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Published 14:22 2 Nov 2021 GMT
Updated 14:30 2 Nov 2021 GMT
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No wonder he looked so unhappy in that welcome photo if his new employers can't even get his nationality right.
As expected, the post was quickly deleted and however good this appointment may be, Tottenham still found a way to make everybody else laugh at them as fans caught onto the rookie error.
Alex Turk said: "Only Spurs could Spurs up their own managerial announcement… Bienvenido is Spanish. Antonio Conte is Italian. So, so Spursy."
https://twitter.com/AlexCTurk/status/1455503549471805440
Meanwhile another fan warned Conte that this is just the start of the crazy adventure that is Tottenham Hotspur.
"The spurs official admin has just deleted the biggest manager announcement in our clubs history, this is what Conte is joining."
https://twitter.com/Billie_T/status/1455502042458476548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1455502042458476548%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailystar.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-new-manager-antonio-conte-25358052
Meanwhile rival fans also piled in on the banter with one Arsenal fan tweeting: "Tottenham literally did this. Announced Antonio Conte with a Spanish caption. Seriously."
https://twitter.com/PainInThArsenal/status/1455509890890403842
Then of course, there were people who weren't surprised at all by the shambles they had in announcing arguably one of the biggest managerial appointments in the club's history.
It said: "Not sure there’s anything more Spurs than announcing the arrival of your new Italian coach in Spanish before hastily deleting it and reposting"
https://twitter.com/TheSportSocial/status/1455507956351574017
Thankfully, for their sake, they managed to get it right second time round as the announcement video was captioned "Buongiorno Antonio..."
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1455504660949778433
Never change Tottenham, never change.
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