BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
The Eriksen quote on Conte is interesting and suggests a manager that may actually suit us more than people think. He has a system that he expects players to follow, and if they do, the results will come. This is different from the Jose method of giving players responsibility and expecting them to use their intuition. Jose's method works with great players who can handle that pressure and who have been there and done it. Clearly Conte has worked with bigger players too, but I think his approach could actually work with us.
I think there are two benefits - that his personality will be a rocket to players that have gotten way too comfortable. And that his system can lead to some consistency in performance and help us overachieve when we don't have the biggest finances.
The drawback is - he is likely gone in 2 years, 3 absolute tops. He is also leaving Inter because they couldn't invest. So if we have any designs on building a Spurs DNA, and having that DNA being our competitive advantage, it is very likely that we have to start that process again in 2-3 years. Maybe that's ok - maybe Conte gets us a trophy or two in that time. But it feels like a gamble, something opportunistic, and not entirely a strategy. That his system can work is good strategically for us. That he might be gone pretty soon, isn't.
Will be interesting to see where this lands.
I think there are two benefits - that his personality will be a rocket to players that have gotten way too comfortable. And that his system can lead to some consistency in performance and help us overachieve when we don't have the biggest finances.
The drawback is - he is likely gone in 2 years, 3 absolute tops. He is also leaving Inter because they couldn't invest. So if we have any designs on building a Spurs DNA, and having that DNA being our competitive advantage, it is very likely that we have to start that process again in 2-3 years. Maybe that's ok - maybe Conte gets us a trophy or two in that time. But it feels like a gamble, something opportunistic, and not entirely a strategy. That his system can work is good strategically for us. That he might be gone pretty soon, isn't.
Will be interesting to see where this lands.