It was always going to end this way. As predictable as another Fast and Furious centred around family, or the 90th rebranded version of the Death Star being destroyed. You did not have to be a soothsayer to predict Antonio Conte’s Spurs regime would go up in flames.
As much as this failure can be attributed to a club completely losing its way and stumbling to grasp instant gratification, it also is a damning indictment on a coach whose whole persona is about big titles and big results.
As much as his self-destructive outburst after the collapse at Southampton might have been taken as some inspirational speech, it is severely undermined by the reality of Conte’s time at Spurs, which has seen his methods fail and his reputation in the Premier League dwindle.
