Antonio Conte Leaves Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur announced on Sunday night that manager Antonio Conte had left the club by “mutual agreement”.
Conte’s long-time assistant, Cristian Stellini, will be acting head coach for the remainder of the season, with Ryan Mason as his assistant.
The Italian criticized his players after the 3-3 draw at Southampton on the Saturday before last, labelling them “selfish” and blaming them for the club’s trophy drought.
Conte had been widely expected to leave when his contract expired at the end of the current season.
However, after he publicly castigated Tottenham players, it was understood that most of the players were happy for him to leave right away.
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What Conte Said
Speaking to broadcast media and then at a post-match press conference after Spurs’ 3-3 draw with Southampton, Conte said:
I’m really upset this is not the first time. I think today I can tell you this is unacceptable. When you are winning 3-1, 15 minutes to go, and I think you have to win. Instead, we showed another time our instability.
We lost the characteristic of last season. Last season, we built something important. I don’t want to speak about the tactical aspect, the technical aspect, [but] about the spirit of the team. Now, at this moment, I think we are not a team.
We are a team where everyone is thinking of himself. When you are this way, it can happen that you lost to Sheffield United, who played with young players, and you drop the FA Cup.
You can play Milan, and you can play Southampton, and to finish that you are winning 3-1 in the last 15 and you are able to give the possibility to Southampton to come back.
I don’t see the sense of responsibility of the players. Now, it’s difficult [to change that], because we are working for one and a half years with this group of players.
I repeat, to move in the right direction, I think we are going behind. I see a lot of negative situations, and a lot of selfish situations that I don’t like.
The environment, the club, and I are always under scrutiny here, but the players have to take responsibility, but I don’t see this.
It’s important, the tactical aspect, the technical aspect, but it’s important the spirit, the heart that you put into the pitch.
The mind has to stay focused in every moment. I saw much more last season than this season.
We are going to lose what we gained with a lot of work last season.
The Guardian reported that the club is interested in a host of managers including Luis Enrique, Roberto De Zerbi, Rúben Amorim, and Vincent Kompany.
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