KMitch Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) I listened to the whole press conference... What an epic rant from Conte! Basically said Spurs is a club for losers because nobody from the ownership to the players want to win or come together as a team, but the managers are the ones who always take the blame. Very vindicating for Poch and Mourinho. If Levy ends up sacking Conte now, they will not find another elite manager to lead them again. Edited March 18, 2023 by KMitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, KMitch said: I listened to the whole press conference... What an epic rant from Conte! Basically said Spurs is a club for losers because nobody from the ownership to the players want to win or come together as a team, but the managers are the ones who always take the blame. Very vindicating for Poch and Mourinho. If Levy ends up sacking Conte now, they will not find another elite manager to lead them again. Maybe his agent has another better job for him lined up and he wants a payoff and to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Just now, Genie said: Maybe his agent has another better job for him lined up and he wants a payoff and to move on. It's possible, but on the other hand he may know he's being sacked this week and decided to go off on the club/players to help save face. The problem at Spurs is Levy... Plain and simple. He doesn't want to spend money on the squad and has a huge debt to pay off with the new stadium. His view is that their squad is good enough to win things and demands instant success from the manager, or he'll find one that will make it right. They've now gone through 3 genuine elite-caliber managers in Poch, Mourinho, and Conte and none of them managed any trophies with this same spine of players. He's now managed to make the Spurs manager job a poisoned chalice and absolutely no one with a world class CV would even consider the position now. They need to dismantle the team down to the studs and completely rebuild from scratch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, KMitch said: It's possible, but on the other hand he may know he's being sacked this week and decided to go off on the club/players to help save face. The problem at Spurs is Levy... Plain and simple. He doesn't want to spend money on the squad and has a huge debt to pay off with the new stadium. His view is that their squad is good enough to win things and demands instant success from the manager, or he'll find one that will make it right. They've now gone through 3 genuine elite-caliber managers in Poch, Mourinho, and Conte and none of them managed any trophies with this same spine of players. He's now managed to make the Spurs manager job a poisoned chalice and absolutely no one with a world class CV would even consider the position now. They need to dismantle the team down to the studs and completely rebuild from scratch. If there’s a culture problem with the players then Kane has to accept some of the blame too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 He's absolutely right though. Yes, he'll probably be fired but Spurs have never been a big club and have no right to call themselves one. The whole squad has been useless for years now, Kane should have left years ago and Levy is a large part of the problem. Conte will be fine, he'll find another job quickly. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Genie said: If there’s a culture problem with the players then Kane has to accept some of the blame too. Absolutely. You could see it in the "All or Nothing" documentary series that Kane is a quiet kid who keeps his head down and leads by example on the training ground. He's not one to break his foot off in someone's arse when they aren't pulling their weight or rally the team together when they need some encouraging words. That's fine when you have that type of captain, as long as you have other leaders in the dressing room who aren't afraid to address things themselves. Picture us in the Championship with Jack as captain with Chester, Jedinak, Whelan, Taylor, Elmo, Hutton, etc. all in the dressing room backing him up. Apparently, the only one in the Spurs squad who does that is Dier, which is why he somehow keeps getting picked by these managers after all these years of poor performances on the pitch by him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 That was epic from Conte. Have been critical of him but I love that he is being honest in how he sees it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJCB Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, KMitch said: It's possible, but on the other hand he may know he's being sacked this week and decided to go off on the club/players to help save face. The problem at Spurs is Levy... Plain and simple. He doesn't want to spend money on the squad and has a huge debt to pay off with the new stadium. His view is that their squad is good enough to win things and demands instant success from the manager, or he'll find one that will make it right. They've now gone through 3 genuine elite-caliber managers in Poch, Mourinho, and Conte and none of them managed any trophies with this same spine of players. He's now managed to make the Spurs manager job a poisoned chalice and absolutely no one with a world class CV would even consider the position now. They need to dismantle the team down to the studs and completely rebuild from scratch. And yet where were they without/before him? Mid table with no expectation of ever properly competing for anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Levy sacked serial winner Jose 1 week before a cup final. Not sure what that was about but it seems like madness not to let him do his thing and sack him later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 He can't get away with that. He's crossed the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Nice stadium shame about the team ( that is still in pole position for champs league ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Genie said: If there’s a culture problem with the players then Kane has to accept some of the blame too. I think he’s a big part of the problem , the interview he did with Neville on the overlap was a disgrace yet nobody bats an eyelid and have the cheek to call Lukaku a disgrace after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, PaulC said: He can't get away with that. He's crossed the line. Can’t get away with telling the truth in this day and age you have to be dishonest beat around the bush and insult the fans intelligence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Never a penalty that... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, gwi1890 said: Can’t get away with telling the truth in this day and age you have to be dishonest beat around the bush and insult the fans intelligence. You can't do it in public and he taking away all responsibility from himself too. Totally out of line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted March 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, Dale said: Never a penalty that... I mean, VAR checked that. That's up there with the worst pen decisions this season. And VAR checked it. VAR. Has. To. Go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Just now, HKP90 said: I mean, VAR checked that. That's up there with the worst pen decisions this season. And VAR checked it. VAR. Has. To. Go. It's all a bit silly. They can see why the referee gave it, so don't tell them they're wrong. On Conte he's right. But own mentality not exactly above reproach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I bet they somehow manage to persuade tuchel to take it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Them being 4th is really flattering them now. All teams below have 2 or even 3 games in hand so I can honestly see Ryan Mason in charge for last 4-5 games and them finishing 7th again. They've conceded more goals than us now so I'd say take Kane out of this team and a mediocre replacement and they'll be nowhere near top 6 next season and probably having a similar season to Chelsea. Conte rant is funny....but next game he'll still be starting likes of Eric Dier and Hojiberg who sum up how mediocre Spurs are. Son is having a terrible season aswell yet has been benched about 3 times all season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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