Why Antonio Conte is the right manager for Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham have been on the hunt for a manager since the club sacked Jose Mourinho back in April. Ryan Mason helped Tottenham see out the season as interim manager and from there on out, they’ve been looking at options.

But it seems like they’re finally getting somewhere.

Tottenham are in advanced talks with former Inter coach Antonio Conte, according to Fabrizio Romano.

If this happens, it could prove to be huge for Tottenham.

Antonio Conte was rumored to be in talks with Real Madrid over the vacant hotseat in the dugout since Zidane’s departure. Now, Carlo Ancelotti has taken over at the club, and as confirmed by Fabrizio Romano, Conte was never really in advanced talks with the Spanish club.

Tottenham are also linked with former manager Mauricio Pochettino, but Romano says that because of his situation at PSG, Tottenham are looking at Conte as one of the options.

Antonio Conte has his flaws, but he is the right man for the Tottenham job

Antonio Conte is an excellent manager that led Inter to their first Scudetto in 11 years, ending Juventus’ years of dominance in sensational fashion.

Conte is someone that demands respect from the players He knows how to run his team on the pitch, how to train his team and how to get the best out of players.

But obviously, like any other manager, he has his faults, his shortcomings. He’s not perfect, by any means.

There’s a lot to say about his failures in Europe. He failed to get past the group stage with Inter in both of his two seasons in Milan. Before that, his best finish was when he got to the quarter-finals with Juventus in 2012-13. That’s very underwhelming for a coach of Conte’s standards.

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Obviously, Tottenham aren’t in the Champions League next season, but if this is a long-term project, they are bound to play in the Champions League at some point.

Then you have another factor: The way he goes around with things as a coach isn’t exactly the best for all players. It can cause problems in the dressing room, and Tottenham will have to be wary of that if they do end up signing him.

Then comes the financial part; the signings. If you want a manager like Conte, you need to give him what he wants. You need to give him the funds he requires, you need to give him the signings he wants, and you need to support him throughout his project. In his last three club stints, he won domestic titles in all of them.

The problem is, we all know that with Daniel Levy, you have a tough man to deal with. Will he give Conte the kind of signings he wants? That’s a very crucial factor.

Conte is the best manager out of the ones available, and if you can put up with his shortcomings, he will give you consistency and results. Possibly even a trophy — something that has been missing from Tottenham’s cabinet for years.

But, he would require support from the board, and the patience to make a team good enough to compete for said trophies. Levy will have to change his habits if he wants his team to succeed. Conte is a winner, at least domestically, and Levy will need to accept his demands.