It’s no secret that Antonio Conte has a short fuse and that often his emotions can go from one end of the scale to the other within minutes. So it’s no surprise that he went berserk at the press conference after his Tottenham squandered 1-0 and 3-1 leads with James Ward Prowse’s third-minute stoppage-time penalty giving Southampton a ‘golden’ point in their fight for survival.The temperamental Italian had a ten-minute monologue, in which he pointed his finger at the players and said without holding back what was on his mind…”I’m not used to situations like this, but this just shows that I’m leading a bunch of selfish players, that there’s no team,” Conte started, then added:”I see 11 players who don’t want to help each other, nor to leave their hearts on the field”.Tottenham are already coming off a terrible March in which they were eliminated from the FA Cup and the Champions League, continuing a nightmare trophyless run that has been going on since 2008.Clumsy Spurs end up with only a point at St.Mary’sAsked to say what was the reason for such a run by Tottenham, Conte replied:”Because they are used to it here, not to play for trophies. People don’t play for important cups. They don’t want to play under pressure, under stress. That’s the story of Tottenham”.Then Conte hit at the first man of the club Daniel Levy, with whom he obviously does not have a good relationship…”On top of all that, there is the owner who has been sitting in an armchair for 20 years and has not won anything. Why is that? Is it the fault of the club or the coaches who came through here during that period?,” Conte asks and continues:”The figure of the coach is constantly being disturbed, and everyone else is protecting themselves. Until now, I was silent and tried to hide the real situation, but now, I won’t do it anymore. I will not watch what I saw today because it is unacceptable for everyone, it is unacceptable for the fans. They they follow us everywhere, they pay tickets to watch us every time, and then they see what we showed today. It’s unacceptable. We all have to think carefully”.##NAJAVA_MECA_7115474##Conte is aware that his stay in North London is close to an end. His contract expires in the summer and most likely – it will not be extended…”If I have to compare this season and how much progress we have made compared to last, I can only say that now we are going backwards, we are losing what we did last year. I am not talking about the tactical aspect, but about the spirit, the sense of responsibility, the heart that we don’t leave it on the pitch. We were leading against Southampton 3-1 and again I felt that everything could turn upside down at any moment. And I was scared of what could happen next. The players have to take responsibility because what I see in the last month I don’t like it at all.”Sky Sports pundits former Liverpool stopper Jamie Carragher and ex-Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp agreed this was Conte’s cry to be sacked during the international break which starts on Sunday night.”Conte wants to be fired during the international break. Spurs should put an end to his troubles, tonight,” tweeted Jamie Carragher after the mentioned match.Gary Neville disagreed with that announcement, and gave Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards a reason to remind him of his former views. It didn’t take much for them to spark a discussion…At one time, the former Manchester United full-back opposed Antonio Conte’s arrival at Old Trafford. The Italian refused to move to the Theater of Dreams, and Gary Neville recalled the moment.”Oh yes! I remember, I remember,” Neville answered shortly.And then Jamie Carragher fired the poison darts.“Yeah, you’d rather keep that serial winner Ole! Then you wanted Pochettino, not Erik ten Hag. I told you that Ten Hag was a better choice, but you didn’t want to listen to me,” Carragher gloated.🚨Antonio Conte’s outburst has raised the possibility of using the international break to make a managerial change at Tottenham Hotspur.👨🏻💻[@TomAllnutt_ x @GaryJacob via @TimesSport]#THFC | #COYS | #TOTTENHAM pic.twitter.com/Mb7IGsgIcJ— Last Word On Spurs (@LastWordOnSpurs) March 20, 2023 The Dutchman “fixed” the Red Devils, brought the trophy after six years at Old Trafford and until the end of the season will fight for cups in the FA Cup and Europa League, and try to keep United in the Premier League’s top four and thus introduce the club to the Champions League. While Mauricio Pochettino has been out of work since Paris Saint-Germain thanked him for his services last summer.The whole island is doing the countdown, the main topic is Antonio Conte. Ashley Williams, the former captain of the Welsh national team, also had interesting comments.”It would be interesting to know the conversation Spurs had in the dressing room, did Conte say the same to the players’ faces?”, asked the Welshman and added:”Most people would agree with many of the things he said. He did it his way. What I don’t like is that everything that happens has nothing to do with him, but only with the people around him. But he can influence things on the field.”It is not the first time for Antonio Conte to rage and hit at players and co-workers, he has had outbursts in the past as well. Now everything is up to the owner of the club, Daniel Levy, and former Aston Villa forward, now pundit Gabriel Agbonlahor believes that there is only one solution – dismissal.”The best thing Spurs can do is get rid of Conte. Even if the team is led by a coach from the younger categories until the end of the season. It makes no sense for him to lead the team anymore.”This could very well be the end for Conte at Tottenham…##NAJAVA_MECA_7115475##
