Antonio Conte (251 Viewers)
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They are talented but do they come with the discipline required? I think Conte to PSG has the potential to be a nightmare situation when he starts benching Neymar and Mbappe for Di Maria and Lo Celso because they run more.
I don't think Conte is a good fit for a team with big ego superstar players who won't sacrifice everything for him.
I think part of it is that you can't just buy success through signing a lot of talented individuals. That shit might work for battering low level teams 6-0 but once you come against an actually good side that can give you a run for your money you need a more cohesive team. Most of the actual best teams in Europe Barca, Madrid, Bayern, Juve have a core group of player that have been playing together under similar systems for a while they aren't just talented individuals cobbled together by a billionaire.
I don't think Conte is a good fit for a team with big ego superstar players who won't sacrifice everything for him.
I think part of it is that you can't just buy success through signing a lot of talented individuals. That shit might work for battering low level teams 6-0 but once you come against an actually good side that can give you a run for your money you need a more cohesive team. Most of the actual best teams in Europe Barca, Madrid, Bayern, Juve have a core group of player that have been playing together under similar systems for a while they aren't just talented individuals cobbled together by a billionaire.
Them not getting tested often is definitely a factor too. It took us years of big matches in Europe to be able to manage big games the way we do now and you can always tell we miss that confidence in finals. Now they are in a much weaker league and they are used to steamrolling every team with ease. Then suddenly you are up against Madrid and the midfield & tactical battle is on a whole different level than what you have been doing all year.
I think both Neymar and Mbappe are more disciplined than di Maria, who imo would the first one to go if Conte arrived, don't know much about Lo Celso, haven't seen him a lot.
To me the potential strengths of Paris seem obvious, they should be the high end version of Mazzarri's Napoli, yet they think they should be Brazil
To me the potential strengths of Paris seem obvious, they should be the high end version of Mazzarri's Napoli, yet they think they should be Brazil
Juventus 'killed Tottenham’, but Chelsea don’t have the experience to do that in Barcelona, admits Antonio Conte
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/fo...-to-do-that-in-barcelona-admits-a3787401.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/fo...-to-do-that-in-barcelona-admits-a3787401.html
I hate to be the devils advocate, but he's right, Chelsea and Antonio himself don't have much experience when it comes to CL knockouts and knowing how to gain advantages in little situations is crucial in these ties. I don't think anyone expects much from Chelsea anyway, it'll be a huge upset if they pull this off
