Antonio Conte (93 Viewers)

[Bianconero_Aus]

Chelsea doesn't sell starting players.
They sell deadwood like Cuadrado and buy improvements like Zappacosta.
Well except cases when Conte has a beef with his second most crucial player and management is forced to buy a replacement.
And tbf CFC roster was better than both MU and MC, so net spending doesn't show the whole picture.

The only sale that Conte has a legitimate gripe with imo is Matic. Stupid to sell him and replace him with the useless Bakayoko.

 

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[Kopanja]

The only sale that Conte has a legitimate gripe with imo is Matic. Stupid to sell him and replace him with the useless Bakayoko.

Yep, strange sell indeed.
But it's not what bothers me. I hate when coaches throw own players/management/etc. under the bus, no matter how passive-aggressive they do it, or whine about shirts colour/calendar. Someone calls it a distraction tactic, pressure easing, in my book it's just being a bitch.
And it really hurts to see Antonio going that way, because he was THE captain and also was a big part of clubs ressurection.

 

[pitbull]

Yep, strange sell indeed.
But it's not what bothers me. I hate when coaches throw own players/management/etc. under the bus, no matter how passive-aggressive they do it, or whine about shirts colour/calendar. Someone calls it a distraction tactic, pressure easing, in my book it's just being a bitch.
And it really hurts to see Antonio going that way, because he was THE captain and also was a big part of clubs ressurection.

But he didnt do it with his yesterdays statement, he responded to an accusation not made an excuse for doing badly

 

[Stephan]

The Matic excuses are getting a bit boring though. Dont know the details, maybe he wasnt playing enough?

Cant say like he has been huge influence for Man Utd. I mean they are 15 points behind Man City. And only 1 point ahead of Chelsea.

Collectively all of Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham have been disappointing. The gap between Man City and the rest shouldnt be that big. Of course some of these clubs dont have winning mentality in them. Pool, Arsenal, Tottenham are basically just jogging on. And yes you can always say that they have less spending power than the Manchester clubs but none of these 3 managed to make the most of the year when both Manchester Clubs were really hot and cold. Instead Leicester comes and wins it all.

Mourinho has failed to deliver at Utd despite them spending significant amount and NOT selling big names. Although i would never take Lukaku as your main man. Aguero and well managed Costa are much better strikers. Lukaku goes missing in big games.

 

[Kopanja]

But he didnt do it with his yesterdays statement, he responded to an accusation not made an excuse for doing badly

Really? Chelsea "runs austerity programe"?

 

[pitbull]

Really? Chelsea "runs austerity programe"?

but compared to other big clubs in the league they do, it's true. I don't think it's undermining for the club if said with respect and under the right circumstances. I think half the newest Conte story is how it is portrayed in the media and not what he actually said.

 

[Kopanja]

but compared to other big clubs in the league they do, it's true. I don't think it's undermining for the club if said with respect and under the right circumstances. I think half the newest Conte story is how it is portrayed in the media and not what he actually said.

For me, it's the same old "100 euro restaurant" narrative but wrapped in a more passive-aggressive manner. I respect Conte, but this is a bitchy move. Let's leave it at that.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

So maybe he should have held out for the Manchester clubs then. Every other club is pretty much operating under “austerity” if that’s the standard.

He got rid of Costa himself. Forced him out of the club. And you’re gonna tell me it wasn’t his decisions to sign players like Zappacosta and Alonso?

I'm sure they were his first choices, also very convenient what you keep ignoring the question that prompted that answer.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

What about the players they sold, Chelsea has a net spend of 20 mil over the last 2 seasons while the Manchester clubs are in the 300s. Maybe you are the one who needs some shut eye.

What starting players did they sell other than Costa (who was forced out of the club by Conte) and Matic?

Also answer my question. Do you seriously think Chelsea’s sporting director would have even known about players like Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger or Davide Zappacosta? You don’t think they were Conte’s choice? It seems for the most part they signed players he expressly asked for.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

I'm not even gonna bother

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Ok.

 

[DAiDEViL]

Getting rid of Costa was idiotic.

He's an asshole, but he sure is a great striker.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Getting rid of Costa was idiotic.

He's an asshole, but he sure is a great striker.

Got rid of him by text too, apparently ::

 

[zizinho]

If Conte leaves Chelsea, we should go for Zappacosta. They probably still don't know who that is over there, could be cheap

 

[Badass J Elkann]

Getting rid of Costa was idiotic.

He's an asshole, but he sure is a great striker.

was it really? this time last year Costa was linked with a move to China which he was tempted by it and suddenly his form and effort dropped which pissed Conte off to the point that he supposedly told him in training to "go to china and collect his money"

 

[DAiDEViL]

was it really? this time last year Costa was linked with a move to China which he was tempted by it and suddenly his form and effort dropped which pissed Conte off to the point that he supposedly told him in training to "go to china and collect his money"

Alex Sandro's form dropped too since we didn't sell him to Chelsea, you want us to get rid of him too?

Can or can not have something to do with his drop in form. Those players aren't machines.

 

[Badass J Elkann]

Alex Sandro's form dropped too since we didn't sell him to Chelsea, you want us to get rid of him too?

Can or can not have something to do with his drop in form. Those players aren't machines.

thats not the point, the point being is that Costa wanted out of chelsea before Conte axed him from the team, the fact that costa lost his form when china came calling didn't help things but Costa was the one who showed disloyalty first and deservedly got the treatment he received in the end imo

 

[DAiDEViL]

thats not the point, the point being is that Costa wanted out of chelsea before Conte axed him from the team, the fact that costa lost his form when china came calling didn't help things but Costa was the one who showed disloyalty first and deservedly got the treatment he received in the end imo

Even if this was the case, Why not go and try with a pay-rise, and making clear that he is an important part of the team before telling him to fuck off? He can be a beast of a striker and it would have been worth a try imo.

 

[Badass J Elkann]

Even if this was the case, Why not go and try with a pay-rise, and making clear that he is an important part of the team before telling him to fuck off? He can be a beast of a striker and it would have been worth a try imo.

there are better and more professional ways going about it, one would be keeping his head down and working hard to earn a pay rise

 

[Vialli_92]

Even if this was the case, Why not go and try with a pay-rise, and making clear that he is an important part of the team before telling him to fuck off? He can be a beast of a striker and it would have been worth a try imo.

Costa didn't want to be at Chelsea any longer and Conte just did him a favour by telling him he didn't want him anymore. Costa played the victim afterwards when it was all his undoing to begin with