He's just doing his usual thing, setting his standards clearly, making demands to the owners on the resources needed to meet those standards, and leaving it up to them whether they back him or he'll happily get out of the way. He's obviously right when he's said multiple managers have had essentially the same struggles with this team, for the obvious reason that unless Son and Kane are on the ball, they're completely useless. Really is a poor squad.
Conte | Spurs Manager
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He's just doing his usual thing, setting his standards clearly, making demands to the owners on the resources needed to meet those standards, and leaving it up to them whether they back him or he'll happily get out of the way. He's obviously right when he's said multiple managers have had essentially the same struggles with this team, for the obvious reason that unless Son and Kane are on the ball, they're completely useless. Really is a poor squad.
Sound like he's angling.
He kinda admitted he failed the top 4 task for this season now, which is very important for Levy. However, Conte with his pride always expects a title challenge investment if he's to stay. He's not compromising even if Levy try to use this season failure for his hard negotiation tactic, and limit spending.
Basically back me or sack me.
begging for the sack, realises the job is just an absolute mess and theyre miles off. And the backing required to fix it, wont come from Levy.
I think he will stick it to the summer if he has to, but next season doubtful. He's never sounded totally committed when asked all season
I think 90% of this forum said itd end in tears.
No Champions league football. They really need to sell Kane.
Cannot take that seriously. How can a squad with Kane, Son, Bentancur, Moura, Reguillon et al be weaker than Wolves? You will be claiming it is a miracle you are above Norwich next with their international superstars Pukki and Sargent.
Was wondering why this thread was top of the page and saw Spurs were playing tonight and I totally missed that 
Those comments after the game though.....
Those comments after the game though.....
This is how the Chelsea thing played out, isn’t it? Pissed off at perceived lack of support, calling out the owners, acting like a misery guts then a long, loveless goodbye while he waited for the payoff. I
He won't forego the severance pay so he'll probably just kick up a stink so bad Levy has no choice but to fire him. We could be in for a glorious next few weeks/months.
All the 'we should have got Conte' folk have gone missing.
He's a walking timebomb. Always has been. We Best get Erik now and really compound the matter for Spurs.
He's a walking timebomb. Always has been. We Best get Erik now and really compound the matter for Spurs.
Nothing has changed. Conte's Spurs are just an extension of Mourinho's. There's a huge problem in the fundamentals of the team when every manager has the exact same problem.
Spurs can't keep on depending on two attackers to bail them out from their awful midfielders and defenders problems no matter how many managers they hire.
Spurs can't keep on depending on two attackers to bail them out from their awful midfielders and defenders problems no matter how many managers they hire.
There's no right fit for the current Spurs squad. They are an awful team with 2 good players only.
Aye I said it as soon as he was hired that he wouldn't last five minutes. Not sure why so many fans wanted him here. We need a top class manager that will build something.
Bottling is a stupid term
How do neutral/rival fans see the situation? Not the "haha Conte. Spurs are shite" type stuff, but actually looking at his tactics and the team?
At the end of the day, he's got a better squad than Dyche, Lage, and Hassenhutl - and is, by all accounts, a more successful manager. It seems like slopey-shoulders to act like he's managing Burnley and has just been beaten by Newcastle.
Personally, since he's been at the club, despite the odd good game here and there, most matches have been all about low possession and late snatching victories. I've not seen any players improve, and he seems to be obsessed with the 5-2-3 despite it clearly not suiting the squad (we don't have any players that can play WB to any standard). As much as people are bound to take the bait from him and go "yerrr - its the same players" - I can imagine a Graham Potter/Harry Redknapp type manager doing better by simply picking a team baed on what you have, rather than simply how you want to play.
At the end of the day, he's got a better squad than Dyche, Lage, and Hassenhutl - and is, by all accounts, a more successful manager. It seems like slopey-shoulders to act like he's managing Burnley and has just been beaten by Newcastle.
Personally, since he's been at the club, despite the odd good game here and there, most matches have been all about low possession and late snatching victories. I've not seen any players improve, and he seems to be obsessed with the 5-2-3 despite it clearly not suiting the squad (we don't have any players that can play WB to any standard). As much as people are bound to take the bait from him and go "yerrr - its the same players" - I can imagine a Graham Potter/Harry Redknapp type manager doing better by simply picking a team baed on what you have, rather than simply how you want to play.
You think you have a weaker squad than us?
If he quits then maybe Ten Hag will want to go there. They've got a cheese room and we've got a leaky roof.
Extraordinary interview. I mean he’s basically on the brink of walking out cause he knows he isn’t changing the squad now. That freakish City result aside where Kane played like a man possessed, they have been awful.
Is he just crying because he couldn't sign Adama Traore?!
Not sure who else Spurs were in for that they didn't get in Jan. No point them signing a top CF just yet as he said Kane would play on one leg if he had to.
I thought Kulveski was decent tonight and has profile to do well in premier league once settled. Bentancur was o/k but as said before him, Hoijberg and Winks in central midfield is basically the same player so they need more creativity.
Sessegnon and Royal were really poor with the crosses, seems Reguillon has had a "knock" for about 5 weeks now.
Romero not met expectations yet, perhaps he'll be better next season.
6th spot is about right for them really, their team simply isn't as good back to front as what developed under Poch.
"players always the same"....well he's talking about Lloris, Davies, Dier, Winks, Son and Kane there isn't he. Will leave Spurs fans to discuss the merits of which of those should stay or go but majority of them are starting every week under Conte.
Not sure who else Spurs were in for that they didn't get in Jan. No point them signing a top CF just yet as he said Kane would play on one leg if he had to.
I thought Kulveski was decent tonight and has profile to do well in premier league once settled. Bentancur was o/k but as said before him, Hoijberg and Winks in central midfield is basically the same player so they need more creativity.
Sessegnon and Royal were really poor with the crosses, seems Reguillon has had a "knock" for about 5 weeks now.
Romero not met expectations yet, perhaps he'll be better next season.
6th spot is about right for them really, their team simply isn't as good back to front as what developed under Poch.
"players always the same"....well he's talking about Lloris, Davies, Dier, Winks, Son and Kane there isn't he. Will leave Spurs fans to discuss the merits of which of those should stay or go but majority of them are starting every week under Conte.
Horses for courses IMO. Conte is a manager who wants to be backed and wants to compete, and what spurs try to do goes against his profile. Spurs need to go for managers with potential who'd consider managing spurs a great job, and would be happy to do their best while developing young talents with potentials. So yeah someone like Potter would suit them much better than any other already established manager who'd just be frustrated with the lack of investment.
Not many Spurs fans thought we were favourites. Utd have always been the clear favourite.
Lined his pockets with Gold. Not going to turn that sort of money down.
Can see them going for Rodgers. His pros and cons suits Spurs down to the ground so would be amazed if he dosen't manage them at some point in next five years.
I'd say we are close to each other in our overall weakness yes. Debatable who has worse squad. We have better individuals but you probably have a better squad.
It's the history....
I don't really see how the likes of Mourinho, Pep, and Conte would all consider themselves top managers though if they all can only work with god mode turned on. They should never be immune to tactical criticism if they manage like a rich kid playing FIFA ultimate team, as there's clearly not that kind of talent involved if you can't beat Burnley, Southampton, or Wolves without a fantasy team.
Glad we didn't get him.
Some managers are good only with expensive squads.
Although Jose had the Porto stint in his peak.
You guys probably a need a Klopp kind of manager who can take the underdogs to the top
So he is ready to be sacked without compensation? Levy will be happy.
At this rate, I'd sooner just have Ryan Mason take over and see what he can do. He did a decent job last season, and you'd expect he'd be happy to let Paratici build the squad for him to use.
I worry that Conte will demand an obscene amount in the summer, and double-Mourinho the squad and leave us with more Ndombele-type players than he found us with.
He’s gone there for a pay cheque because no bigger club wanted him.
If Conte quits, Spurs should go for Potter this summer. Or perhaps Rodgers. I'd be more excited about Potter though if I was a Spurs fan.
As things stand it’s Arsenal who should be favourites.
i personally think your club lacks a vision when it comes to setting a mid to long term plan and Levy has to take the blame. If I was a Spurs fan, i'd want Conte gone and i'd replace him with either Pochettino, Hassenhuttl or Potter. I'd also look to replace Paratici with someone like Stuart Webber, because it doesn't seem like Paratici knows a lot outside of Italy.
I think with the above changes you'd see Spurs develop a identity/play style, which would be exciting to watch at the very least.
Fighter of a manager. Trophies everywhere he's gone. Impeccable reputation as a competitor.
A couple of months of trying to manage professional Tom Cleverley impersonator, Harry Winks, has done him in. RIP.
A couple of months of trying to manage professional Tom Cleverley impersonator, Harry Winks, has done him in. RIP.
Harry Winks has seen off a few managers. Severely confusing why they all keep picking him when they could just get shot.
Football is not that black and white.
Tottenham overall is better than Burnley, Soton. The table indicates that. However there is always those odd games for game raisers to give nearly teams some cold water treatment. A title challenging team like Liverpool didn't really have a smooth sailing against Burnley just couple games ago. They have that mental fortitude to rely on in this situation to see out result/grind out a narrow victory. Burnley is picking up form (drew against us, too). They just destroyed Potter's Brighton.
Wolves is technically in the mix with traditional top 6 this season. We, United did lose to them not long ago. So there are no easy even if you have better squad than Wolves.
Your defense and midfield are a mess, and this season they compounded to bring down your own limited attack. Your defense improved to functional level defensively with back 5. Before that, all your CB partnerships failed in back 4. That's going back to last season for even further IMO. Vertongen is done by his age and his head injury. Toby declined sharply. You failed to replaced them. It's clearly a personnel issue before tactical one. Any other manager unlikely to be able to fix that with back 4. In Conte's back 5, the attack side of the tactic is not working well especially with the RWB position, but it's serviceable with Reguilon on the left (out for this past 2 games).
Your midfield is as bad as ours. Unlike us where we have number, you guys don't even have enough midfielder to play midfield 3 week in week out. Not worth and have no choice to sacrifice attacking potent further. Rednapp Spurs had better midfield and selection. Potter has better midfielder in Bissouma right now than Spurs.
You're only left with 2 very good attackers to rely on. And prior to Conte, there is a trail of manager that failed to improve this situation, including Poch.
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