Conte

Tottenham Hotspur says it has parted with manager Antonio Conte "by mutual agreement" less than two years after he took over at the English Premier League ...

However the club last won a top-English title over half a century ago. I have seen the managers that Tottenham had on the bench.” When you are not a team you cannot improve.” “I think it’s better to go into the problem, we are not a team. “Tottenham’s story is this. “We all need to pull together.

Tottenham are on the lookout for a new permanent manager following the dismissal of Antonio Conte with Mauricio Pochettino among the frontrunners for a ...

[Have Your Say!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mauricio-pochettino-spurs-conte-sacked-29558686#comments-section) Should Pochettino return to Spurs? But at the same time, we do things that when you are immersed in the battle of work we cannot do. He had previously been linked to the [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) job, but the club ultimately chose to appoint Erik ten Hag. He was PSG boss when United were replacing [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ole-gunnar-solskjaer) with Rangnick in November 2021, whereas six months later the position of both had changed. "These are the moments for it to coincide and for that marriage to happen. "I have a lot of respect for professionals and it’s hard for me to sell myself, that’s work for you. The ‘timing’ is handled by football, it is true that my name has always been associated with big clubs. "Football is about timing," Pochettino explained on Radio Marca in November, when recalling his links to Old Trafford. That is missed. The Argentine has been out of work since leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season. The North London club confirmed Cristian Stellini will be their acting head coach for the remainder of the season, with Ryan Mason his assistant. [his remarkable post-match press conference](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/antonio-conte-tottenham-press-conference-29494225) following the 3-3 draw with [Southampton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/southampton-fc) last weekend.

Conte leaves with Spurs in fourth place in the Premier League but set for another trophyless season.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy added: “We have 10 Premier League games remaining and we have a fight on our hands for a Champions League place. “We achieved Champions League qualification in Antonio’s first season at the club. Everyone has to step up to ensure the highest possible finish for our club and amazing, loyal supporters.” A string of poor first-half displays blighted Spurs before the unprecedented mid-season break in November but an impressive turnaround in Marseille saw them progress into the Champions League last-16 prior to the World Cup. Conte’s second return coincided with the Champions League last-16 second leg tie with AC Milan but he failed to provide the inspiration to overturn a 1-0 deficit and Spurs produced a limp display to exit after a dull stalemate. After a rollercoaster opening few months, in which Conte threatened to quit following a 1-0 defeat at Burnley last February, he guided Spurs to an impressive top-four finish by beating rivals Arsenal to Champions League qualification on the final day.

Spurs stars had become disillusioned with their head coach... and it wasn't just for *that* rant at Southampton.

Pochettino is interested in a return to Spurs but could also be in the frame for the Real job, having twice been targeted by Los Blancos in the past. The players had grown tired with Conte's repetitive training sessions, refusal to set a schedule in advance and habit of deflecting the blame for results onto them in public. Stellini and coach Ryan Mason have been managing a skeleton squad during the international break and will hold their first full training session on Wednesday, when the internationals, including England captain Harry Kane, begin returning to the club. Conte earned around £15million a season and would be due around £4m if Spurs agreed to pay-off the remainder of his deal. [Julian Nagelsmann](/topic/julian-nagelsmann), [sacked by Bayern Munich last week](/sport/football/thomas-tuchel-bayern-munich-confirmed-julian-nagelsmann-tottenham-b1069843.html), is a front-runner for the job in the summer, while [Mauricio Pochettino](/topic/mauricio-pochettino) and Luis Enrique, who are also free agents, [may be considered](/sport/football/next-tottenham-manager-nagelsmann-pochettino-b1068984.html), along with Brighton's Roberto De Zerbi, Brentford boss Thomas Frank and Oliver Glasner of Eintracht Frankfurt. [ottenham](/topic/tottenham) called time on [Antonio Conte](/topic/antonio-conte)'s tenure after believing the manager had lost the dressing room and would have little chance of guiding the club to another top-four finish following his furious evisceration of the players at Southampton.

The Spurs boss departs midway through his second season at the club following last weekend's draw at Southampton.

“We all need to pull together. [Tottenham](https://www.bt.com/sport/football/tottenham-hotspur) by mutual consent after a poor run of form which culminated in the Italian’s angry press conference last weekend. Antonio Conte leaves Tottenham by mutual consent after poor run of form

Sky Sports Jamie Redknapp discusses the situation at Spurs in the wake of Antonio Contes exit; the Italian departed on Sunday night after publicly ...

The culture at the club doesn’t seem to be right in terms of being a winning mentality. I wouldn’t really call them signings that are going to change the culture of the club or go and win that trophy that you need. His negotiators will be talking to clubs and clubs will know the situation. All the managers must think: ‘This is a great laugh coming to Tottenham’. Every year you’re getting a new manager in and he’s probably thinking: ‘What’s the point of this?’ You need some continuity - that’s conducive to success. You’re not really in a strong position to negotiate if you’re Tottenham. If they want to really achieve it will probably be with the next owners. It’s very much controlled by Daniel Levy - he wants to make all the decisions and I think that’s always been a major problem with Tottenham. It was a completely different culture to what I’d been at with Liverpool. He can’t be speaking about the players because those players haven’t really been there that long - you can’t really blame them. If Tottenham are ever really going to achieve then that has to change. I think this is really good news for the clubs around them.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy admits the Premier League club have a "fight" on their hands as they scramble to save their season after Antonio Conte's ...

"We all need to pull together. He averaged 1.88 points per game in the Premier League with Spurs, the second-highest figure for any manager of the club with a minimum of 38 games in charge. The 53-year-old's contract was set to expire at the end of the season and he had remained coy over the prospect of extending his stay in north London. "We have 10 Premier League games remaining and we have a fight on our hands for a Champions League place," Levy said in a club statement issued late on Sunday. With the club out of all cup competitions, at least Stellini can afford to put all of his eggs in one basket. But Sunday's divorce by "mutual agreement", with just 10 Premier League games remaining, is a gamble by the Spurs hierarchy, who are desperate to secure a place in the lucrative Champions League next season.

After Antonio Conte's exit by mutual consent, Spurs are now on the hunt for a new manager.

What he could do at a club with the resources of Tottenham is an exciting prospect. And he will have learned a lot having now worked under the guidance of Mourinho and Conte. But the success of Mikel Arteta at north London rivals Arsenal might tempt Levy to take a similar approach. But it would certainly lift the fanbase and be welcomed by a group of players still enamoured with the Argentine. The club’s higher-ups might be wary of going back, though, after dismissing him following a poor start to the 2019/20 season. At the time of writing Naglesmann is also the bookies’ favourite to replace Conte at Spurs.

The Italian took to Instagram to address Spurs fans, saying: “Football is passion. I would like to deeply thank everyone at SPURS who appreciated and shared my ...

Conte also did not address that his backroom staff had stayed in north London for the remainder of the season, with his brother Gianluca the old other departure over the weekend. The club chairman said: “We have 10 Premier League games remaining and we have a fight on our hands for a Champions League place. The former [Chelsea](/latest/chelsea-fc) boss came under fire after he took aim at his players after a 3-3 draw with [Southampton](/latest/southampton-fc), questioning the mentality of his changing room.

Antonio Conte made 12 signings across three transfer windows over the course of his 16 months in charge of Tottenham – but how did his transfer spending ...

Chelsea – £482.64million Tottenham – £154.92million Arsenal – £151.88million Conte has them as comfortably [the fourth best-performing side in the division](https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/antonio-conte-premier-league-table-since-took-over-as-tottenham-manager/) over the course of his entire tenure. Liverpool – £88.04million Don’t forget that with three games to go, Arsenal was four points up from us – and that we finished 20 points behind Manchester City.” Everton – £9.05million (profit) Brentford – £43.09million Leicester City – £30.58million (profit) Manchester City – £42.84million (profit) Brighton – £69.16million (profit) In this way, it means you are signing important players who can improve the quality and the level of your team.

Almost the entirety of Conte's backroom team is remaining at Tottenham for the rest of this season – so can much really change?

This is why I am glad to stay here and to keep the chair of Antonio warm.” The 48-year-old is described as being “a fantastic guy” by insiders who gets on well with the players and has a warm and open personality. The pair are said to have formed a close bond since they started working together. “The team reacted in this way and they take a lot of responsibility. Only a few weeks ago Stellini took charge of demoralising back-to-back defeats to Sheffield United in the FA Cup and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. That must be a concern as Tottenham’s players prepare to return from international duty on Tuesday to all the same old faces.

Trevor Steven on the mistakes Antonio Conte made and why Julian Nagelsmann would be a better fit as Tottenham manager.

His dismissal by Bayern Munich has presented Spurs with an unexpected opportunity to hire a manager full of youth and ideas. I think he’d be interested in moving to England and, unlike Conte, he is unlikely to publicly put pressure on Levy. De Zerbi is an outside bet, while Pochettino would be returning to work for a chairman who sacked him last time, which is never positive. I’m astonished that Antonio Conte didn’t get the job done at Tottenham Hotspur and am disappointed that he has left the Premier League. Conte rolled the dice and lost. Manager-player relationships are important; teams have to buy into those leading them if they are to have that winning quality of picking up points even when playing poorly.

Once the international break comes to an end, the Premier League top-four race will heat up once more. Tottenham have decided to sack Antonio Conte in a ...

Liverpool are miles away from their quadruple chase of last season and only have the top four to focus on instead of winner's medals. We're about to find out. St James' Park was dreaming of European football before the season began, but now it feels like a Europa League finish could be tinged with disappointment. [Antonio Conte](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/antonio-conte). [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) are the current favourites given their impressive first campaign under [Erik ten Hag](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag), but [Tottenham](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/tottenham-hotspur-fc) are only a point behind them - albeit having played two more games. Who'll finish in the top four? Eddie Howe and his coaching team worked wonders before the World Cup break, but their squad now looks to be levelling out. They're still the favourites, though, so fans shouldn't be too worried. Still in the Spurs' finish this term could also play a huge role in Harry Kane's future, having entered the final 18 months of his contract with a club who're lacking serious direction. His first four matches - away to Marseille, then at home to Manchester City, Unlike their rivals, Spurs only have 10 games remaining and look set to play them under interim manager Cristian Stellini.

The Italian left Spurs by mutual consent on Sunday after 16 months in charge. His departure came after he labelled his players 'selfish' after they lost a ...

THST has repeatedly called for this and fans deserve it. “A special thought to the fans who always showed me support and appreciation, it’s been unforgettable to hear them singing my name. He wrote on Instagram: “Football is a passion. “The club’s board must now have a clear strategy for what and who comes next and it needs to tell this club’s supporters what that plan is. “This departure will come as no surprise to Spurs fans,” a statement from the Supporters’ Trust read. It is the latest blow for Tottenham with Stellini faced with a lengthy list of absentees ahead of Monday’s trip to Everton.

Antonio Conte has posted an Instagram message after leaving Tottenham, thanking fans and others who 'shared my passion'

That outburst accelerated the Italian’s departure, with his contract due to expire at the end of this season. “A special thought to the fans who always showed me support and appreciation, it’s been unforgettable to hear them singing my name. Alongside a selection of pictures from his time at the club, Conte wrote: “Football is passion.

Antonio Conte has spoken out for the first time since leaving his post as Tottenham manager on Sunday evening, sending a message to the club and fans.

The most important thing – if you want to become a strong team, if you want to become competitive, if you want to fight to win – is the desire, the fire that you need to have in your eyes, in your heart. The club has the responsibility for the transfer market, every coach that stays here has the responsibility. But the players, the players… You have to play to show desire. [The players need] to understand we play for the badge. We have to play to make our fans proud of us. ‘Because the problem is that we showed again that we are not a team. The fire in your eyes to win. And when you are not a team, anything can happen in every moment. ‘If I have to compare this season to last season, instead of improving, now we are worse under this aspect. I would like to deeply thank everyone at SPURS who appreciated and shared my passion and my intense way of living football as a coach. ‘Before today I try to hide the situation and try to speak, try to improve the spirit, the situation, with words.

Antonio Conte was finally sacked by Tottenham on Sunday night, eight days after he delivered an explosive rant following his side's draw with Premier League ...

He said: “We have 10 Premier League games remaining and we have a fight on our hands for a Champions League place. We thank Antonio for his contribution and wish him well for the future," a club statement read. "You risk to disrupt the figure of the manager and to protect the other situation in every moment. [Newcastle](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc) and [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) chasing them down. The fault is only for the club, or for every manager that stay here. Those predictions proved correct, with Tottenham's story is this. It is easy in this way. I see selfish players, I see players that don't want to help each other and don't put their heart [in]. "A special thought to the Fans who always showed me support and appreciation, it’s been unforgettable to hear them singing my name. They are used to it here, they are used to it. They don't play for something important," he fumed.

Antonio Conte plans to recharge his batteries at home in Italy after Spurs split and his next job will be in Serie A... the firebrand coach would be the perfect ...

Inter, Milan, Juventus and above all Roma are thinking of him. We must quickly forget the figure of Conte as Superman capable of fixing all things. the firebrand coach would be the perfect successor for Jose Mourinho at Roma or he could resume his Juventus love affair Conte has returned to live in his historic Turin home and will surround himself with family and probably until June will be the main spectator of the Italian championship. Every man learns something from every experience and this adventure at the helm of Spurs has made it clear how Conte must be less demanding of himself and of the team in order to live his job as a coach serenely. The termination of his contract is a defeat for everyone - for the club and then coach, unable to manage a team built through his indications but denied in the last press conference through a direct attack on individual players.

Antonio Conte has been sacked by Tottenham Hotspur. Conte was out of contract at the end of the season but Spurs have decided to part ways with 10 games of ...

Everyone has to step up to ensure the highest possible finish for our Club and amazing, loyal supporters.” We achieved Champions League qualification in Antonio’s first season at the Club. Spurs said in a statement late on Sunday night: “We can announce that head coach Antonio Conte has left the Club by mutual agreement. Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman, seemed to be the target of much of Conte’s ire in his press conference outburst, and Levy made no mention of the Italian in a brief statement. Conte attacked his own players and questioned Tottenham’s mentality in an astonishing 10-minute rant, which was the latest of a series of incidents in which the manager criticised Spurs in public during his spell at the club. Conte was out of contract at the end of the season but Spurs have decided to part ways with 10 games of the campaign remaining

The Italian left his role by mutual consent late on Sunday following a bizarre rant attacking the players and higher-ups at the club. His former assistant ...

I said that I want to see the fire in their eyes, in their hearts. I want to see the right spirit. 'I said I wanted to see the fire and I have not seen it. [The Italian left his role by mutual consent](/sport/football/article-11884729/Tottenham-Hotspur-SACK-Antonio-Conte-manager.html) late on Sunday following a bizarre rant attacking the players and higher-ups at the North London club. They don't want to play under stress. They don't want to play under pressure.

Antonio Conte left Tottenham Hotspur in the kind of fashion rarely seen in the Premier League, but the former Chelsea manager does not appear to be finished ...

[was spotted on a plane heading to Italy](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-antonio-conte-daniel-levy-29505919), his sacking was confirmed by a late night statement issued by the North Londoners. Ex-boss Mauricio Pochettino, former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique, and the recently fired Julian Nagelsmann have all been linked with a summer move. Despite the lingering anger on both sides, he leaves the club in the relatively promising position of fourth place, heading into the final ten matches of the season. In his fiery press conference, he lashed out at a number of his players with huge vitriol. After Tottenham let a 3-1 lead slip against Southampton to draw 3-3, Conte burned all bridges after he labelled his players as “selfish” and even had a dig at the club’s owners for their run of nearly 15 years without a trophy. They don't want to play under stress. “Football is passion,” Conte said on his Instagram page. They don't want to play under pressure. [Mauricio Pochettino pictured on aeroplane as Tottenham sack Antonio Conte](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/mauricio-pochettino-antonio-conte-tottenham-29559303) [Tottenham's new head coach had to serve two-year ban over match fixing allegations](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-head-coach-lengthy-ban-29556884) [Tottenham fans rejoice being 'free' after Antonio Conte finally leaves Spurs](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-fans-antonio-conte-leaves-29556420) [Antonio Conte leaves Tottenham after 16 months following Southampton meltdown](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/breaking-tottenham-antonio-conte-leaves-29374843) [Dele Alli's former manager reveals he pinned Spurs and Everton flop against a wall](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/dele-alli-manager-tottenham-everton-29555800) The owner has been there 20 years and never won something. [Chelsea](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/chelsea-fc) manager being [given the boot by Spurs’ supremo Daniel Levy](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-fans-antonio-conte-leaves-29556420). [Antonio Conte](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/antonio-conte) has released his first public comment since he was sacked by [Tottenham Hotspur.](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/tottenham-hotspur-fc)

Spurs finally sacked Conte on Sunday after 16 months in charge, with his extraordinary post-match rant after the club's 3-3 draw with Southampton proving to ...

A willingness to give youth a chance would also tick a box for Enrique but his lack of experience in England may count against the 52-year-old. He insisted not long after his departure from Tottenham in 2019 that he had unfinished business after failing to win a trophy during his memorable five-and-a-half-year spell. 'I'm not the best now, but I can admit I want to be one of the best in future. You don't have a chance to be a better manager, you already have to be the best. [Tottenham](/sport/teampages/tottenham-hotspur.html)'s next permanent manager. with Mauricio Pochettino and Frankfurt's Oliver Glasner also in the running

Daniel Levy has opted to axe Antonio Conte in favour of his assistant Cristian Stellini in a damning indictment of the fiery Italian's tumultuous spell in ...

What is the point of signing players that a manager does not want? But what for the future? [Harry Kane](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/harry-kane) is England captain and Hugo Lloris is a World Cup winning captain who wears the Spurs armband. But they need more leaders on the pitch. Whoever comes in needs clarity and a chance to lan for the long term. Every manager has talked about a weakness in the dressing room. However, Stellini is liked by the players and if it was an English coaching set-up it would hardly be seen as unusual for a coach to take over in temporary charge after the manager had been sacked. They have got their sights set high with the likes of Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique. Mauricio Pochettino would be the emotional choice. Levy was aware of the risks. Stellini took temporary charge when Conte needed extra time off to recover from emergency gallbladder surgery. And entrusting the responsibility of finishing in the top four to the right hand man of the manager they have just sacked seems incredibly bizarre.

Tottenham confirmed the departure of Antonio Conte on Sunday night following the mutual termination of his contract.

Conte wrote: "Football is passion. Antonio." Tottenham's players were left 'on their knees' following Antonio Conte's brutal pre-match 2km runs, according to reports. But come the final weeks of his tenure, the majority of the club's supporters already wanted to see the back of Conte. [The Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11908551/2km-runs-matches-negative-talk-Antonio-Contes-Tottenham-reign-turned-sour.html): "Training was the same every day, tactics the same every day." [The Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11908551/2km-runs-matches-negative-talk-Antonio-Contes-Tottenham-reign-turned-sour.html), Conte would sometimes make Tottenham's players run 2km prior to matches, meaning they were burning out quicker during the games.

Conte's position was 'untenable' after he labelled his players 'selfish' but Tottenham 'wasn't built to win' two decades ago and nothing has changed...

Antonio Conte has written a farewell message to the Tottenham Hotspur supporters following his departure from the Premier League club.

[Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/transfer-centre), the coach would like his next job to be in Serie A. I would like to deeply thank everyone at SPURS who appreciated and shared my passion and my intense way of living football as a coach. The coach ultimately failed to replicate his success at Spurs, but as mentioned, did help them to qualify for the Champions League after a two-year absence. After a return to Juventus was rumoured for some time, having become a club legend for the Old Lady in his playing career, Conte finally took the helm in Turin in 2011. However, there are not many clubs in Serie A that are prepared to meet his salary demands nor any that can invest in the team in the way he would like. Antonio Conte has written a farewell message to the Tottenham Hotspur supporters following his departure from the Premier League club.

Antonio Conte thanked Tottenham and wished the club the best for the future in a statement posted to Instagram on Monday after Spurs fired him.

He is [well-known for butting heads with management at the organisations he works for](https://www.goal.com/en/lists/spurs-specialists-failure-antonio-conte-reputation-messi-managers-tarnished/blt0a26e6078eb4201a), but those comments were seen internally as a step too far. WHAT NEXT FOR TOTTENHAM? A special thought to the Fans who always showed me support and appreciation, it’s been unforgettable to hear them singing my name.

ANTONIO CONTE has broken his silence following his axing at Tottenham as he thanked fans - but also appeared to throw a thinly-veiled jibe in the club.

[managerial merry-go round in Europe](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/10424549/tottenham-real-madrid-nagelsmann-bayern-munich/). He said: "Football is passion. [in no rush to find a permanent successor](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/10429058/tottenham-conte-replacement-pochettino-nagelsmann-enrique/). [several wanting him sacked](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/10392818/tottenham-news-players-conte-sacked/). [a chaotic 3-3 draw with Southampton](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/10375257/southampton-spurs-live-score-result-premier-league-online/). [left Spurs yesterday](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/10425429/antonio-conte-sacked-tottenham-ryan-mason-cristian-stellini/) after a week of speculation that he was set to be dismissed.