2 minutes ago, Slojo said:

Every time he opens his mouth I feel more embarrassed at how I defended this man, seems to have an issue with the board everywhere he goes. 

This is after he's been backed to the absolute hilt aswell. €200m (€270m if he activates his options to buy) worth of players most recent of which one of the worlds best wingbacks born to play in his system. 

He's going to ruin what could have been an unbelievable career and he'll have no one to blame but himself (although it won't be for the want of trying).

Great coach, terrible manager, c**t of a man.

Edited August 3, 20205 yr by dkw

2 hours ago, Argo said:

He's going to ruin what could have been an unbelievable career and he'll have no one to blame but himself (although it won't be for the want of trying).

Mourinho 2.0

5 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

Mourinho 2.0

I actually think he's much worse than Mourinho behaviour wise. Jose has his faults but some of Conte's actions (like going AWOL from the club for 2 weeks) is next level.

Jose gets a bit grumpy and passive agressive if he has a poor transfer window and results go south, Conte is capable of starting a war in an empty box room.

The last time Juventus didn't win the Serie A league, Aguero was just coming to the PL...

There are some reports saying that Messi bought a house in Milano, the rumor of Conte signing Messi grows...

On 11/08/2020 at 15:36, Gol15 said:

There are some reports saying that Messi bought a house in Milano, the rumor of Conte signing Messi grows...

In fairness you could live in Milan and still play for Barcelona quite easily. 

Or just wanting to be out of Barcelona when the proverbial hits the fan, a few stories surfacing that Messi effectively picks the team. In their current predicament could be a wise move irrespective of any Italian Club interest. 

 

This never gets old haha

He's a great coach and motivator but is a terrible scout. 

I think like the Costa text situation, Conte has done something the club see as unprofessional.

 

you can't beat Conte's passion though. I loved that bit 

On 24/08/2020 at 14:56, andy said:

you can't beat Conte's passion though. I loved that bit 

If only he was passionate away from the pitch. Him being a miserable prick in every press conference eventually out weighed his madness on the sidelines. 

In his first season he was a breath of fresh air, then he went fully Jose and turned into a miserable git, even more than Jose even.

Despite his character flaws, I find it very difficult to dislike him.

One of my favourite managers along with Mourinho.

5 hours ago, Jezz said:

Despite his character flaws, I find it very difficult to dislike him.

One of my favourite managers along with Mourinho.

I still have huge respect and love for Conte.

Okay, he fell out with the powers that be but I love how he got what Chelsea was all about and unlike Mourinho, he never turned on us supporters.

It's hard to like Conte with how badly he behaved the next season, first season he really was a hero and accelerated to Jose levels with his passion and fire, the next it was awful. 

For me, it's Jose then Carlo when it comes to my favourite managers, then of course Conte. 

I'm hoping Frank becomes number 1. 

15 hours ago, Nibs said:

I still have huge respect and love for Conte.

Okay, he fell out with the powers that be but I love how he got what Chelsea was all about and unlike Mourinho, he never turned on us supporters.

Maybe not directly but he jacked it in while still on our payroll which in my book is disrespecting the fans especially the one's who went to any of those games (City away the most).

1 hour ago, Argo said:

Maybe not directly but he jacked it in while still on our payroll which in my book is disrespecting the fans especially the one's who went to any of those games (City away the most).

Exactly, I dont see how anyone can be happy with his final season with us, he basically threw it in and acted like a whiney little prick at every opportunity, disparaging the players and board/owner. f**k him.

50 minutes ago, dkw said:

Exactly, I dont see how anyone can be happy with his final season with us, he basically threw it in and acted like a whiney little prick at every opportunity, disparaging the players and board/owner. f**k him.

But.. but... he was swinging from the dugout ever so engagingly!

2 hours ago, Valerie said:

But.. but... he was swinging from the dugout ever so engagingly!

Making Jose have his little touchline paddy is one of my favourite things ever! It was at a time when Jose was his most c**tious towards us. 

4 hours ago, Argo said:

Maybe not directly but he jacked it in while still on our payroll which in my book is disrespecting the fans especially the one's who went to any of those games (City away the most).

Well to be fair he believed that we didn't have the players to play in any other way, Jose might not had been in such a disagreement with the board while he was at the club but he was really in a huge disagreement with the squad, something that Conte never really was, everyone worked for Conte but not for Jose.

Nobody comes close to the disgraceful behavior that Jose had towards the club ever since he left, Conte on the other hand has said only positive things about Frank Lampard being the manager and I doubt that he would ever stoop to Jose's level if we ever play his team.

Conte did make big mistakes with his signings and he did openly talk against the board, he is doing similar things now in Inter, but make no mistake he was a real lion of Chelsea, at the time when we needed a comeback he made it happen which makes him a real hero and he made sure that his goodbye would be with a trophy, that makes him a really unique figure.

42 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

Well to be fair he believed that we didn't have the players to play in any other way, Jose might not had been in such a disagreement with the board while he was at the club but he was really in a huge disagreement with the squad, something that Conte never really was, everyone worked for Conte but not for Jose.

Nobody comes close to the disgraceful behavior that Jose had towards the club ever since he left, Conte on the other hand has said only positive things about Frank Lampard being the manager and I doubt that he would ever stoop to Jose's level if we ever play his team.

Conte did make big mistakes with his signings and he did openly talk against the board, he is doing similar things now in Inter, but make no mistake he was a real lion of Chelsea, at the time when we needed a comeback he made it happen which makes him a real hero and he made sure that his goodbye would be with a trophy, that makes him a really unique figure.

Conte was excellent when on song and motivated, which makes what happened in the last 5 months even worse. The fact he turned it back on like a tap when the cup games came around (in other words a chance to boost his CV) makes it all the more harder to accept.

3 minutes ago, Argo said:

Conte was excellent when on song and motivated, which makes what happened in the last 5 months even worse. The fact he turned it back on like a tap when the cup games came around (in other words a chance to boost his CV) makes it all the more harder to accept.

He was by all accounts doing the same thing during the whole season, with the same intensity. The FA Cup final was no different, he played his same tactic and counted on a counter attack with Hazard and it worked. I believe that personally it was him proving to the board that he can still win and that his way isn't a wrong one.