I think Arsenal and Newcastle are certainly part of it but its also a build up of 3 years of anti-possession style of football in combination with a lot of the same players making mistakes and letting us down, rightly or wrongly some of the fans are at the end of their tether with the product they're receiving.
Well I would say that in the first half it was a very very difficult watch if I'm honest, we had 35% posession and 2 shots and barely any touches in their box so there was really very little to cheer about and we were 2-0 down.
I think it's all of the above and more.
Well as I've said there were talks going on a few weeks ago before Ventrone died. He still has a nother 18 months though so there's no rush and if it were me in his position I might delay to keep Levy honest.
I don't know why people are conveniently forgetting the club has a 12 month option to extend, keeping him under contract until 2023. I don't think that would be the best way to proceed but it's the clubs option not Conte's.
I suppose we can take up that 1 year extension option if all parties agree however I'd love to see us draw out a new contract until the end of 2024-25 really get all sides to buy in but yea keeping Levy honest is probably also a good ploy just longer it goes on the less stability the fanbase sees/feels.
All parties have already agreed to this, that's why it's part of his contract already. As I say I don't think it would be the ideal way to proceed but it's not the doom an gloom of him being out of contract in the Summer some are playing on. That extra year was agreed by both parties because of the size of contract financially giving the club a get out if things went horribly wrong it wouldn't cost 4 years salary at £15mil to move him on. Conte being the principled man he is completely agreed with this.
Oh that is promising then thanks for detailing that mate ??
Conte obviously using it to leverage Levy to commit to changing the ethos of the club. He clearly has reservations that the club are willing to push on and put in place what is required to challenge for the title. Poch had previoulsy highlighted this. I think it good sign if he does sign though.
I’ve always been fond of the ‘CLEAR IT!’ shout when one of our defenders is under pressure.
For sure but what's the point of keeping changing and changing? I appreciate that you're not personally saying "change" but surely people must realise that it's a process and it's a process with a top coach?
Good points, but why the difference between halves. Has anyone mentioned the fact that ED attacked on the right hand side supplying 3 very dangerous crosses, no we all remember one mistake. Does anyone remark about the sudden changed in Peri delivery, no we all remember non existant first half crosses. Does anyone highlight energy and pace from all players, no we remember slow static build up. What I am trying to say is why cannot we not take the game to the opposition from the off. If we did we could be a very different entertaining team who we all love and rejoyce in. The frustrating thing is we are so close to being a very good team but is missing that ingredient that pulls the players and fans together as one. What that is I have no idea or I would be a football manager.
For the same reason Forwards don't get massive stick for missing a tackle at the opposite end of the pitch but they do get stick for missing a sitter. It's great that he got forward and made a difference from an attacking POV but remember he's a defender, and his defensive duties are the priority and pivotal to us winning or losing.
Yeah it's 100% this. Fans aren't angry at being behind against one of the best club sides we've seen (I know they're underperforming right now). They're exasperated because they've been told for years now that we have to play this way if we don't want to lose to the big boys, and are paying a fortune to, uh, watch us lose against the big boys.
True but again, if anyone thought that we are at the culmination of Conte's project and what we are seeing is the zenith of his strategy then literally everyone would be f*cked off but it isn't.
But, if I was a player or Conte I would just hear the booing , I wouldn't be considering what complicated reasoning might be used to try and justify it.
Yep, fair point that.
