Antonio Conte

[Mr-Intermilan]

lets be frank
conte lacks alot
of good subs, despite
the latest improvements in pericisc
and Eriksen, but we lack an equivalent sub
for lautaro/laukaku/bastoni/brozo

hence sensi/vecinio/nangiolan/young/korlav
are useless in terms of being in team or on loan.

 

[Nothing]

lets be frank
conte lacks alot
of good subs, despite
the latest improvements in pericisc
and Eriksen, but we lack an equivalent sub
for lautaro/laukaku/bastoni/brozo

hence sensi/vecinio/nangiolan/young/korlav
are useless in terms of being in team or on loan.

Not really
Conte's subs decision
has been good lately.

 

[Ed.]

Not really
Conte's subs decision
has been good lately.

I think he meant the quality of our subs are not that great.

 

[varmin]

I think he meant the quality of our subs are not that great.

Yes, but it not so bad either compare to the other contenders bar jubentus.

 

[Ed.]

Yes, but it not so bad either compare to the other contenders bar jubentus.

That's why it's bad though.. because they don't deliver to highest standard.

 

[CafeCordoba]

Lot of praise by Lautaro to Conte too.

Almost all the players remember to mention Conte when they are interviewed.

 

[Il Drago]

Lot of praise by Lautaro to Conte too.

Almost all the players remember to mention Conte when they are interviewed.

Dressing room has always been one of Conte's strengths. He's usually praised by his players. Out of all the teams he has coached he lost the dressing room only at Chelsea. But then again most coaches have lost the dressing room at Chelsea.

 

[brehme1989]

Dressing room has always been one of Conte's strengths. He's usually praised by his players. Out of all the teams he has coached he lost the dressing room only at Chelsea. But then again most coaches have lost the dressing room at Chelsea.

You sure on that? Essentially his track record reads a locker room in Juventus with the unconditional backing of Buffon, Chiellini and above all, Agnelli, until things got sour with management. You think if Zanetti was coaching Inter in 2015 we'd have any locker room issues?

At Bari and Siena he was in Serie B and he won promotion and left them twice. So it's not like he matured his relationship with these clubs and of course the players will say good things, they did not live any bad memories with him.

At Atalanta he lost the dressing room and the patience of the board. At Italy he had the Juventus locker room backing and a bunch of scrubs who were grateful for a call up. At Arezzo, he was still a novice and he wasn't very much liked. He was also bitter that Juventus did not give him the chance to coach them in Serie B so he was a bit pissed overall thoe days/ Then there's Chelsea.

At Inter he seems to control the locker room but this came after a situation where the team was in turmoil and the presence of Marotta as a scarecrow was catalytical. The disenfranchised players we had are not reactionary, like Godin, Eriksen, Politano, Skriniar, Asamoah etc. With Perisic for example initially there was a huge fight in a friendly and things got sour. If Perisic wasn't professional as fuck, I don't think he'd be saying good words about Conte had he been sold as intended last summer. It's not easy for a locker room to unite against a coach that cannot be sacked by the way. I'm not saying that a locker room revolt was imminent, but he was lucky to have players that were willing to stay at the club no matter what and he inheried a team that was scarred by locker room situations that led to failure, so it was easier to get them on board. And he did get them on board overall, that's a given.

At Chelsea everyone but Azpilicueta dislikes him for example, which is very odd. You'd expect tension but not to this extent. Even Spalletti at Inter did not have that many haters despite making a mess of the entire situation. It's a real mystery how a coach that won the league can become hated by all his players within months. Not even Van Gaal was hated that much by the Manchester United players and he has a reputation of being an asshole.

 

[wera]

Yes, Conte is always the villain. Obviously.

 

[Bluenine]

Conte leaves door open for Italy return
By Football Italia staff

Antonio Conte leaves the door open for a possible return Italy National team, but insists Inter are ‘the greatest challenge’ of his career.

“Juventus have created a big gap over the years, but Inter aim to win for a year and a half. Other opponents have improved too. We are doing the same thanks to hard work,” Conte told Il Corriere Della Sera.

“We’ve been changing continuously. We started with a 3-5-2 system and then we became more aggressive. We finished as runner-ups in Serie A last season and we reached the Europa League final.

“Rangnick complimented me, saying: ‘I like Inter, I think it’s a sophisticated team.’ People often talk about a simple football, but you notice that there is an idea.

“We started that way, aggressive. Maybe we exaggerated and our opponents found the countermeasures.

“We have found a balance with a good mix of aggression and waiting: we have become more compact, when we attack we hurt,” he continued.

“I always tell my players they must be pessimistic when they attack. The optimist is the one who thinks he won’t lose the ball and doesn’t get ready. The pessimist does, he plans more.

“It takes an outstanding balance. For me, the maximum is to attack with 5-6 players: Hakimi and Perisic, plus Eriksen who’s an attacking midfielder and Barella.

“In the first part of the championship, we created a lot, but we were a bit exposed, and we conceded too many goals: now there is a good balance and everyone participates in the two phases.

“When people talk about me, there is always a ‘but’. They say: ‘He is a good coach, but…’. That ‘but’ stimulates me. Football is my passion, I like to watch coaches who have ideas.

“I took inspiration from non-professional coaches rather than those who studied at Coverciano.

“When I ended my career as a footballer, I started from the beginning with Arezzo. I had won everything as a footballer. Coach Conte had started from zero. Those who played in big clubs think they can be coaches, but it’s different.

“I’m more prepared thanks to my experiences. I was advised not to join Inter, but I like challenges, and this one is the most difficult in my career.”

How about the National team? Is that a closed chapter?

“Absolutely no, it gives me goosebumps to think about the national team. My door will always be open to Italy.”

Coz where ever there is a butt, there is an asshiole?

Jokes apart, that progress is quite visible. Last season, Conte got our defence right but the attack struggled at times. This season we started off attacking too aggressively and getting hit on counters - we let in 13 goals in our first 8 games. Now we finally have a good balance.

 

[Il Drago]

Coz where ever there is a butt, there is an asshiole?

Jokes apart, that progress is quite visible. Last season, Conte got our defence right but the attack struggled at times. This season we started off attacking too aggressively and getting hit on counters - we let in 13 goals in our first 8 games. Now we finally have a good balance.

Which is ironic as we had the second best attack of the league but yeah. You're right. Our attack was too predictable on many occasions due to Sensi's injury, very limited wingbacks, dysfunctional 3-4-1-2 and failing to get the best out of Eriksen.

This season our defence was Zeman-like at the start of the season but with the return of our starters and the switch back to the functional 3-5-2 defence went back to normal. In attack the main difference has been the signing of Hakimi who brought unpredictability and has added another dimension to our attacking game. If Eriksen and Perisic can maintain this level of performances then our attacking game will become even less predictable.

As for Conte, the main but about him is Europe. He has failed in Europe in all of his teams. Till this day he's a coach who can only do well in domestic competitions. Regarding his future, a return to Italy NT could be an option as Mancini has said he intends to leave after world cup. If he chooses to stick with club football i am not sure where he could go. In Italy, i can only imagine him at Milan or Napoli but they would be even bigger challenges than Inter. He would love to return to EPL but apart from Man Utd i can't see where else he could go. Unless Suning or new ownership choose to dismantle the team, staying at Inter is his best option for the time being.

 

[pazza moratti]

At Chelsea everyone but Azpilicueta dislikes him for example, which is very odd. You'd expect tension but not to this extent. Even Spalletti at Inter did not have that many haters despite making a mess of the entire situation. It's a real mystery how a coach that won the league can become hated by all his players within months. Not even Van Gaal was hated that much by the Manchester United players and he has a reputation of being an asshole.

I didnt see such thing that ”all players hated Conte” but Azpilicueta??? Where did you get that impression? Benitez and De Boer are managers who many players dislikes!

What I have read many players have noted that under Conte they have improved!

Conte like Mourinho has a strong personality and demanding gameplan that do not suit for all players!

But sometimes coaches make a wrong decision like Mourinho at Real Madrid with Casillas... Pepe and Ramos turned against him and I think Ramos eaven demanded to Perez that its one of ”me or Jose” who leaves?

 

[brehme1989]

I didnt see such thing that ”all players hated Conte” but Azpilicueta??? Where did you get that impression? Benitez and De Boer are managers who many players dislikes!

This was the leak from the locker room (David Luiz and Willian apparently responsible for it), that the players wanted him gone and only Azpilicueta was still supporting him. Could be an exaggeration of course as usually there are a lot of neutrals, but when there's only one publicly and privately supporting the coach, it's usually close to the truth.

Conte tends to come out as a likeable person for players in general, but sometimes his stubbornness creates enemies. Of course this does not mean that this will always be the case, it's highly likely that the good atmosphere in the dressing room comes from Conte realizing where he went sour at Chelsea and once he took the wrong at Inter he had that in mind and switched to a different mode.

 

[kurt0411]

When the Don speaks you listen. After all the suffering the past 10 years it has been so refreshing to see a coach with an actual gameplan. With Spalletti it was get it out wide, cross and hope Icardi buries one of the 60 crosses we’ll send his way.

It was very visible from the first game we played this season but I completely understand a lot of people’s footballing IQ wasn’t high enough to realize. Now I hope you are watching, cos it’s something truly special

 

[Harpsabu]

When the Don speaks you listen. After all the suffering the past 10 years it has been so refreshing to see a coach with an actual gameplan. With Spalletti it was get it out wide, cross and hope Icardi buries one of the 60 crosses we’ll send his way.

It was very visible from the first game we played this season but I completely understand a lot of people’s footballing IQ wasn’t high enough to realize. Now I hope you are watching, cos it’s something truly special

The most refreshing thing for me (as well as finally being a title challenger again) is, before conte, with most of our managers the past 10 years I wondered if some players gave a fuck playing for inter or where they just there for their money. Some games the team came out and looked like they just wanted to get the game over with ASAP, win or lose. Some games we had zero effort and we all wished we could get a legend in to scare the fuck out the players, people were looking materazzi in to scare the players etc.
So far, I've not once questioned that. Hell, these players aren't even getting paid right now and the effort is brilliant. I don't think conte gets enough credit for keeping the players focused on their goals when they haven't been paid since what, August? Marotta and Co as well but those circumstances must be so difficult. Really refreshing to see the desire constantly.

 

[Lui]

We've tightened up, and I can't see us losing to teams we should easily beat. It's inevitable that we'll be outplayed for parts of the game vs teams like Milan and Lazio etc, but the difference now is that we don't lose shape and scramble when we're under attack for long periods...which ultimately let's us counter attack more efficiently.

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[I'mNewHere]

Credit to Conte for forming this team. We really look like a title winning team now. All this work done with these awful Chinese owners. Goat coach.

 

[uny_arturo]

Speaking of awful Chinese owners, Steven's father (ZHANG Jindong) just relinquished his control in Suning to Shenzhen Int'l Holdings and Kunpeng Capital. Both of them are state-owned companies with a focus on infrasturcture.

For that reason, I don't see Inter being part of the new Suning's plan. I think Steven has a heart for Inter but it's time to brace for a new owner now. Chinese economic power isn't what it used to be anymore.

 

[Nero Indigo]

I was actually thinking he might bottle this game as usual because we always can’t seem to close when it matters but we were ready for this game. Good job to the toupee

 

[rfU]

When the Don speaks you listen. After all the suffering the past 10 years it has been so refreshing to see a coach with an actual gameplan.

And that was never the problem with Conte. The problem was his lack of a plan B and C. We're out of 2 competitions thanks to that, what are we celebrating exactly?