The Conte Thread

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

10 minutes ago, Blue Gino said:

Conte: "I wasn't at Chelsea's training ground, I was working at the Federation." 

Matt Miazga: "It was great meeting Conte who introduced himself to us at training." 

I love this coach already.

WHAT

[Chelsea4 1,521]

1 hour ago, Blue Gino said:

Conte: "I wasn't at Chelsea's training ground, I was working at the Federation." 

Matt Miazga: "It was great meeting Conte who introduced himself to us at training." 

I love this coach already.

Conte probably wanted to keep it as a secret.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

Having briefly addressed the entire squad on Tuesday, Conte spent Wednesday talking personally with most of his new players. [Telegraph]

The overriding message from Antonio Conte was that he will demand total commitment to #Chelsea and his team. [Telegraph]

Other than Diego Costa and Terry, Antonio Conte has now met the majority of his new squad – including Hazard, Matic & Courtois. [Telegraph]

 

Conte also spent this week discussing transfer targets with #Chelsea, who are already moving to try to secure Radja Nainggolan. [Telegraph]

 

Antonio Conte is expected to stay in regular contact and also fly over again for further talks with key #Chelsea players. [Mirror]

#Chelsea also want to promote some of their best youngsters and keep existing coaches like Steve Holland at Stamford Bridge. [Mirror]

[Fernando 6,375]

You rock xPetrCechx!

You do great work in bringing news and what not. 

Much appreciated. 

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

Chelsea FC and Antonio Conte: The Way Forward Part One, Facing Facts

http://theprideoflondon.com/2016/04/08/chelsea-fc-and-antonio-conte-the-way-forward-part-one-facing-facts/

by Ejoh Celestine 23 hours ago

With Antonio Conte appointed as Chelsea FC’s next boss, join us as we take an extensive look at the mammoth task that awaits him at Stamford Bridge.

Welcome to the first part of a series in which we preview Antonio Conte’s reign as Chelsea FC boss. The Italian has much work to do over the summer and into next season as he looks to turn this failing club around. This article sets the background, as we face the facts that this poor campaign provides us.

[!Hazard! 3,394]

I hope he understands that Oscar is not up to the standards of this club BEFORE next season. I'm gonna lose it if he will line-up with Oscar and Cuadrado in his first league game in charge.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

21 hours ago, Blue Gino said:

Conte: "I wasn't at Chelsea's training ground, I was working at the Federation." 

Matt Miazga: "It was great meeting Conte who introduced himself to us at training." 

I love this coach already.

That's it. When Conte takeover, it will be the end of Miazga career in Chelsea, lol.

[ZOS 580]

good luck to him, hope he'll get rid of some of these overpaid bastards

[oxfordblues 299]

i dont trust this guy,we should have gone for somebody like ahhh guss hiddink

[mickaaa7 10]

--------------------COURTOIS--------------------

-----Zouma----------terry----------stones-----

Cuadrado-----cesc---naingolan-----bale

----------------------willian---------------------

-------------Costa--------Higuain-------------

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

If i see that 3-5-2 formation mentioned one more time i'm going to have a stroke 

[Melanicus 5,208]

If I was Conte...

Courtois

Aurier - Zouma - Manolas - Azpilicueta

Fabregas - Kante - Nainggolan

Willian - Costa - Hazard

 

Kante would be hard to buy, but I think we could pull this off. Aurier is in a tough position at PSG after his recent comments and I think they'd sell. If we can't get Manolas get another proven young-ish CB.

[gdlk 262]

OMG are u guys crazy? We need a LB with a left foot ! 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,774]

3 hours ago, Melanicus said:

If I was Conte...

Courtois

Aurier - Zouma - Manolas - Azpilicueta

Fabregas - Kante - Nainggolan

Willian - Costa - Hazard

 

Kante would be hard to buy, but I think we could pull this off. Aurier is in a tough position at PSG after his recent comments and I think they'd sell. If we can't get Manolas get another proven young-ish CB.

Kante is not the answer for us.

He is better than we have currently and so would make our squad stronger but he would not contribute to making our squad great. If we cannot find, or cannot attract, a great player then Kante would serve as a stepping stone but we should not start the summer trying to buy an expensive stepping stone. We still have the ambition to be a great team not merely a good one.

[Melanicus 5,208]

1 hour ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Kante is not the answer for us.

He is better than we have currently and so would make our squad stronger but he would not contribute to making our squad great. If we cannot find, or cannot attract, a great player then Kante would serve as a stepping stone but we should not start the summer trying to buy an expensive stepping stone. We still have the ambition to be a great team not merely a good one.

I don't know what you're talking about. Kante is one of the best, if not the best, defensive midfielders in the world.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,774]

13 hours ago, Melanicus said:

I don't know what you're talking about. Kante is one of the best, if not the best, defensive midfielders in the world.

If you think that then it's clear that you do not know what I'm talking about, or at any rate that you do not share my impression of the player.

Kante falls into the category of footballer we have typically signed. The category which, once we bought enough of them, eventually brought us where we are now. Kante is a player with qualities rather than a player of quality. I say again, we are poor and Kante would improve us. My ambition however is that we sign a player who has Kante's qualities but who is better on the ball. That should be, and I hope is, Antonio's ambition too.

[Clockwork 1,762]

19 hours ago, Blue_Fox_ said:

If i see that 3-5-2 formation mentioned one more time i'm going to have a stroke 

Don't think people understand that Conte wanted to move away from 3-5-2 at Juve. Marrota and Juve were just too cheap to being the players Conte wanted.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

5 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

If you think that then it's clear that you do not know what I'm talking about, or at any rate that you do not share my impression of the player.

Kante falls into the category of footballer we have typically signed. The category which, once we bought enough of them, eventually brought us where we are now. Kante is a player with qualities rather than a player of quality. I say again, we are poor and Kante would improve us. My ambition however is that we sign a player who has Kante's qualities but who is better on the ball. That should be, and I hope is, Antonio's ambition too.

And another one.

Again you are suggesting the imaginary player we should sign ? Dismissing the particular because of something and the proposition is that super player with all those qualities, who is available to us and who surely is there somewhere. His name ? Mr. Riddle. Still look for that striker you like to mention on regular basis, who is improvement on Costa and has all those attributes and availability and want to come here.