i agree that he had to answer something - but mourinho proved from time to time that he can get so dirty that nobody can match him. a comment like "we all know josé, he's all mouth when his team is in trouble; he played that kind of game with wenger, ranieri and some others before, and he can say whatever he wants, that's not my playground" with a smile might have made him look stronger in my book. now that conte played mourinho's dirty game, he's an epo-filled match fixer with a hair implant, while mourinho is being mourinho, the jackass he's always been. conte played from mourinho's book and got burned.
i have no idea what was conte thinking, honestly.