The Conte Thread

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Whuuuuut?! Who made this picture at Express is purely retard.

[The Chels 2,502]

It'll be interesting to see whether Conte is as adaptable as people say or whether he is fixated on / will force the 3-5-2 formation upon us.

[kiwi1691 255]

3 hours ago, The Chels said:

It'll be interesting to see whether Conte is as adaptable as people say or whether he is fixated to / will force the 3-5-2 formation upon us.

 

The Italian media disagree with the English media 

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/serie-a-showcase/conte-2/

[CHOULO19 24,332]

17 hours ago, xPetrCechx said:

If I see Cahill in a 3-man defense, I'm going to cry. And Azpi as a left wingback? He's already too defensive for a LB!

If Conte goes with this (which he won't) it would be best if we just sack him after the first match of the season... 

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/european-championships/italys-hammer-will-keep-driving-players-on-34813542.html

A piece on Conte and why his teams are unlikely to drop in performance level even when changes are made.

[milka 3,390]

Chelsea fans excited for Antonio Conte
Many pundits have argued in recent weeks that the best coach at Euro 2016 is Italy’s Antonio Conte.

This is very much a double edged sword for Chelsea supporters.

On the one hand, Conte’s two wins from two with what many believe to be the worst Italian squad in half a decade shows what could happen at Chelsea next season.

But, the longer Italy stay in Euro 2016, the longer Chelsea have to wait for Conte to start work at Stamford Bridge.

Ancelotti hails Conte
Ahead of Italy’s 1-0 win over Sweden on Friday, the BBC aired an interview with Conte where the incoming Chelsea boss showed off his fine command of the English language.

Also featured was former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti who had plenty of praise for Conte, having managed the former midfielder.

 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

If he actualy replaces Iva with Lich

I mean we all want a new RB right?

[Melanicus 5,208]

 

[Captain Ahmed 528]

Ireland-Italy:Antonio Conte

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Antonio Conte wants to see the maximum humility and focus from his players when they face the Republic of Ireland in a match which doesn’t count for Italy’s standing in the group. Thinking ahead to the round of 16 is being strongly discouraged. “After the Sweden game, I changed my mind about some things, the squad needs balance and selections show how worried we are about certain games. I don’t consider this game to be meaningless and it doesn’t help to create starters and reserves. We must be humble, conscious of our abilities and our weaknesses. We’ve started a journey in the right way, but we can’t forget where we started from. It would be stupid to fall in such a trap. We can’t ever fall off the main road.”The Azzurri had already booked their ticket to France when they faced Norway in their final qualifying fixture but this didn’t affect the performance. “I remember we won by pressuring them after they took the lead and they didn’t qualify,” added Conte. “I know very well that a defeat tomorrow would throw us out of gear and we must look to avoid that.” Players who have featured less will get a chance against Ireland and Conte has confirmed that he has faith in his squad. “There won’t be nine or five changes as these can create divisions in the group, you can come up with the number. We don’t have starters and reserves, there are 23 players who win or lose together along with me and my staff. I expect to see a team performance.” Antonio Candreva will certainly sit out after injuring his right hamstring against Sweden. “He worked well today on the pitch, I am confident he will recover for the next game but we will also look at alternative options.”

Before entering the media room, the coach took a quick look at the pitch and saw it was in poor condition first hand: “The European Championship has been organised very well but this pitch isn’t in an ideal state. However, I don’t like to give players excuses and the pitch is the same for both teams.”

vivoazzurro.it

 

 

[Liquidator 5,176]

10 hours ago, Melanicus said:

 

Scenes when he sings the Willian song or John Terry has won the double at his first press conference 

[Tomo 21,751]

So Conte is treating the game as a serious match despite the group already being won.

Im guessing Buffon hasn't asked about the bonuses this time

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

10 minutes ago, Tomo said:

So Conte is treating the game as a serious match despite the group already being won.

Im guessing Buffon hasn't asked about the bonuses this time

Where did you read that? In Italy it's since saturday they're banging on about 9 changes in the first XI.
This one is the most agreed upon:  Sirigu; Barzagli, Ogbonna, Darmian; De Sciglio, Florenzi, Thiago Motta, Sturaro, El Shaarawi, Immobile, Zaza 

[MefiX19 1,092]

He will come to London after 1/8 or he will win the tournament. Spain and Italy were 2 best teams in group stages and now they facing each other

[Special 59]

If Italy win Euro, Conte will surely be chosen as FIFA World Coach of the Year.

[Captain Ahmed 528]

Wall of China their defence.I wonder how Capo One will make our team a powerful defense (Miazga,Terry,Cahill,Iva,Timori,etc).The cafeteria of our team must order a lot of spaguettis.