Arrivederci Antonio? If not the end for Antonio Conte, this surely seems the beginning of the end. Conte’s comeback to the dugout lasted a solitary game in the Champions League as Tottenham exited the competition with an evening that illustrated the flaws and failings of his gameplan. They paid a price for a performance of utter pointlessness in the first hour. They were depleted by Cristian Romero’s idiocy and defeated by their own dullness.
Tottenham’s motto is “to dare is to do” but Conte has the least daring of teams. They failed to score, rarely tried to and missed the chance to follow in the footsteps of Mauricio Pochettino’s altogether bolder side, who reached the 2019 final. His Champions League record remains resolutely mediocre and his next game in this competition will surely be with another club.
