Tag: Tottenham

  • ‘Football is the most ruthless sport’ – Nuno reacts after Tottenham sacking

    ‘Football is the most ruthless sport’ – Nuno reacts after Tottenham sacking

    Nuno Espírito Santo has spoken for the first time since his sacking by Tottenham last week. The Portuguese was sacked after just 17 games in charge at Tottenham. The 47-year-old former Wolves manager has now taken to social media to speak out for the first time since his departure last week. He posted on Instagram:…

  • Tottenham fullback admits asking Hakimi about Conte

    Tottenham fullback admits asking Hakimi about Conte

    Tottenham fullback Sergio Reguilon admits he asked PSG defender Achraf Hakimi about new manager Antonio Conte. The pair played together at Real Madrid, with Hakimi winning Serie A under Conte last season at Inter Milan. “The gaffer is special,” Reguilon told the London Evening Standard. “He loves training hard but now we don’t have a…

  • Harry Redknapp urges Conte to sign Juventus captain

    Harry Redknapp urges Conte to sign Juventus captain

    Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says Antonio Conte should move for Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini. He wrote for The Sun: “Antonio Conte may be all smiles at the minute but he’ll have no problem ruffling a few feathers to get Tottenham back on the straight and narrow. “And if I were Conte, the first thing…

  • Why I believe Nuno was sacked at Tottenham – Conte

    Why I believe Nuno was sacked at Tottenham – Conte

    Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says there were reasons for Nuno’s demise. Conte claimed his predecessor Nuno was sacked after just four months because his players were ‘too emotional’ and not fit enough. He said: “I’ve seen in a few days that we need to work a lot to improve many aspects — for every single…

  • Antonio Conte wins first match as Tottenham manager

    Antonio Conte wins first match as Tottenham manager

    Antonio Conte’s spell at Tottenham Hotspur got off to winning start thanks to a 3-2 victory against Vitesse Arnhem on Thursday. In front of a raucous crowd in north London, Spurs got their supporters bouncing with an emphatic opening spell. Son Heung-min latched onto a scramble in the box to make it 1-0 after 14…

  • Jose Mourinho criticises Tottenham for sacking Nuno

    Jose Mourinho criticises Tottenham for sacking Nuno

    Roma manager Jose Mourinho has criticised Tottenham for sacking Nuno. Nuno was relieved of his duties as Spurs boss on Monday after just 10 league games in charge, with Spurs winning five and losing five since the former Wolves boss became the first full-time Tottenham coach since Mourinho’s sacking in April. Mourinho told Sky Italia:…

  • Ex-Chelsea defender mocks Tottenham over Conte’s appointment

    Ex-Chelsea defender mocks Tottenham over Conte’s appointment

    Former Chelsea defender, Marcel Desailly, has mocked Tottenham Hotspur following their appointment of Antonio Conte as their new manager. Conte was appointed Tottenham’s new head coach on Tuesday following the sack of Nuno Espírito Santo on Monday. In a post on Instagram, Desailly posted a picture of former Tottenham manager, Jose Mourinho telling Conte: “They…

  • Antonio Conte wants four Serie A players at Tottenham

    Antonio Conte wants four Serie A players at Tottenham

    Antonio Conte has several Serie A stars on his shopping list as he takes charge of Tottenham team. The former Inter Milan coach was named Tottenham’s manager on Tuesday after the sacking of Nuno. La Gazzetta dello Sport says Conte expects to be backed in the winter market and has already discussed targets with Spurs…

  • Pep Guardiola welcomes Conte back to Premier League

    Pep Guardiola welcomes Conte back to Premier League

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was the first Premier League manager to react to Antonio Conte returning to England. Conte was named new Tottenham manager today. Speaking ahead of his side’s Champions League clash with Club Brugge on Wednesday, he praised the Italian’s record. “Welcome back to the PL,” Guardiola said. “His career speaks for…

  • EPL: Antonio Conte named new Tottenham manager

    EPL: Antonio Conte named new Tottenham manager

    Premier League club, Tottenham have appointed former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte as their new manager until summer 2023. The London club sacked Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday after just 17 games, with Spurs eighth in the table. Tottenham says there is “an option to extend” 52-year-old Conte’s deal with them. “I am…