It's not passion, it''s fecking annoying. He throws a fit after every foul ffs. What kind of passion is that?
Antonio Conte | Chelsea Manager 16/17
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I find him much more annoying than Klopp (who I have more gradually grown to dislike) but in fairness this may be down to the constant slow motion celebrations of him screaming like a rabid ape that the media love to play on repeat.
I kind of like him. Having a 12th man on the sidelines applying pressure over every decision, that's pretty much what we used to have, isn't it?
I prefer him to Klopp. Conte just seems to scream and punch the air repeatedly. He'd celebrate the 5th goal against a non-league side like the winning goal in the Champions League final. That is certainly preferable to Klopp's exaggerated gesticulating. That guy is a walking pantomime. Conte is just a bit of a madman.
I prefer him to Klopp. Conte just seems to scream and punch the air repeatedly. He'd celebrate the 5th goal against a non-league side like the winning goal in the Champions League final. That is certainly preferable to Klopp's exaggerated gesticulating. That guy is a walking pantomime. Conte is just a bit of a madman.
He got the passion that Mourinho had ten years ago.
boy was he infuriating yesterday. I fecking hate this guy with everything I have.
I've been reserving judgement on him until now but here it is. Twat.
Infuriating when you're playing against him, whinges at everything.
A new rivalary has begun in the epl. We all Expected Mourinho vs pep, Instead its Mourinho vs conte. Looking forward to another fascinating encounter at oldtrafford.
He is obviously great just by the effect he is having on people here. Jose was this good ..once upon a time.
I dislike him, but I know that I would have loved him if he was our manager. A bit like when I disliked Mourinho during his first spell at Chelsea, or why fans of other teams disliked Fergie.
Putting pressure in the referee is part of the modern game, for the right or wrong decision. Conte is annoying, but this is working.
Putting pressure in the referee is part of the modern game, for the right or wrong decision. Conte is annoying, but this is working.
Jose is still the best manager in the world. Conte has a long way to go to match Jose.
Conte is very good no doubt but still has way to go before he can be compared to Judas... I mean Jose.
he's the one who should be tackled from Valencia for his childish behaviour
Jose was spot on with his tactics, but some of united players are not sharp enough
He's supporting the hazards diving antics same way barcelona board and manager's ignore suarez's.
He is close, but he is not. That title goes to Ancelotti for me.
Told you guys way back, conte is mourinho without the charm
I've said it before, the true test of a lot of these managers is when things aren't going their way. If it all goes pear-shaped for Conte next season, we'll get a look. Right now, the guy is looking down the barrel of a league title and has Chelsea purring. Fair play.
A cnut but he's our cnut effect. Hate him but would've loved him if he was managing my club. Same with Mourinho, I remember how much I hated him in his first Chelsea stint but now I love him with passion. Wish he'd be more of a cnut though, seems like his passion from his early Porto/Chelsea and Inter days died down a bit.
Jose definitely actively sought out that rivalry, if it even exists. All the repeated cheap shots he has taken at Chelsea this season, Conte has chosen to ignore.
Mourinho lost his charm since at least 2011. Are you referring to the old Mourinho?
How many "true tests" will Conte have to go through to satisfy you lot? After the Arsenal games, Journos were already calling for his head and most non Chelsea fans, including fans on this forum branded him a fraud who should be sacked. Bets slashed on him keeping his job. That wasn't a test? Stop talking like he walked into a rainbows and sunshine situation. He created it himself.
I didn't mind him at first but he really got on my nerves whenever we play against his team, otherwise i don't give much bother about him. Was he a serial moaner on the pitch as well when he was a player?
Funny how there are a lot of Chelsea fans posting these days.
Not about all the mind games and stuff, Its on the pitch battle
Horrible little gargoyle of a man will enjoy his downfall
He must be doing something right to be getting this type of reaction.
Did Mourinho get it right when he supported Hazard's 'diving' and calling for more protection for him? Unfortunately for Jose, when his players kicked hazard was the time he started to het protection.
Yeah sure, all those "cheap shots"
To be fair he's thrown a few Conte's way. The 'defensive football' was an obvious one. Bear in mind we know Jose better than any group of fans due to him spending more time at Chelsea than any other team, so we tend to know when he's being snarky.
Mourinho told the BBC: “I’m surprised by the way they play, I thought there were demanding [sic] of a different kind of football, because I think Chelsea are phenomenal – but Chelsea is an amazing defensive team.”
Depends on how you read.
The bold part is nonsense. You read what we read in papers, you watch what we watch in press conference. You don't sit and spend time with Jose to know him better.
It's not nonsense, because fans of a team watch and read a lot more about their own team than rival fans do. It's not some huge claim about a special relationship ffs, you just tend to get a much better feel for the players and managers of your own team than you do for others you care about less.
For Chelsea fans we watched Jose for nearly 6 years, and watched him use his various tricks and techniques on different managers and teams. What he's doing with Conte now is exactly what he's done in the past, and if you can't see it then you're proving my point about not knowing the guy as well as you might think you do.
Or maybe you are proving my point.
Ah ok, so Jose behaving in exactly the same way we've seen him dozens of times before, in no way represents a pattern of behaviour? He could just be totally different now and in no way meaning the comments he's deliberately chosen to get under peoples skin with?
I like him.
That is probably aided by the fact I rarely hear from him compared to Klopp or Mourinho pre-Utd who both love media attention.
That is probably aided by the fact I rarely hear from him compared to Klopp or Mourinho pre-Utd who both love media attention.
If you are miss sensitive then it might get under your skin. Saying Chelsea are good defensive team doesn't sound dig to me, neither is saying they are good counter attacking team.
He doesn't get under my skin because I've seen the tricks so many times now that I just find it entertaining. It's definitely intended to provoke a response however.
Please, one dodgy game is not a true test of anything. Calm down.