It looks like the end of the road for Conte
Antonio Conte is set to be sacked by Tottenham in the coming days, according to reports.
The Daily Telegraph’s Matt Law reports that the club’s hierarchy has decided to part ways with Antonio Conte this week.
The club’s owner, Joe Lewis, and current chairman Daniel Levy made the decision following the Italian’s post-match rant at the weekend.
Spurs led 3-1 against Southampton until two late goals from Theo Walcott and James Ward Prowse levelled the scoring, with the match ending in a 3-3 draw.
Immediately following the result at St Mary’s, Conte laid into his players and Spurs’ ownership, labelling the players “selfish.”
Journalist Fabrizio Romano has also tweeted about Conte’s future at Spurs, adding further weight to The Telegraph’s exclusive.
Following their draw with bottom-of-the-table Southampton, Conte went on a remarkable rant.
He told reporters in the post-match press conference: “We are not a team. We are 11 players that go into the pitch. I see players that don’t want to help each other and don’t put in their heart.
“The club pays us big money. Not to find excuses, not to play without spirit, to not find a sense of responsibility. For me, this is unacceptable.”
The Italian then appeared to say he believes Tottenham’s players are worse now than they were last season.
“Until now, I was not able to change it, but compare this to last season. The situation became worse,” he fumed.”
He then seemed to turn his attention to Levy, saying: “They’re used to it here. They don’t play for something important.
“They don’t want to play under pressure. They don’t want to play under stress. It’s easy this way. Tottenham’s story is this.
“20 years there is the same owner and they never won something. Why?”
Conte has since claimed these comments were not directed at Levy.
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