[한국강사신문 한상형 기자] According to Yonhap News, manager Antonio Conte, who finished his company with Tottenham Hotspur in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL), left his last words.
On the 28th (Korean time), manager Conte posted a short message on social network services (SNS) to express his gratitude to the Tottenham club and fans.
Starting with the sentence “Football is passion,” he wrote, “As a manager, I would like to express my deep gratitude to everyone at Tottenham who recognized and shared my passion and soccer style.”
He added, “I have a special heart for the fans who have always supported me. I will never forget the fans calling my name. Our journey together ended here. I wish you only good things in the future.”
Tottenham announced the day before that they had parted ways with Conte by mutual agreement. Coach Conte, who took over the Tottenham command tower in November 2021, left the team following 1 year and 4 months.
In his first season following taking office, he placed the team in 4th place in the league and earned the right to participate in the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
This season too, Tottenham is running 4th in the league (49 points, 15 wins, 4 draws, 9 losses), but coach Conte has recently received strong criticism.
The team has been eliminated from all other competitions, such as the FA Cup, League Cup, and UCL, and the possibility of ending up ‘irrelevant’ has increased, and coach Conte made public the attitude of the players at a press conference this month, saying, “I see selfish players.” Public opinion worsened by reprimanding him.
In the end, Tottenham terminated the contract with manager Conte. For the remainder of the season, head coach Christian Stellini will act as head coach and head coach Ryan Mason will lead the team.
