The Conte Thread

[El P. 1,354]

33 minutes ago, manpe said:

Grossly misworded quote, typical. 

Asked if he was happy with the club's business, Conte replied: "It's not important. I'm not happy [with the result]. The transfer market is not important. Now we have to focus on the work. Players go, players come. It doesn't change."

Conte's moaning is blown out of the proportions. Most of the times he just says that he needs to do the best with what we have. But no, of course people will remember only those 2 times when he said that we should do "the right moves in the market", and so on.

Most of those times were in summer. And in summer he had EVERY RIGHT to moan a bit. For Christ's sake, we only changed Matić and Costa with unproven players and waited to the deadline day to buy two more shit players. If that wasn't enough of reason to moan a bit, I don't know what is.

Also, last season we have played good football. It wasn't the best, but considering what we have, it was really solid and compact. Best what we played since 2010 I would say. We could play at least like that again, but our squad got filled with unproven players, and got roasted by injuries.

[It's too big 625]

Not being funny, but Mourinho and Conte's style of football is done in this league I think. Attacking teams are now taking over as the dominant styles in the league, the more defensive oriented are losing steam. We need an attacking style with the players we have, not a defensive one. 

[milka 3,346]

Chelsea are not competing with the Manchester clubs any more, insists Gary Neville... and any new manager will have to 'unravel' transfer mess
Chelsea signed three players in transfer window, most tailored to Antonio Conte
Conte is expected to leave in the summer, and their transfers could haunt them
Gary Neville says it will take some time to 'unravel' buys based on Conte's system
He also says champions Chelsea are no longer competing with Manchester clubs

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5342553/Neville-Chelsea-arent-competing-Manchester-clubs.html

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

People will realise when Conte is gone just how bad the next few years are going to be. No more titles. No ambition (anyone honest will realise that Conte's moaning stems from ambition. I haven't forgotten the warrior he is. The level he demands from his players. He has been given a Cleo to race Ferraris). You know happens when everyone realises are ambition doesn't reflect that of other teams? That it isn't good enough? The best players leave. Hazard. Tibo. Willian (who we will miss when we see the cross we replace him with). 

This club needs Conte, because the board needs a manager with ferocious ambition. We all know the board thinks business first. 

Most likely he leaves. I have nothing but respect for him, kinda want him to have a foreign club to support him. So here's my prediction. Abramovich is going to need to have things get a lot worse before the board is reshuffled. Hopefully we put as much effort into choosing sporting directors than we do managers. 

[bigbluewillie 1,859]

1 hour ago, Supermonkey92 said:

People will realise when Conte is gone just how bad the next few years are going to be. No more titles. No ambition (anyone honest will realise that Conte's moaning stems from ambition. I haven't forgotten the warrior he is. The level he demands from his players. He has been given a Cleo to race Ferraris). You know happens when everyone realises are ambition doesn't reflect that of other teams? That it isn't good enough? The best players leave. Hazard. Tibo. Willian (who we will miss when we see the cross we replace him with). 

This club needs Conte, because the board needs a manager with ferocious ambition. We all know the board thinks business first. 

Most likely he leaves. I have nothing but respect for him, kinda want him to have a foreign club to support him. So here's my prediction. Abramovich is going to need to have things get a lot worse before the board is reshuffled. Hopefully we put as much effort into choosing sporting directors than we do managers. 

Sadly Roman aint going to sack the "yes men and woman" at least until he can find new yes bodies.

What I really don't understand is this fucking policy they have, get rid of the decent players and bring in dross, i'll state just one example loan out RLC and bring in Drinkwater they'd already replaced Matic with yep you've guessed it Bakayoko.

as regards The Don... "don't shoot the messenger, shoot the sender"

[El P. 1,354]

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says it is his "intention, will and desire" to continue in his job for at least the remaining 18 months of his contract.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42921679?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_match_of_the_day&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sport

Yeah, baby!

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

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[El P. 1,354]

“About Giroud, we are talking about an international player with a lot of experience who plays for the national team, he’s 31 years old. We’re not talking about a young player, for this reason our expectation for him is different. I asked for this type of player with his characteristic from the club. The club gave me this opportunity. With Emerson Palmieri we have a young player with not much international experience, he played last year with Rome, he played a very good season. He’s an option for Marcos Alonso, he has to recover with us but as you know very well, you play if you deserve to play and we can tell this during training sessions day by day.”

https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2018/2/2/16965480/conte-thanks-chelsea-for-signings-reaffirms-commitment-to-club-for-manyeth-time

Yeah, baby!

[El P. 1,354]

On 02. 02. 2018. at 10:38 PM, xPetrCechx said:

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Keep 'em coming, Conte doesn't give a damn.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Keep 'em coming, Conte doesn't give a damn. [emoji3]

He played against swansea

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[El P. 1,354]

1 minute ago, xPetrCechx said:

He played against swansea

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For WHOLE 14 minutes.

Dear God, stop this, just stop.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

For WHOLE 14 minutes.
Dear God, stop this, just stop.

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[Jase 43,479]

19 minutes ago, El P. said:

“About Giroud, we are talking about an international player with a lot of experience who plays for the national team, he’s 31 years old. We’re not talking about a young player, for this reason our expectation for him is different. I asked for this type of player with his characteristic from the club. The club gave me this opportunity. With Emerson Palmieri we have a young player with not much international experience, he played last year with Rome, he played a very good season. He’s an option for Marcos Alonso, he has to recover with us but as you know very well, you play if you deserve to play and we can tell this during training sessions day by day.”

https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2018/2/2/16965480/conte-thanks-chelsea-for-signings-reaffirms-commitment-to-club-for-manyeth-time

Yeah, baby!

"I asked for this type of player with his characteristic from the club. The club gave me this opportunity"

Giroud obviously wasn't his first choice target but Conte wanted a target man and got one. But hey ho, let's continue to criticize Conte for not utilizing Batshuayi more and at the same time, criticize the board for not backing Conte...

[El P. 1,354]

Just now, Jason said:

"I asked for this type of player with his characteristic from the club. The club gave me this opportunity"

Giroud obviously wasn't his first choice target but Conte wanted a target man and got one. But hey ho, let's continue to criticize Conte for not utilizing Batshuayi more and at the same time, criticize the board for not backing Conte...

He sounds grateful. That was my point. Even if he didn't got his first choice he sounds happy with Giroud.

[Fernando 6,455]

He still should finish next year. 

It was a crap year, always was going to be, but he should finish next year. 

I believe he can do much better next season. 

And some players this season will be much better next. 

After that he can do whatever he wants. 

But 3 years is good business for me. 

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

33 minutes ago, Jason said:

"I asked for this type of player with his characteristic from the club. The club gave me this opportunity"

Giroud obviously wasn't his first choice target but Conte wanted a target man and got one. But hey ho, let's continue to criticize Conte for not utilizing Batshuayi more and at the same time, criticize the board for not backing Conte...

I would have loved to have seen more of Mighy. My opinion on how often and how far the ball bounces off him isn't settled yet. 

[Barbara 15,149]

"I asked for this type of player with his characteristic from the club. The club gave me this opportunity"
Giroud obviously wasn't his first choice target but Conte wanted a target man and got one. But hey ho, let's continue to criticize Conte for not utilizing Batshuayi more and at the same time, criticize the board for not backing Conte...

I have no idea how you got that from the quote...
I think he's being supportive of the board after so much criticism...

As for Bats, he didn't capitalize chances against decent sides, only two or three leagues below premier League...

Costa worked wonders as target man, Morata did well before got hurt, physically and mentally. Bats didn't suit much and didn't take the chances...

Conte has done amazingly well with a small and mostly uninspired last season and okay those one. We have been complaining about the board for years, way before Conte came.

We've been signing average players as a rule for years, and Conte just said what most agreed with instead of being politically correct... His voice about signings is my voice. No one could make us competitive with this team... Conte has made many mistakes, but overall he did much beyyet than I expected. He IS disheartened, but this is who he is, as a Italian, they are all emotions and that's why he doesn't look like he's normal self... Can't hold that against him, it's who he is.