easy in this way. Tottenham story is this for 20 years".

[Zippity]

it was mental. Some of the stuff he said will have his players injured for weeks withh bad necks, they'll have double-taked so hard.

[bix01]

Bizarre meltdown when they are pushing for top 4 and currently 4th. Will be interesting to see how the players react in a couple of weeks or if he’s even still there.

[Zippity]

Bizarre meltdown when they are pushing for top 4 and currently 4th. Will be interesting to see how the players react in a couple of weeks or if he’s even still there.

Aye-called them selfish and said they lacked fight. Could motivate them or have the opposite effect. We'll find out, I guess.

Mind, he's a right moany sod-won't be sad to see the back of him.

[toptoon]

This is the biggest news of the day and cannot be good for their chances of top four. If ‘arry was having thoughts of heading for the door, then now is the time.
Son is a shadow of the player he was last season and epitomizes that team.

[Xamand]

So glad we didn't end up hiring him last year and got Howe instead

[toptoon]

So glad we didn't end up hiring him last year and got Howe instead

I actually think he’s very good. To say that takes ‘balls’ and he could easily keep quiet and just keep picking up his pay cheque, like Bruce did.
He cares about the club and, as he said, has stayed quiet and tried to change the culture in the club but hasn’t managed to do it and has now had enough.
We don’t know what goes on at Spurs but it’s clear that there’s something wrong there. Perpetual underachievers despite big signings and capable of a surprise, poor result at any time. They were dire today and fortunate to score 3 goals.

Levy SHOULD invite him for a long meeting to see what can be done to change this but will probably just sack him.

[Ragatino]

TBH he told the truth.

You can tell he's been buttoning his lip for a while. Recently he has had health issues. When you go through something like that it focuses the mind.

He told it like it is, they are a dressing room of spoilt babies and as such will never win anything.

We will benefit from this so Grazie mille Senor Conte

[Zippity]

Two very good points there, TT and Raga.

Yep, contrast that with how Bruce used to stick up for Fatso. Plus, you're right, illness can make someone re-evaluate a lot in their life and he's clearly just thought 'ah, fuck it', I'm just going to say what I think.

I do still think, however, that whilst there is a lot of truth in what he says about Spurs as a club, I also think there's a certain amount of deflecting the blame to try to make him a more attractive candidate for the next big job he goes for.

And yes, I know he's won stacks of stuff and plenty of other teams will want him but this hasn't worked out for him and may put doubt into the mind of whichever owner is considering employing him next.

[ex_pat_magpie]

I actually think he’s very good. To say that takes ‘balls’ and he could easily keep quiet and just keep picking up his pay cheque, like Bruce did.
He cares about the club and, as he said, has stayed quiet and tried to change the culture in the club but hasn’t managed to do it and has now had enough.
We don’t know what goes on at Spurs but it’s clear that there’s something wrong there. Perpetual underachievers despite big signings and capable of a surprise, poor result at any time. They were dire today and fortunate to score 3 goals.

Levy SHOULD invite him for a long meeting to see what can be done to change this but will probably just sack him.

The problem with Levey, as other managers have found in the past, is that Levey thinks managers should manage as Levey thinks and not as the manager thinks. Levey is a plutocrat and nothing will change him.

Conte know he's on a hiding to nothing and it would be good for him if he wants to go to let Levey pay him off with a golden handshake and move on.

Conte won't be long finding a better boss than Levey who will let him manage as he wants to.