The Conte Thread

[Special Juan 27,424]

The Mail claiming the board are meeting this morning and Enrique is days away from coming in.

[the wes 7,212]

4 minutes ago, Ledgi said:

Well, it looks like he'll be given a permanent rest soon.

 

this has to be a joke 😠 after that performance they should be giving an extra day off training 

[Ledg 638]

2 minutes ago, the wes said:

this has to be a joke 😠 after that performance they should be giving an extra day off training 

It's like

"See, even after a horrible result, I'm not trying to improve the situation.

P.S Please, sack me already."

[Superblue 6,370]

It might sound stupid after the last 2 results, but I actually think it's the right thing to do. The players are shot mentally and physically at the moment, what's the point in running them into the ground even more when we have a week before we play again?

Don't quote me on this, but i think this may be the first time in about 2-3 months that the club has had a week between games and a lot of the players have been flogged to death during that period.

[coolhead23 1,146]

Hope the Board and Conte put their shit behind, resolve the current situation and start with winning ways. 

The board needs to listen to their manager and give them a free hand else it doesnt matter who we bring in ... it will be the same after every successful year we have.

Conte can easily get a job at an elite club however Chelsea finding an elite manager is looking blink with every passing season. 

[blues.bridge 343]

1 hour ago, bigbluewillie said:

What! Ethan can play in goal?

In goal?  In midfield ampadu is Better than willian

[coolhead23 1,146]

17 minutes ago, Ledgi said:

Well, it looks like he'll be given a permanent rest soon.

 

For starters, it looks like a decent idea ... it gives time for everyone to introspect and clear their minds while in the meantime the board will have a decision made. Rushing into intensive training after a bad defeat further demoralizes players.  

[Azpinator 2,325]

27 minutes ago, Irakozium257 said:

To wake up and find out he's not gone yet is a huge blow for me. I supported him ardently in the beginning when the conflict between him and the board arose, but come on!! He's finished mentally and emotionally and doesn't want to be here.

I think he's a coward who blatantly wants to be fired, who wants to go as the martyr/victim, not taking any true blame along the way. I hate him so much for how he's infected this demoralising apathy in the players. His tactics and man-management are filled with stagnation and all in all, for me, he will be remember as a piece of sh*t for taking the club's honor into oblivion. I really, really hope he GTFO before WBA. Sad, impotent wasteman.

I think that would suit Scolari and Mourinho 2.0 not Conte.

People quickly forget how Conte made us a team that often enough creates chances until the very last minute regardless of the scorline.

[The Chels 2,502]

Well since Roman doesn't seem to do "knee-jerk", sudden change-of-heart moves anymore, then I don't think Conte will be sacked soon. From Simon Stone (BBC): http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/42957143

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On Monday afternoon, I was told very forcibly that stories Antonio Conte would lose his job if Chelsea lost at Watford last night were nonsense.

It was pointed out Chelsea were still in the top four, remained in the Champions League and were in the last-16 of the FA Cup.

Yet such is the knee-jerk nature of decisions owner Roman Abramovich is capable of making that it cannot be ruled out what was certain 24 hours ago is now hanging by the slenderest of threads.

Luis Felipe Scolari, Carlo Ancelotti, Andre Villas-Boas, Jose Mourinho. Abramovich has never been scared to take decisive action.

The one thing we can be sure of is the Chelsea owner will not be putting himself forward to explain his thinking.

[Leif 6,006]

'Opta tell us at 70.3%, Antonio Conte has the joint-best win rate of any manager in Premier League history (minimum five games), level with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.'

Add that to your crack pipes & smoke it.

[Cosmin 2,484]

I don't know if sacking him would be the right thing to do now, but something definitely needs to happen. The club has to do or at least say something.

It's not even about the current results, but about the perspective. The tension is clear, everyone can feel it. Clear the air or change the manager. 

[Antonio8 736]

 it's a difficult moment. need to find the hunger 

[Antonio8 736]

1 minute ago, Cosmin said:

I don't know if sacking him would be the right thing to do now, but something definitely needs to happen. The club has to do or at least say something.

It's not even about the current results, but about the perspective. The tension is clear, everyone can feel it. Clear the air or change the manager. 

Conte says to press an important thing 

"only at chelsea journalists believe that the role of manager can be discussed by players" 

The board after last pathetic transfert session has to move in conte's direction and take position about the respect of roles. Players can not sack a manager 

like it has happened with mourinho. That's a bad habit they have and they must be stopped

 

[Cosmin 2,484]

3 minutes ago, Antonio8 said:

Players can not sack a manager 

like it has happened with mourinho. That's a bad habit they have and they must be stopped

 

Couldn't agree more, but that's a very difficult thing to do. It would involve a complete change of mentality and even getting rid of a lot of players, specially from the "old guard". 

Between this and sacking the manager, it's quite obvious what the board will go for... 

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

quote this post with what time you think chelsea twitter will confirm the club have parted company with Conte.

I will go with 3:00 pm - UK/England Time Today 6 Feb 2018 that Conte Will be Sacked.

[Cosmin 2,484]

8 minutes ago, iceboy said:

Can you post his reaction please? Missed his reaction.

Well, there was basically no reaction from what I saw. 

[Jase 43,479]

If Conte is sacked by end of tomorrow, then I reckon he'll be in charge till at least the West Brom game.

[communicate 2,703]

2 hours ago, the wes said:

this has to be a joke 😠 after that performance they should be giving an extra day off training 

We have played games every 3 days for a while now. Good rest is what our players need