Antonio Conte

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Nothing is wrong with the 3-5-2. At all. It's just that the current implementation has a few poorly designed mechanics.

I think I posted before but I can't for the life of me understand why the CMs would drop deep only to allow to WCBs to push up when building out of the back. It's dumb.

The amount of goals we've conceded due to the CB pressing up (late and/or getting beat) and forcing the WCBs to cover (also late, poor communication etc) is astonishing and needs to be remedied ASAP. It's dumb to play a formation where all midfielders are pushing up to score and on defensive transition, have no cover in center midfield, forcing the CB to come up to press. The whole point of a 3-x-x is for that CB to be the libero; not to press up and be DM.

We just need to return to brozo at DM and 2 side CMs.

No, obviously we need to play Barella as AM..

Also, don't you know Brozovic is widely hated on this forum?

 

[Choppin Onions]

Brozo never met a side pass or pass back to the CBs he didn’t like. Drives me mad.

A fully fit Sensi would do wonders for this club. Sadly it’s almost guaranteed to never happen.

 

[CafeCordoba]

No, obviously we need to play Barella as AM..

Also, don't you know Brozovic is widely hated on this forum?

And actually I've seen numerous times when it's Barella who drops lower when the WCB goes forward. It's absolutely fucking insane and doesn't confuse anyone because we don't anyway play fast enough (confusing the opponent is the only thing that comes to my mind why WCB goes forward and CB drops deeper). WCB going forward instead of Barella doesn't make any sense because then we have skill-restricted WCB higher on the pitch when we try to attack and Barella further down back. For what?

 

[Goldenboyv88]

The worst attitude of the Conte tactics is when we start playing from the goolkeeper with the defenders. 90% of the time loosing the ball....

 

[BasedGodPunk]

And actually I've seen numerous times when it's Barella who drops lower when the WCB goes forward. It's absolutely fucking insane and doesn't confuse anyone because we don't anyway play fast enough (confusing the opponent is the only thing that comes to my mind why WCB goes forward and CB drops deeper). WCB going forward instead of Barella doesn't make any sense because then we have skill-restricted WCB higher on the pitch when we try to attack and Barella further down back. For what?

I actually don't mind this when Kolarov plays. He's delivered some decent balls from that position and odds are whoever drops back behind him is better defensively.

 

[ArmaLetale]

Anyone who thinks Conte will switch to four-back formations is completely delusional.

 

[IRR26]

Conte: 'Klopp didn't win for four years'

https://www.football-italia.net/162058/conte-klopp-didnt-win-four-years

I don't believe Conte will have four years to prepare his team. IMHO the squad is already scudetto worthy and our opponents beatable.

 

[DARi0]

Sorry to say (not really) but the players are there, what is missing is the tactics.

+1. Europe is laughing at us because we always play the same. Midfielders are not a threat any more, even though all starters have good shooting capabilities. Just give the ball to Lukaku Now we can understand why Conte was desperate to land him - what would he play without him?!

Overrated piece of shit.

+1, earns way too much given he has no plan B when it comes to approaching a match. No idea how to unlock "park the bus" teams. No adaptation, no 2nd formation (regression vs juBe and Chel$ki), and almost always subs late & WRONG.

Thought that having depth and 5 subs would yield benefits, especially vs smaller teams we should beat... but not with this stubborn ass. :wallbang2: :wallbang2:

The fact that he brought up Klopp as an example caused even more irritation on my end, as he is nowehere near the charisma and game-play Klopp provides. Sounds like is he already making excuses for winning shit this year. And he is waiting for Marotta to buy him more players, so when we`re OBVIOUSLY the strongest team in Italy we will win. Fuck it, even Mancini can do that, no need to pay 12m/year.

While many of the fans had enough & would be happy to pull the trigger, due to financial reasons (and fuckin` pandemic), we should be more patient and let him finish his 2nd season. Players did not have their summer Holiday, but that`s the case for the others as well.

We DO have a history of being impatient with our coaches, lack of consistency. Most of us consider that he has the squad good enough to win it + Pirlo`s first year.

Because Conte completely took over our tansfer strategy, IMO he has no more excuses and has to deliver.

 

[#NotForMe]

Because Conte completely took over our tansfer strategy, IMO he has no more excuses and has to deliver.

Agree, this Conte really irks me; btw that makes me think of why some head coach shouldn't be given full power of the transfer strategy; I remember it didn't work out for Jose too back then, like the first year he got Mancini, Quaresma, just awful, then the next year, he wanted Carvalho, and we were like why don't you let us handle it instead, we will get you the type you need, but no necessarily the exact guy; and boom we got Lucio.

 

[NimAraya]

Conte: 'Klopp didn't win for four years'

https://www.football-italia.net/162058/conte-klopp-didnt-win-four-years

I don't believe Conte will have four years to prepare his team. IMHO the squad is already scudetto worthy and our opponents beatable.

Translation:

It's ok to suck for another 2 seasons.

 

[Adriano@10]

Conte: 'Klopp didn't win for four years'

https://www.football-italia.net/162058/conte-klopp-didnt-win-four-years

I don't believe Conte will have four years to prepare his team. IMHO the squad is already scudetto worthy and our opponents beatable.

What a weak fucken interview and people call him a winner.....

Dude is a cry baby and is already defending his failure the comparison with klopp is way fucken off. And i find it absolutely pathetic that he shows off finishing ahead of fucken napoli...

Seriously he needs to GTFO...

 

[dax21]

To be honest, Mourinho used the same Klopp excuse recently.

 

[Strale]

No way he gets 4 years to become a Liverpool. Someone will blow up, either him or the club, and way sooner than in 2 years. I would love to be wrong though.

 

[Materazzi_23]

Imo the stage where Liverpool was and Spurs and Inter are right now aren't comparable.

I mean look at the team Klopp got when he started at Liverpool. A defensive line with Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho and Moreno with Mignolet on goal..

 

[Il Drago]

Imo the stage where Liverpool was and Spurs and Inter are right now aren't comparable.

I mean look at the team Klopp got when he started at Liverpool. A defensive line with Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho and Moreno with Mignolet on goal..

+1 plus we're talking about two entirely different projects. Liverpool started a long term project with Klopp when they hired him and they built the team step by step by going after players who would be important for the present, but most importantly, for the future. And that's why he was given the time from their management.

On the other hand, Conte convinced Inter management to adopt a win now strategy by going after experienced players who could help us close the gap to Juventus. And that's why he has to deliver now. That was the whole point of going after players like Alexis, Young, Moses, Vidal, Kolarov and also targetting players like Dzeko, Giroud, Alonso, Kante. We're not building a team for the future. This isn't a long term project. We have the 6th oldest squad in Serie A and in 1-2 years from now we will have to change half of the squad even if Conte remains the coach. We brought these players to the club hoping they can help us to win as fast as possible. If Conte fails to deliver Scudetto this season, then the strategy has failed. It's as simple as that.

 

[Nyall]

To be honest, Mourinho used the same Klopp excuse recently.

Winning in the EPL is much harder than winning in Serie A.

 

[kurt0411]

It’s scudetto or bust they say in a season where Conte was given less money to spend than what Spalletti had so why was it not scudetto or bust for him?

But it’s fine he’ll still deliver the title so no need to worry about it

 

[ADRossi]

It’s scudetto or bust they say in a season where Conte was given less money to spend than what Spalletti had so why was it not scudetto or bust for him?

But it’s fine he’ll still deliver the title so no need to worry about it

Spalletti was fired after two seasons, no? It was very much a "bust" for him despite meeting his minimum expectations (UCL qualification).

 

[Fapuccino]

Conte: 'Klopp didn't win for four years'

https://www.football-italia.net/162058/conte-klopp-didnt-win-four-years

I don't believe Conte will have four years to prepare his team. IMHO the squad is already scudetto worthy and our opponents beatable.

I'm so glad we have Jürgen Conte as our coach.

 

[kurt0411]

Spalletti was fired after two seasons, no? It was very much a "bust" for him despite meeting his minimum expectations (UCL qualification).

Spalletti was fired because he spent the last 15 minutes against PSV at home telling the players to pass the ball round the back and hope the other result goes our way instead is actually trying to score.

Spalletti was fired because he just about gave every Inter fan a heart attack in a must win game at home to a team that got relegated just to secure 4th place.

And lastly Spalletti was fired because he played the most boring football I have seen at this club. My god you guys have short memories if you think the football under Conte is bad, hit a 100 crosses per game and hope Icardi gets on the end of one of them. Not to mention he gave away one of the best talents in Italian football and potentially world football all to secure an over the hill past it drunken Radja.

So pls educate yourselves