Yeah but that’s just more papering over cracks. The reset button needs to be pushed and I don’t think Conte is the man to be in charge of that process.
And who is it then? Erik ten Hag ? And what exactly going to happen if he fail, and we give him like 3 season, and he won nothing in them ? Another reset button and such a good circle, we are already in awhile.
Conte doesn't have much options and i think his goal is to actually find club where he can stay for quite some time.
The burst with Juventus comes from their boss, and his CL desire. The burst with Chelsea come with their director Marina Granovskaia, and that the club has totally different vision for the players they buy and so. There was a battle between the 2, and obviously that screw their season or so. But he still won them FA Cup in his second season + the title in the first one.
I didn't hear him complain for anything while he was at Inter. But as far i understand, they were having an agreement for X seasons to build a strong side, and challenge for CL. Yet they decide to pull the plug, sold the players he made top quality, and on top of that they wanted Conte to lower his salary in order to reduce the cost, when something completely different was promised.
And all of this after he won them the title, they hadn't won for 10 years. Chelsea ain't a bar when it comes to coach, they sack anyone with and without a reason, and there is always a burst in there. Juventus boss is quite a characteristic as well. With Inter they decide to pull the plug.
To be fair i always look Conte as a long term manager. But in nowadays football things change way too fast, and you can't be sure of anything. That's why when a serial proven winner, who is still in his peak shows on the radar, you act fast and do everything to get him.
I'm tired of this "rebuild" some fans are dreaming. This is ain't happening. If we finish outside of top 4, our chances for title are going to be even slimmer. Erik ten Hag is an unproven risk, and we could very well waste 2-3 years with him. Pochettino is a proven PL manager, but he is a serial botcher as well.
Conte was a promise for success in short term, on top of that he is bringing a Champion mentality and he transmits it to the players and the club. He left his clubs in a great state, unlike Mou for example.
If someone promise a manager that is not sure will stick with us for the 5+ years(it's always a guess though), and a title in the next 2 year, compare to the so call "rebuild" in the next so call 2-3 years and a complete black hole and uncertainty how we are going to look and for what exactly we are going to fight, i'm taking the first option straight away!
which is a footballing tragedy, if you really think about it: instead of both going back to straight, immediate title contention, neither will win anything relevant in the next two or three years or even more.
