Tag: Conte
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Conte unsure of coaching Inter next season after losing Europa Cup to Sevilla
Inter head coach Antonio Conte has said that he may not be at San Siro next term. The former Juventus and Chelsea boss enjoyed an excellent debut season with the Nerazzurri, which saw them push the Turin giants in Serie A before finishing second while they were also Europa League runners-up. Speaking after 3-2 loss…
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Madrid to sack Lopetegui as Conte set to take over
Real Madrid will sack manager Julen Lopetegui on Monday with former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte set to be named as his successor, Goal understands. The former Spain manager will pay the price for his side’s dismal start to the season, and the ex-Chelsea boss will be called upon to take over Sunday’s dismal Clasico was…
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‘Blame me for Chelsea’s 3-0 loss to Newcastle’ – Conte
Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte has admitted he is to blame for the Blues’ woeful defeat to Newcastle. He also described Chelsea’s fifth-place finish in the just-concluded Premier League season as unacceptable. Chelsea’s top-four hopes were eventually crushed following their 3-0 away defeat to Newcastle United on the final day of the season on Sunday. The…
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Players like Messi born once every 50 years — Conte
Antonio Conte hailed Lionel Messi as the kind of player born once every 50 years after the Barcelona superstar’s virtuoso performance eliminated Chelsea from the Champions League at Camp Nou, ESPN reports. Messi scored twice to take his tally to 100 goals in the competition and also set up Ousmane Dembele to open his Barcelona…
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Conte targets Chelsea win at Old Trafford
Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte, has said that they will do everything possible to take all three points in Sunday’s Premier League clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Chelsea are currently fourth on 53 points, three points adrift of United who are second in the league table. In their first meeting earlier in the season,…
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Chelsea unlucky to lose Carabao Cup clash to Arsenal – Conte
Antonio Conte claims Chelsea were unlucky to be knocked out of the Carabao Cup following their 2-1 second leg semi-final defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates on Wednesday night. Eden Hazard opened the scoring for Chelsea but Arsenal drew level after Nacho Monreal’s header from a corner bounced off Marcos Alonso before deflecting off Antonio…
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Conte continues war of words with Mourinho: “I won’t forget this”
After he hit out at Jose Mourinho who seemed to suggest some of his rivals were “clowns” on the sidelines when speaking last week, Conte took exception to that and said that Mourinho had “senile dementia” as he always acted like this in the past. Then came then next public spat as Mourinho hit back…
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You’re a “little man’’, Chelsea’s Conte berates Mourinho
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte continued his ongoing feud with Jose Mourinho on Saturday by calling the Manchester United manager “a little man”. Mourinho made a pointed comment about match-fixing during the week, a reference to the four-month suspension Conte was handed in the 2012/2013 season. His offence was his failure to report match-fixing at his…
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Victor Moses reveals how life has changed under Antonio Conte
The 26-year-old has had a resurgence of his career since being moved to wing back and admits life just doesn’t get better than this both on and off the field. Moses pocketed a championship medal, got married, established himself as ‘the indispensable man’ in manager Antonio Conte’s side and helped Nigeria become the first African…