The Conte Thread

[Amblève. 4,995]

I can't put into words how hilariously ridiculous sacking Conte in favour of Enrique would be ffs

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

27 minutes ago, Johnnyeye said:

hmm let's see, Real will need to cough up some serious money in order to take those 3 players, each hazard leg is worth 100 million, Azpi in today's market easily worth 100 million, ( Van Dyke worth 75 million pounds? yeah right ) and Courtois no less than 100 million. Real can fuck off either way, we are not a super market.

Courtois and Hazard's contracts are running down. Gives Real an advantage especially if those players state they want to leave and hand transfer requests in do you think the club is going to keep them? Puts us in a weaker position unless they sign huge deals with big buy out clauses. 

13 minutes ago, Henrique said:

AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

Tbf Zidane is a goner in the summer I think. Its Spanish media that are reporting the whole Conte-Real story along with the 3 players so unsure whether its accurate or not but regardless Conte will walk into a job somewhere in the summer if he leaves here ie. Real. PSG. Italy. AC Milan. No doubt about it. Where as we will get a mediocre coach, like Allegri, Tuchel or Jardim (not superior coaches to Conte) because lets be honest, realistically somebody like Luis Enrique isn't going to come here and accept getting stuck with players signed who are on the same level as Bakayoko. Still have reserves about even taking Ancelotti back too, unsure whether reappointing him would be a move in the right direction. 

 

[Johnnyeye 7,510]

4 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Courtois and Hazard's contracts are running down. Gives Real an advantage especially if those players state they want to leave and hand transfer requests in do you think the club is going to keep them? Puts us in a weaker position unless they sign huge deals with big buy out clauses. 

player+cash deal, we can shop in Madrid too

[Henrique 9,133]

30 minutes ago, Amblève. said:

I can't put into words how hilariously ridiculous sacking Conte in favour of Enrique would be ffs

"How hilariously ridiculous sacking Mourinho in favor of Conte would be ffs".

Talk Chelsea 2 years ago.

[Amblève. 4,995]

2 minutes ago, Henrique said:

"How hilariously ridiculous sacking Mourinho in favor of Conte would be ffs".

Talk Chelsea 2 years ago.

Not me, though. I had wanted Mourinho gone for almost 2 months before the club actually sacked him.

[Henrique 9,133]

25 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

 

Tbf Zidane is a goner in the summer I think. Its Spanish media that are reporting the whole Conte-Real story along with the 3 players so unsure whether its accurate or not but regardless Conte will walk into a job somewhere in the summer if he leaves here ie. Real. PSG. Italy. AC Milan. No doubt about it. Where as we will get a mediocre coach, like Allegri, Tuchel or Jardim (not superior coaches to Conte) because lets be honest, realistically somebody like Luis Enrique isn't going to come here and accept getting stuck with players signed who are on the same level as Bakayoko. Still have reserves about even taking Ancelotti back too, unsure whether reappointing him would be a move in the right direction. 

 

Mate, Conte is not the kind of manager Real Madrid will look for. He doesn't even have the "Champions League winner" brand over him. The last thing Real Madrid want is a manager using 3CB in a game against Rayo Vallecano at Santiago Bernabeu AND a manager that is not afraid of complaining in the press about the lack of control on the transfer window.

 

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

8 minutes ago, Henrique said:

Mate, Conte is not the kind of manager Real Madrid will look for. He doesn't even have the "Champions League winner" brand over him. The last thing Real Madrid want is a manager using 3CB in a game against Rayo Vallecano at Santiago Bernabeu AND a manager that is not afraid of complaining in the press about the lack of control on the transfer window.

 

Conte will probably start how he starts with most of his team'. 424

[Leif 6,006]

Today I learned Conte had a one-off lead role in an American Western movie. 

[The Chels 2,502]

Enrique? Sigh. Despite our transfer failings, at least we tried for top/exciting managers. Now we're settling for mediocrity there too. Standards have dropped dramatically all-round, very sad to see. 

[Laylabelle 9,535]

The problem is it mostly pays off the sacking thing. We're not a long term vision club.. More a very short 2 year stint. 3 years is unlikely... Though this has to be costing a lot. Ideally long term contracts shouldn't be given as its a waste of time 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

1 hour ago, Henrique said:

Mate, Conte is not the kind of manager Real Madrid will look for. He doesn't even have the "Champions League winner" brand over him. The last thing Real Madrid want is a manager using 3CB in a game against Rayo Vallecano at Santiago Bernabeu AND a manager that is not afraid of complaining in the press about the lack of control on the transfer window.

 

Maybe. Maybe not. It will be interesting because Zidane has done alright but I don't think hes as good a manager as the likes of Pep, Mourinho, Conte, Pochettino, Ancelotti, Klopp etc, so unless he manages to win the league by some minor miracle or the CL then he will be gone. Another factor with Conte being continually linked to them is also maybe because of the fact hes most likely to be available come the summer. Fuck knows. Dont think he'd go there and struggle anyway, wouldn't necessarily play a back 3 either don't think their back line is really needing changed, its pretty good. 

[Blusan Alamb 295]

 

[!Hazard! 3,394]

Can he even speak English

[Barbara 15,149]

Mate, Conte is not the kind of manager Real Madrid will look for. He doesn't even have the "Champions League winner" brand over him. The last thing Real Madrid want is a manager using 3CB in a game against Rayo Vallecano at Santiago Bernabeu AND a manager that is not afraid of complaining in the press about the lack of control on the transfer window.

 

Did you forget they had Rafa fucking Benitez before Zizou?

[Laylabelle 9,535]

30 minutes ago, Blusan Alamb said:

 

And people wonder why Conte doesn't look interested.. I wouldn't give a crap knowing I was soon to be off! Even does turn out to be rumours they have to start somewhere 

[Tomo 21,751]

16 hours ago, DDA said:

Given the proper support Conte could have been our Ferguson. Unfortunately, that just isn't how we operate. It's on to the next one.

How do you define proper support? Many years Fergie had to put up with average to shit windows and not getting exactly what he wanted like us this summer. He also had to put up with Blackburn, Chelsea and then City financially pissing all over United the same way we now have to deal with City and Paris to us. He lost out on the likes of Shearer, Essien, Ballack, Robben amoungst many others similarly to how we are currently losing out to the Manc clubs, he lost the likes of Tevez, Ronaldo and Beckham in the same way we MIGHT lose Eden. I only wish Conte was our Fergie, because if he was he might have got on with it despite (understandable) frustration's and found a solution on the training pitch, you know like he's paid handsomely to do.

[The Chels 2,502]

13 minutes ago, Tomo said:

How do you define proper support? Many years Fergie had to put up with average to shit windows and not getting exactly what he wanted like us this summer. He also had to put up with Blackburn, Chelsea and then City financially pissing all over United the same way we now have to deal with City and Paris to us. He lost out on the likes of Shearer, Essien, Ballack, Robben amoungst many others similarly to how we are currently losing out to the Manc clubs, he lost the likes of Tevez, Ronaldo and Beckham in the same way we MIGHT lose Eden. I only wish Conte was our Fergie, because if he was he might have got on with it despite (understandable) frustration's and found a solution on the training pitch, you know like he's paid handsomely to do.

The similarities were there last season, at least with our awesome Fergie-esque flat-track bullying. Too bad that's now gone down the drain too.

[DDA 9,941]

32 minutes ago, Tomo said:

How do you define proper support? Many years Fergie had to put up with average to shit windows and not getting exactly what he wanted like us this summer. He also had to put up with Blackburn, Chelsea and then City financially pissing all over United the same way we now have to deal with City and Paris to us. He lost out on the likes of Shearer, Essien, Ballack, Robben amoungst many others similarly to how we are currently losing out to the Manc clubs, he lost the likes of Tevez, Ronaldo and Beckham in the same way we MIGHT lose Eden. I only wish Conte was our Fergie, because if he was he might have got on with it despite (understandable) frustration's and found a solution on the training pitch, you know like he's paid handsomely to do.

Beckham was forced to move on by Fergie. If a player rivaled him or thought they were bigger than the club then they were ousted. Yes you make good points about the transfer windows Fergie endured and how he had to watch ourselves and City become financially empowered whilst he was, in many ways under financial restraints. Although that being said, Fergie was always backed by the heirachy of the Manchester. He was allowed to manage the squad his own way. He actually had a say in bringing players into that squad and yes on more than one occasion he got that wrong but he certainly got it right too. Again back to what I was saying in regards to Beckham who was one of the most popular players on the planet during his rise at United. When he crossed Fergie, SAF did not fuck around. He told the board he has to go and off he went. I know Fergie was in an untouchable position after what success he had brought to United but for me this is the best way a club should be run. The greatest managers in footballing history have always had complete control of the squad and some say wether big or small on transfer dealings. Here at Chelsea it seems the manager, coach or whatever you want to call him is just suppose to impose tactics upon a squad picked by other figures above and beyond.

[Henrique 9,133]

1 hour ago, Barbara said:

4 hours ago, Henrique said:

Mate, Conte is not the kind of manager Real Madrid will look for. He doesn't even have the "Champions League winner" brand over him. The last thing Real Madrid want is a manager using 3CB in a game against Rayo Vallecano at Santiago Bernabeu AND a manager that is not afraid of complaining in the press about the lack of control on the transfer window.

 

Did you forget they had Rafa fucking Benitez before Zizou?

Benitez is from Spain, Benitez is a Champions Legue winner, Benitez had a previous experience in La Liga when he won the League with Valencia, Benitez is not known as ultra-defensive or a manager that make public complains about the club in the press. 

[Tomo 21,751]

16 minutes ago, DDA said:

Beckham was forced to move on by Fergie. If a player rivaled him or thought they were bigger than the club then they were ousted. Yes you make good points about the transfer windows Fergie endured and how he had to watch ourselves and City become financially empowered whilst he was, in many ways under financial restraints. Although that being said, Fergie was always backed by the heirachy of the Manchester. He was allowed to manage the squad his own way. He actually had a say in bringing players into that squad and yes on more than one occasion he got that wrong but he certainly got it right too. Again back to what I was saying in regards to Beckham who was one of the most popular players on the planet during his rise at United. When he crossed Fergie, SAF did not fuck around. He told the board he has to go and off he went. I know Fergie was in an untouchable position after what success he had brought to United but for me this is the best way a club should be run. The greatest managers in footballing history have always had complete control of the squad and some say wether big or small on transfer dealings. Here at Chelsea it seems the manager, coach or whatever you want to call him is just suppose to impose tactics upon a squad picked by other figures above and beyond.

Fergie and Becks fell out initially due to his flirting with Real, it was his eye for a new challenge that started it all. Power to the extent Fergie has at United should be earned, we lost both KDB and Costa because of the managers power and could have lost Drogs and Hazard also plus most clubs run a transfer comittee especially these days. Im not convinced Conte has no say either, maybe not the final say but i can't fathom that our sudden fettish for Serie A players and targetmen are a coincidence, the boards profile of signings down the years have been the total opposite.