The Conte Thread

[Leif 6,006]

2 hours ago, Captain Ahmed said:

Fact:The last time Tottenham won at Stamford Bridge Antonio Conte was a 20 year old midfielder playing for Lecce.

 

 

I spit out my wine, amazing

[Zenza001 60]

this is my post on February .... 9 months ago.... 

click for the entire message

 

 

Antonio (like my name ) is the Number 1

[Jase 43,479]

2 hours ago, TheIceMan said:

It was! He was complainng about Conte's behaviour!

 

2 hours ago, Azpinator said:

Well, he can sit at the butt-hurt table next to Mourinho if that's the case.

Apparently, Pochettino was unhappy with how Conte's staff was constantly moaning to the official about the decisions given to Spurs.

1 hour ago, The Chels said:

He was still geeing up the crowd afterwards anyway . Good to see him take no notice of those clowns' complaints.

That moment reminded me of Simeone.

[Leif 6,006]

No team will put 5 past Everton this season. No team will put 4 past United this season. But we did.

[Tomo 21,681]

5 hours ago, Leif said:

Few ex-players of our generations have gone on to be better coaches than Conte. I'll say Guardiola is one, Ancelotti is equal, but I can't see anyone else in the company of these 3. Saying that makes me thankful to have had 2 of them.

Pep and Conte are light years ahead of Ancelotti.I respect  Carlo as a man but some of his tactical decisions are baffling and his teams are the worst for complacency.

[Antonio8 736]

11 hours ago, Jason said:

What did Pochettino tell Conte during that second half exchange? If he did something similar to what Mourinho did a couple of weeks ago, he can go f*ck himself!

please be gentle, it's my first-time defeat..

[AlesJuve 264]

Can you please take Allegri and give us back Conte?

[Mufassir08 2,400]

1 hour ago, AlesJuve said:

Can you please take Allegri and give us back Conte?

No.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

Tears. 

 

[Captain Ahmed 528]

4 hours ago, AlesJuve said:

Can you please take Allegri and give us back Conte?

Yu cane du it on Football Manager 2k16

[Laylabelle 9,300]

It's nice so far the only drama with him is complaints for getting the crowd going..which is very petty. none he said this and got a ban blah blah. No conversy or anything like that. saw the problem..changed it and it's had a impact..even if subs are bit wtf it's nice to have minor problems.

3 wins away from more then we won last season :-D not bad for a bloke who in September looked like might be in trouble 

 

 

 

[Adnane 1,101]

So Conte probably MOTM for the second month running since no other team had 3/3. 

Hazard POTM ? Wasn't quite as sparkling as he was in October ( by his standards ), but I still didn't see a better player this month.

Diego maybe ? 

[Tautvix 1,321]

1 hour ago, Adnane said:

So Conte probably MOTM for the second month running since no other team had 3/3. 

Hazard POTM ? Wasn't quite as sparkling as he was in October ( by his standards ), but I still didn't see a better player this month.

Diego maybe ? 

Pulis is gonna win this month I guess.

Also, Hazard doesn't deserve to be POTM this time and he won't be for sure.

[MefiX19 1,092]

1 hour ago, Adnane said:

So Conte probably MOTM for the second month running since no other team had 3/3. 

Hazard POTM ? Wasn't quite as sparkling as he was in October ( by his standards ), but I still didn't see a better player this month.

Diego maybe ? 

Moses could be a real candidate

[Adnane 1,101]

Yeah forgot about Vic. 

So I guess if you take the MVP mindset ( best player of the best possible team ) you get Moses for November. 

[iceboy 992]

http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/11/28/13766910/antonio-conte-chelsea-tottenham-match-ending-sideline-reaction

 

Please see the video

I'm feeling tired for him. lol

[Tomo 21,681]

I really hope we draw Atletico next season in the CL if we make it again, Conte vs Simeone will be box office.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

I finally feel I've seen enough of Antonio Conte to make an assessment of him as a manager. A friend of mine who is a Spurs fan after the game said our man of the match was Conte. I really didn't understand what he mean't until I saw a video posted that showed him from the sidelines.  Antonio Conte is the Captain of this team.

Normally a manager uses his captain as his extension onto the pitch, under Conte he is the vocal leader responsible for getting people in the right position during the flow of the game. He looks like a maniac but its most likely the only way he's been able to stay connected to the game from the sidelines. During his playing career he was mostly an 8, the player most responsible for linking the play from defense to offense and also setting tempo. While the responsibilities has changed since he's played(8's have to do a helluva lot more now because there are more bodies in the midfield and a lot of the game is decided by midfield presence) Conte has found a way to keep himself as the brain of the team even if from the sidelines. As a midfielder you have to understand both aspects of the game tactically and Conte is channelling his tactical nous from the sidelines to great affect.

For the most part we knew we had a good-great team, we won the title in 2015 and a lot of players from that title season haven't forgotten how to play they just suffered from low confidence. What Conte's sideline leadership has given this team is a rudder; someone who will tell you exactly what to do until you gain the confidence to trust your natural instincts within a given system. For the first time in a long time this may be the perfect storm. Jose coming to Chelsea after winning Europe and getting the full backing of the Roman Empire was the first instance of everything being aligned perfectly. Mourinho's greatest asset back then was his ability to get his team to believe they are the best, and of course winning breeds confidence and moreover 8 straight wins over the Christmas period has lasting affects. He was able to drive his message home because it proved to be successful. Under Conte we are witnessing what I'd like to think is the second coming(of a perfect storm). We have a team with title winning credentials that lost its way but not its football. No one at the club wants to feel that way again so it gives Antonio the reigns to shape what was a team without a soul last season. We look a tactically well organized side who are gaining an understanding of how the manager wants to play. For the first time I can say we look like we are developing a "style" and dare I say "football philosophy"?

In his first few months in the Prem he has been very good at identifying problems and solving them quickly. We stumbled in September against two sides that were clearly ahead in their development. Both teams knew how they were gonna play and were clearly more settled in their tactics. The biggest problem a new manager will face is identifying what his best XI is, I feel the best find the system first then implement the players who fit the mould. 3-4-3 is the system that best suits our squad because it allows our best players to concentrate on how to hurt teams and utilizes are hardest workers in role that exalts their work rate. This team seems so perfectly balanced right now, when we are clicking on all cylinders we score boatloads and concede nothing. When we're not at it we have the ability to absorb pressure and be clinical in the final 3rd. In short this system of play is both expansive and stingy at the same time.

There is loads of room for improvement, while we have won 7 straight there have been a few areas where we have looked vulnerable. The Spurs game highlighted the importance of precision passing and quick decisions. We couldn't get out because they played three midfielders versus our two and our midfielders aren't sleek enough to make quick accurate passes under pressure(This is why I think Verratti would be a huge signing, with both he and Luiz able to make precise passes we could be very dangerous to press high against) Fortunately the system that seems to be the toughest for us to play our football is also the toughest to implement for 90mins. The Spurs had a midweek game, and lets be honest, it took a lot out of them. They started well and faded because what they were doing and being successful at couldn't be sustained. The hope was to get the lead early and sit back late, it almost worked but the Pedro goal ruined them. We need midfielder capable of breaking the press with a quick accurate pass... we don't have that anywhere in the squad. And I don't mean a clever back flick that comes off once every 7 times. We need someone who can receive the ball and make a pinpoint pass to someone breaking either from the wingback spot or deep lying strikers. Its the only way to expose an aggressive press that doesn't allow you to play out from the back. If Matic had any sort of right foot he'd be okay here but he's overly reliant on his left peg.

Anyway that's what I've been able to deduce from the first 13 games, next week will be another litmus test. As strange as it seems I think we match up better with City than we do with Tottenham. City doesn't press effectively from what I've seen and they leave a lot of gaps in the back for Hazard to exploit. If Conte can get them up for an early kickoff away against a team with title credentials.... Oh man... I'll say no more.

Forza Antonio!