winning Coach but i think it'd be best for all parties that he goes. I do think he's playing chicken with the club. He's not prepared to walk away from the pay off.
Fair enough that's his right Even if we won last night we were never going to overhaul Pool's advantage the goal difference gives them.
But that's not the point. The point is Conte's decision making and waiting til 90th minute (slight exaggeration) to make subs and team selections in matches this season have been baffling at best.
I think he’s used his selections this season in a ‘stand-off’ with the board. To make a point. I know I look bad saying this comment but there’s times when I think we could be forgiven for thinking he’s deliberately tried to sabotage results this season.
I don't fear next season. I just don't like looking back at this season thinking "it should have been better".
The sympathy I had for Conte last summer/beginning of the season has completely gone.
Conte - Its horrible to say about a title..
posted on 10/5/18
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by Firkin (U19526)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
comment by Greatteamswinit4times- a terrible enemy (U6008)
posted 24 minutes ago
So you lose Costa and Matic.
You sign:
Morata
Bakayoko
Rudiger
Zappacosta
Drinkwater
Giroud
Barkley
For about 220 odd million. How can Conte complain about anything?
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Out of those I rate Giroud and Zappacosta. The others don't improve an already good squad. Morata is a good player, but would be more suited to Spain or Italy.
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Rudi is fine enough
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Yup, fair point Rudiger is good; I don't know why I left him out.
posted on 10/5/18
Nah, I still sympathize with him. When you win the title as convincingly as he did last season, it's natural to feel entitled to a little bit of support from the board. It's not as if he was unsettled around January when results started turning, he's foreseen this decline as early as August.
In hindsight two signings have really tied his hands behind his back this season (whether they were his or not). The signing of Bakayoko has meant we can't play effectively with a 2 man midfield, and a 3 means we'd have to play Drinkwater regularly + sacrifice two of Hazard, Willan or Pedro. And the signing of Zappacosta (and the lack of a natural LB before Emerson) has meant we couldn't really switch to a back 4 without playing very predictability.
There's enough blame to go around, to a degree I sympathize with everyone involved. All we can do is make sure we fix it by having a MUCH better transfer window this summer.
posted on 10/5/18
Rudi but he'll never make a C/F though !
posted on 10/5/18
comment by harlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
Rudibut he'll never make a C/F though !
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At least he was there to have a go...Morata should be doing that
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posted on 10/5/18
Didn't Conte want to keep Matic but was sold to United anyway?
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Was he? I thought he wanted a new contract but wasn't going to get one and let's be honest, when you can get £40m for a dm who at 29 will decline after 2-3 years, why not sell?
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comment by Sideshow (U11809)
posted 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Mourinho's said recently, that Matic told him in March he wanted to join United.
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Would explain his performance at OT.