The Conte Thread

[bigbluewillie 1,859]

It's called mind games bud!

You must remember surely Mourinho was originally a master at it, now The Don is taking his mantle.

[Jase 43,479]

Starting to agree with @Henrique...already struggling this season and Conte seems keen to make it worse by spreading negative vibes with 'strange' comments every time he speaks. Can't he for once just try not to moan about the bad stuff to the press?! 

[Leif 6,006]

Unless you have something negative to say about the board alongside it, nobody should be saying anything negative about Conte. It's idiocy and high time it was ignored, like these people continuing to ignore blatant signs of power struggle.

[Vybzkartel 284]

I am having non of this board talk. We have won all the games Cahill has not started this season, keeping 6 clean sheets and the games include Spurs game were we were very unfortunate to concede an on goal. Dude keeps making same mistakes thats not on the board. The board doesnt pick a Bakayoko Fabregas midfield that has not worked all season. The board doesnt change a winning team to accommodate Cahill, the board doesn't bring on Willian instead of an actual striker against Man City making us lose our shape completely. The board doesn't wait till the 60th minute to make a substitution when clearly something is wrong like on Tuesday.   

[manpe 10,861]

During the press conference something very strange happened just now.
Conte was asked why Cahill started on the right of the 3 CBs against Roma. And he replied he doesn’t want to answer that question but everyone that needs to understand, does understand.
Then a different journalist asked if he will play on the right again. Conte said and I quote “no no, he is very good player on the left. We won a league with GC in this position. I don’t understand why we have to try again to put him on the right. But this is a good question (sounding sarcastic in the last bit)”
Asked if that is Conte admitting it was a mistake to play Cahill on the right Conte said “maybe, maybe but I think Cahill can play on the right and on the left but the best position for him in my opinion is on the left. But sometimes misunderstandings can happen but then it’s important to clarify the situation.” Then asked if Cahill will play on Sunday, Conte said and in my opinion sounding very sarcastic “Yhyhyh, for sure Cahill will play” Like that is strange why would he say that so openly?
And was he told from above to play Cahill on the right against Roma? Cause he wouldn’t answer why he did that but said straight up that Cahill will play on Sunday? I am so confused. It doesn’t make any sense.

I think he played Cahill on the right so that Azpi could help him, and Rüdiger on the left to compensate for Alonso's slowness. Perhaps he just didn't want to say publicly that it was a tactical attempt to cover his flaws by playing him closer to a superior defender.

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[Vybzkartel 284]

Just now, manpe said:

I think he played Cahill on the right so that Azpi could help him, and Rüdiger on the left to compensate for Alonso's slowness. Perhaps he just didn't want to say publicly that it was a tactical attempt to cover his flaws by playing him closer to a superior defender.

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We all know that Azpi is a terrible wingback. We have actually never won a game his started at wingback. Go figure 

[manpe 10,861]

We all know that Azpi is a terrible wingback. We have actually never won a game his started at wingback. Go figure 

Terrible WB or not, he's still a far superior defender.

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[Vybzkartel 284]

1 minute ago, manpe said:

Terrible WB or not, he's still a far superior defender.

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Not this season. His been very average. He has even been dropped from the Spain squad because of his performances of late. Tactically Conte has been shocking all season, his actually not gotten any single game correct all season, that Atletico result is proving to be a fluke each passing week. 

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

40 minutes ago, Vybzkartel said:

We all know that Azpi is a terrible wingback. We have actually never won a game his started at wingback. Go figure 

We beat Watford like a week ago with Azpi as a wingback and he scored for a 3:2.

[Vybzkartel 284]

6 minutes ago, pHaRaOn said:

We beat Watford like a week ago with Azpi as a wingback and he scored for a 3:2.

If  I remember correctly he had to be moved to accommodate Zappacosta because we were trash with him at RWB??

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

8 minutes ago, Vybzkartel said:

If  I remember correctly he had to be moved to accommodate Zappacosta because we were trash with him at RWB??

Zappacosta came on only for final five minutes and even then Azpilicueta stayed on the pitch as a wingback. And, of course, has scored from a wingback position.

[Alabama 1,992]

2 hours ago, Special Juan said:

I think you will find quite the opposite. I think it's more a case of an observation on results, player performances and just an overall pattern of what's happened in the past with managers.

I mean, the players won't get sacked will they?

Nah...they ain't gonna get the sack...its just case of how people cannot envisage from the start what we are currently passing through thanks to our piss poor summer window...though not all boards fault for our lack of results conte partly to blame as well....playing willian Cahill fabregas and those past it players...but then no great options...anyway I believe and hope conte turn it around and we start getting results...

[quickpassnmove 924]

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[El P. 1,354]

Conte had the balls to drop Ivanović, to drop Terry, to drop Fabregas. Conte had balls to make Alonso and Luiz our first XI players, and that worked well last season. Conte had balls to reinvent Victor Moses into RWB. Conte had balls to change our whole system, multiple times (first to 4-1-4-1/4-3-3 if I recall correctly, after that 3-4-3). And now you are telling me that he isn't tactically sound, that he doesn't know how to react?

He changed that last season because it was obvious we need to change formation to fade out old unusable players (Oscar, Ivanović), especially after we brought Alonso and Luiz, both tailor made for 3-4-3. Conte obviously has reasons not to change formation now, it's not like there is general truth about what team should we play. Ok, maybe he should've generate our defense a bit better, but I don't remember any time this season we being comfortable at the back at all, maaaybe against lesser opponents, and he gave chance to lot of our players at the back. Fabregas and Bakayoko as midfield two... well, maybe Drinky would be better, yes, but I doubt it would be by big margin.

He is actually trying 3-5-2, trying 3-4-3, trying different approaches in defense, but I am sure that if our players were good enough, some set up would be successful by now this season.

So yes, we can criticize Conte too, but thinking that any of our shits are his fault and thinking that he needs sacking are pure delusion. Antonio Conte is the least of our problems. HE is the main reason we've won league last season. If we are gonna place our bets on someone - it should be on him.

[Special Juan 27,424]

39 minutes ago, El P. said:

Conte had the balls to drop Ivanović, to drop Terry, to drop Fabregas. Conte had balls to make Alonso and Luiz our first XI players, and that worked well last season. Conte had balls to reinvent Victor Moses into RWB. Conte had balls to change our whole system, multiple times (first to 4-1-4-1/4-3-3 if I recall correctly, after that 3-4-3). And now you are telling me that he isn't tactically sound, that he doesn't know how to react?

He changed that last season because it was obvious we need to change formation to fade out old unusable players (Oscar, Ivanović), especially after we brought Alonso and Luiz, both tailor made for 3-4-3. Conte obviously has reasons not to change formation now, it's not like there is general truth about what team should we play. Ok, maybe he should've generate our defense a bit better, but I don't remember any time this season we being comfortable at the back at all, maaaybe against lesser opponents, and he gave chance to lot of our players at the back. Fabregas and Bakayoko as midfield two... well, maybe Drinky would be better, yes, but I doubt it would be by big margin.

He is actually trying 3-5-2, trying 3-4-3, trying different approaches in defense, but I am sure that if our players were good enough, some set up would be successful by now this season.

So yes, we can criticize Conte too, but thinking that any of our shits are his fault and thinking that he needs sacking are pure delusion. Antonio Conte is the least of our problems. HE is the main reason we've won league last season. If we are gonna place our bets on someone - it should be on him.

Everything you say is more or less spot on, but what the media/press or any outside fan fail to see was simply how poor our summer window was, something that we are now suffering for.

Turn on a radio, read a tabloid or click a link it's all 'Chelsea in a mess' Conte has lost the team' Conte chucks his penis at first team players' The summer is gone and it's easy to forget that, but for certain fans and people on here everyone was climbing over themselves to spend and strengthen based on an extra cup competition and how the rivals would react.

What I am trying to say is what you are and most CFC fans should know...this guy in charge has been let down big time, and until things change behind the scenes things won't change at the forefront. 

[Laylabelle 9,351]

Yeah don't think it's a case of lost the team just a case of the team ain't that good. Know won the league last season but there were still times when it was a bit iffy 

[LDN Blue 7,903]

56 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

Yeah don't think it's a case of lost the team just a case of the team ain't that good. Know won the league last season but there were still times when it was a bit iffy 

Still about are we Layla  

[Tomo 21,733]

6 hours ago, Leif said:

Unless you have something negative to say about the board alongside it, nobody should be saying anything negative about Conte. It's idiocy and high time it was ignored, like these people continuing to ignore blatant signs of power struggle.

And in a nutshell this is why we are one of the most attractive job in the world to manager's, they get all off the credit and none of the blame, quite literally.

Moyes and Van Gaal fuck up at United and it damages their reputation beyond repair. AVB and Jose fuck up at Chelsea and get another big job within months.