The Conte Thread

[Amblève. 4,995]

You can't win the league title in autumn but you can definitely lose it during this time of the year.

I don't want to get carried away, though, the signs have been encouraging thus far: This is the Chelsea I've been longing for.

[akgw13 867]

I always try to wait a little bit before i react to the weekends events as to control my emotions and focus on our actual goal. The way we are playing is absolutely ridiculously amazingly awesome at the moment. I hope we never come down, although we will at some point(maybe). That being said 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th doesnt matter to me as long as we are in one of those 4 positions. It is all well and good to be challenging for the prem title but lets not forget our main goal here is top 4 CL spot. Conte has worked a miracle so far, lets hope he gets another couple players he wants in the Jan window so we can continue to build momentum and make a splash in the summer. What player wouldnt want to come play for a coach like this? My goodness.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

 

[Unionjack 7,531]

Ya see Ventura raking pot shots at him in Italy saying he left him with the oldest team in their history!

[Fernando 6,455]

4 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

Ya see Ventura raking pot shots at him in Italy saying he left him with the oldest team in their history!

I think that was more down to their board being cheap. Remember he left Juventus because of this with the board. 

Thank god our board ain't like that, and one thing I agree with Conte is that is better to spend much more on younger players with much more potential as they will last a long time. 

Like say we spend a lot on Verrati, that would be worth it because hes young and has plenty of potential. 

Juventus was not able to do that, here at Chelsea Conte will be able to do that because the board has no problem with that.....they do get a little stingy when it comes to older players with higher price as we saw with Radja. But young players with potential like we saw with Bats, they put the money down! 

[Unionjack 7,531]

3 minutes ago, Fernando said:

I think that was more down to their board being cheap. Remember he left Juventus because of this with the board. 

Thank god our board ain't like that, and one thing I agree with Conte is that is better to spend much more on younger players with much more potential as they will last a long time. 

Like say we spend a lot on Verrati, that would be worth it because hes young and has plenty of potential. 

Juventus was not able to do that, here at Chelsea Conte will be able to do that because the board has no problem with that.....they do get a little stingy when it comes to older players with higher price as we saw with Radja. But young players with potential like we saw with Bats, they thrown the money down! 

I meant the national. Sorry.

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/antonio-conte-left-us-with-our-oldest-squad-in-150-years-when-he-went-to-chelsea-italy-boss-a3389461.html

[Unionjack 7,531]

This is a comment fro and about Poch on one of their own forums

TWAT!!!

 

Pochettino’s Outburst After The Arsenal Game: Conte And Chelsea Do Not Own The 3-4-3 System

It is not the first time Pochettino has deployed Spurs in this formation, but it has been almost a year. Chelsea’s incredible rise since switching to this formation has been well documented. After the recent 5-0 win over Everton, the club have moved past Arsenal and Manchester City in the table. Pochettino, though, says that any team can play any formation as they are not patented. According to the Evening Standard, he said:

“I cannot say if it is a better way to play in the future but it is important to be flexible and it is a good step forward for the team to use different systems, different ways to try to play.

“Chelsea, when they played here, started with a back four and after 3-0 in the 60th minute they changed to three. But last season we played against Watford, December 28, with three centre backs. Just because Chelsea won 5-0 yesterday, they didn’t discover the system.

“Nobody owns some system like we played today.”

It remains an incredible response from the manager who has been under pressure for the last few weeks. Spurs are yet to win a game since the 2-0 success over Manchester City at the start of October. Even after the switch to the new formation, they remained below par in terms of the overall 90-minute performance. Spurs had only had one shot on target compared to Arsenal’s five, and the return of Kane gives the team a major boost going forward.

One of Chelsea’s biggest successes in this new formation has been finding a perfect role for Eden Hazard. Spurs will be strengthened by the return of their injured players like Alderweireld and Dele Alli. It remains to be seen if the manager would persist with the system for the club’s upcoming London derbies. After having just concluded a London derby, Spurs move onto two games against West Ham and Chelsea with a Champions League match against Monaco sandwiched in the middle.

[BoyBlue96 990]

Let's all make this a thing please.

 

And Pochetino will get his sorry ass kicked 26th of november.

[Captain Ahmed 528]

etc,etc,etc

[Unionjack 7,531]

37 minutes ago, Captain Ahmed said:

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I admit to 1.2 and 4 from list.

Couldn't be happier to say right noiw I coildn't be happier to be proven wrong,

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

I'm really trying to avoid hammering home the same points many have made here but it is extremely hard since so many have made the same observations about our display under Conte's 3-4-3. I am struggling to think of another time this club has looked so perfectly balanced defensively and offensively. Antonio has done a masterful job of masking our weaknesses and exalting our strengths, in this recent run of form I'd go as far as saying he's turned weaknesses into strengths and made what we considered to be our strength stronger! 

This has got to be the most complete side in the Prem and we still have room to grow! I don't think we've seen the best from Hazard yet and I also think Moses has more to offer in the final third. By all accounts we just look better prepared and more energized. Where last season we waited for teams to come onto us and often got torn to bits, this season we are so aggressive and are winning the ball back HIGH up the pitch. I'm not sure what the defensive assignment is when we don't have the ball but it has been mesmerizing watching teams trying and failing miserably to break the high press. The three CB's look more like midfielders when we're out of possession, what can be said about David Luiz that hasn't already been? He's been nothing short of incredible! His deployment is perfect too, his attributes are tailor made for the sweeper role. He has great anticipation, quickness and an eye for a pass. I can't remember a game he didn't have the main striker in his back pocket.

Offensively is where this team really shines though! We tend to commit a lot of bodies forward and never look exposed, it truly is remarkable how Conte has tactically got this team understanding their role so well. I mean at Juve they were starved for true attacking prowess and he managed to get them playing as a unit, Antonio must be jizzing himself to have the likes of Costa, Hazard, Pedro and Willian to call upon. Multiple times at the weekend we had 4 or 5 bodies in the box, it was a joy to see! It creates so much confusion and A LOT of 1 v 1's to exploit. For years we have struggled to identify our style, in a few short weeks under Conte we are looking a lot like a squad that has the ability to find solutions.

And finally, the most noticeable difference I've seen is we are forcing teams to adapt to how we play! We are dictating the play and forcing teams out of their comfort zones to cope with what it is we are doing. THAT is proactive football and this is the first time I've seen it with Chelsea.... The 2nd best defense in the league changed their system to try and nullify ours. UNBELIEVABLE.

[quickpassnmove 924]

I'm just gonna say that the WORD IS OUT ABOUT CHELSEA AROUND THE GLOBE. You mention Conte and Chelsea right now and you get stuff like: 

"It's like magic."

and, 

"He and Klopp have their sides running in 5th gear."

 

FFS, it is such a JOY for me to hear the same words in my own head resonate so loudly after a decade of underachievement at CFC. We WILL gain a larger global following with this kind of confidence and speed of play  --hopefully everyone stays healthy. Need more players in the next windows.

[Kostas 1,468]

On 11/6/2016 at 6:58 AM, Cosmin said:

 

And dude, really, if you haven't been able to watch these games, I am very sorry for you. My advice would be to do the impossible if necessarry, in order to watch the next game  

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Someone was saying that we still need reinforcements and I agree with him. I'd also like to add that, if we keep playing and winning like this, it will be much easier to attract players. They will beg their clubs to be allowed to sign for us. Who wouldn't want to play for such a strong and beautiful team with such a fantastic manager? 

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Trust me I'm beating myself over it but 50+h weeks don't allow for much recreational time. Especially bitter since the Everton game is meant to have been our best football since early 2010.

Wonderful sum-up btw, thank you for it. I wonder though if there's some further context or nuancies missing from your #2. Was it as simple as a 180 by Conte following getting trashed by Arsenal (which could suggest things are not going as much according to whatever summer's "plan" was as I'd prefer, not that adaptability isn't important but still) That ESPN interview seems to suggest that's the case. Were there any key injuries adding to that decision?

[Kieran. 6,317]

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery....but still, fuck off Spurs scum  

[Unionjack 7,531]

6 hours ago, Kostas said:

Trust me I'm beating myself over it but 50+h weeks don't allow for much recreational time. Especially bitter since the Everton game is meant to have been our best football since early 2010.

Wonderful sum-up btw, thank you for it. I wonder though if there's some further context or nuancies missing from your #2. Was it as simple as a 180 by Conte following getting trashed by Arsenal (which could suggest things are not going as much according to whatever summer's "plan" was as I'd prefer, not that adaptability isn't important but still) That ESPN interview seems to suggest that's the case. Were there any key injuries adding to that decision?

Everton full match

Leicester

 

 

Southampton

 

 

This is the only Mounure vid I can see on Youtube I'm afraid but theres a Torrent of it you can download

 

 

[lorenzojuve 28]

 

[lorenzojuve 28]

'Now we are filling up with praise, I fear that some of us can relax.Ci are cheers, there is consensus, there are compliments, all goes well.'

'But the reality is this, the reality is the work, the sweat, the reality is the field, the reality sweat, which has led us to do this. But we have not done anything. ''

"We look at those in front (Milan). Now we are mature is we can play with anyone until the end. '

'They want to win the Scudetto (Milan)? Blood must spit at every game. '

'I do not want superficial attitudes ...'

 

THIS IS ANTONIO CONTE, GUYS!!!

 

 

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