Tag: Conte
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Conte highlights two major weaknesses in England XI
Former Italy coach Antonio Conte has spied two key weaknesses in England’s XI ahead of the final of Euro 2020. Conte also highlighted two areas in which he thinks England could be vulnerable on Sunday, however, with Gareth Southgate’s midfield and defence coming under scrutiny. “In the middle of the park they have two very…
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Conte built on Spalletti success – Inter Milan defender
Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar is full of pride over his role in their Scudetto success. However, Skriniar admits coach Antonio Conte’s resignation surprised him. “It was a long journey and we experienced wonderful emotions, as Inter won the trophy after 11 years,” Skriniar told Futbal Pravda. “The early Champions League exit was a heavy…
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Tottenham chairman to make Conte second highest paid in EPL
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is willing to make Antonio Conte the second highest paid manager in the country. Conte is in talks with the North Londoners, having left Inter Milan at the end of the season. The Mirror reports Conte could be offered an incredible salary of up to £15m-a-year – in addition to funds…
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Real Madrid make first contact with Conte
La Liga club Real Madrid are in contact with former Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte. Conte resigned as Inter Milan coach this week after disagreements with management over their summer market plans. AS says Real Madrid have moved quickly after Zinedine Zidane’s resignation Thursday. Initial talks have been held with Conte to sound out the…
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Conte posts farewell message to Inter Milan fans
Antonio Conte has posted a farewell message to Inter Milan fans after his departure was announced yesterday. Conte left the Scudetto winners after disagreements over the board’s summer plans. “What a journey in these two years!” Conte posted to social media. “We made ourselves stronger every day, giving ourselves greater determination, desire and spirit of…
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Conte leaves Inter Milan after winning Serie A title
Antonio Conte has left Inter Milan by mutual consent, with Simone Inzaghi likely to replace him as head coach of the Serie A champions. Conte has agreed a deal with the club’s owners which will see him paid €7m (£6m) for the final year of his contract. The former Chelsea boss guided Inter to their…
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Serie A: Conte declares Inter Milan title triumph best of career
Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte has declared this season’s title triumph the best of his career. Indeed, he has decided to dedicate the 2020/21 Scudetto to himself! “I think it was the right end to an extraordinary year,” Conte told the Nerazzurri’s Twitch channel. “Even today we played a beautiful game, we didn’t leave anything…
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Mikel Obi reveals why Conte did not play him at Chelsea
Ex-Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has opened up on how he was punished by former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte for deciding to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics. The midfielder was called up by Nigeria for the tournament as one of the over-age players and got the nod from the Blues hierarchy to honour…
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Inter Milan hard work now paying off – Conte
Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte was pleased with their 3-0 defeat of Genoa. Romalu Lukaku, Matteo Darmian and Alexis Sanchez struck for the Serie A leaders. Conte said, “We played against a Genoa side in great shape who I think had earned just one fewer point than we did in this period. “We had the…
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Finally, Conte speaks about his Chelsea bust-up with Costa
Former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has finally explained his bust-up with Diego Costa during his time at Stamford Bridge. The striker had scored 20 goals in Chelsea’s Premier League success, but had agitated for moves to Atletico Madrid and China, before seizing on a text message in which Costa claimed Conte informed him he was…