A British local report came out that Tottenham had parted ways with manager Antonio Conte (54, Italy). Hard in nature.
The British media Telegraph reported on the morning of the 21st (Korean time), “Tottenham to part ways with Antonio Conte.”
The Telegraph said, “Director Conte 토토사이트had a conversation with Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy (61, England).” “Chairman Levy is currently (after the manager’s dismissal) carefully considering the next step. “I expect a sack. Conte will leave Tottenham before the weekend.”
The result of a draw against Southampton. After that, it seems that the words that came out of Conte’s mouth and the discord that followed became the final blow to the breakup.
Tottenham drew 3-3 in an away match against Southampton in the 28th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2022-23 season held at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, England on the 19th.
Southampton is a weak team that is staying at the bottom of the league (20th) with 6 wins, 5 draws and 17 losses (23 points) this season. There is an atmosphere of dissatisfaction from the inside about not being able to take only 1 point against such Southampton. The process was not particularly good. The team led 3-1, but allowed 2 goals at the end of the second half and missed 3 points.
Here, rumors of discord grew as Conte’s official press conference interview came out after the game. After the draw against Southampton, Conte seemed determined to criticize the players. It was unusual when you think of Conte, who has mostly covered the players.
He said, “This team (Tottenham) hasn’t won anything (a championship trophy) for 20 years. Is the fault only the club or the managers who went through this team?” It was his remarks that set the day to the fullest even toward the club.
“I tried to hide the situation until now, but not anymore. I can’t forgive what I saw in the game. I can’t forgive the fans either,” Conte said in anger.
He continued, “Although 11 players played, there were selfish players. I saw them not trying to help each other. There was a heart that did not want to help each other. The biggest problem was that we showed that we were not a ‘team’.” I am very angry. In order to change this situation, the club also needs to change.” In fact, it was a remark that sniped both the players and the club.
As coach Conte said, Tottenham was a team that was far from winning, even though it maintained a mid-to-high ranking in the league. It was all about winning the 2007-08 League Cup (Carabao Cup) once after the chairmanship of Daniel Levy in 2001. Since then, he has failed to win the league, as well as the European Football Federation Champions League and the English Football Association (FA) Cup.
This season is also pessimistic. Tottenham are 4th in the league with 15 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses (49 points). It’s definitely the top 20 out of 20 teams. However, the gap with first place Arsenal (69 points) widened by 20 points, so the championship was practically over. Moreover, they have already been eliminated from the Champions League, League Cup and FA Cup.