That sounds like an excuse. Conte delivered a title in his first season with a team who finished 10th the season before in his first season while finding his feet.
Serial winners donāt need time, support and world transfer records to deliver.
Sure sign of a fellow losing an argument, when all he can do is resort to personal insults and name calling. Have you apologised to @Aertel220 yet for calling him āa halfwitā, when he challenged you on the lies you were pedalling earlier that Liverpool had the 2nd highest wage bill in the EPL?
Iāve guided you through Coach Conteās 5 attempts at the European Cup, twice already. Are you struggling with the translation from Italian to English? Third time lucky perhaps.
Conte at Juventus
2012/13 - Beat Glasgow Celtic in Round of 16, eliminated quarter final
2013/14 - Knocked out in the group stages by Galatasary
Conte at Chelsea
2017/18 - Beaten in the Round of 16
Conte at Internazionale
2018/19 - Knocked out in the group stages by Spurs
2019/20 - Knocked out in the group stages by Dortmund
You moron.
That was Spalletti.
Cringe for Statto.
Iām no Statto when it comes to Italian club soccer. I was labouring under the erroneous assumption that this was his second season at Internazionale. I stand corrected by your vastly superior knowledge of your native Italian club scene.
So its 2 exits from 4 in the group stages and just the one win in a knockout tie over Glasgow Celtic, 7 years ago. Its still a very underwhelming record in the European Cup. The managerial greats are judged largely by their records in the European Cup.
First season and he is on course to deliver immeadiate silverware once again.
Klopp didnāt win one in his first 4 attempts.
The great managers are judged by their silverware. Conte is a serial winner who delivers under the auspices of pressure. Klopp is like a broken clock, he will eventually be right.
Heās clearly a good manager as his cv shows. Not doing better in the European Cup is a big question mark against him. He doesnāt seem to hang around too long anywhere either. Obviously winning the league with Chelsea in his first season was a terrific achievement, but he seemed to fall out with everyone in the second season and by the time he left at the end of that season, he left his successor without European Cup football at Chelsea for only the second time in fifteen years, a big contributory factor in the Ā£97 million loss that Chelsea have reported in their most recent financial statements.
Having beaten Man U in the semis youād surely have to fancy Sevilla to dispose of a team choc full of Utd and EPL rejects tonight.
Iāve gone Sevilla and BTTS.
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The first of two European finals this weekend featuring teams exclusively from Mickey Mouse leagues in Europe. No representation from the all powerful EPL
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Lukaku is incredible.
What a beast of a man.
Should have been a red too.
@Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy is there an Antonio Conte appreciation thread? If not I think he merits one.
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Serial Winner Antonio Conte has a nice ring to it.
Lukaku converts.
Hard luck, mate.
Lukaku levels with R9 on 34 goals in his debut season at Inter.
Sevilla way too committed forward there and paid for it.
Very lucky to still have 11 on the field too
Those flutes at Old Trafford must be feeling pretty foolish.
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Youāre still in it. Def should have been a red