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Premier League: Antonio Conte’s possible plan for Tottenham Hotspur is something PL clubs needs to be afraid of

Premier League: Antonio Conte’s possible plan for Tottenham Hotspur is something PL clubs needs to be afraid of

Premier League: Antonio Conte’s possible plan for Tottenham Hotspur is something PL clubs needs to be afraid of: After months of speculation and being linked to clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester United, and even Tottenham Hotspur (in the summer), the Italian boss has finally decided to pen down an 18-month contract with the Lilywhites. Today’s […]

Premier League: Antonio Conte’s possible plan for Tottenham Hotspur is something PL clubs needs to be afraid of: After months of speculation and being linked to clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester United, and even Tottenham Hotspur (in the summer), the Italian boss has finally decided to pen down an 18-month contract with the Lilywhites.

The Italian boss succeeds former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo, who has been sacked after just 10 Premier League games. As many had already feared the Portuguese were never a good fit for the North-Londoners.

Premier League: Antonio Conte won the title with Chelsea
Premier League: Antonio Conte won the title with Chelsea

Nuno’s counter-attacking style never suited the team, his attacking tactics were heavily criticized after his team had only scored 9 times in 10 league games.

Premier League: Antonio Conte’s possible plan for Tottenham Hotspur is something PL clubs needs to be afraid of

Conte’s primary philosophy:

The Italian manager usually deploys a 3-5-2 or a 3-4-3 (he has also occasionally used a 4-3-3 with traditional wingers), with the 3 central defenders at the back, Conte’s philosophy is usually providing a solid base using his center-backs and then allowing the forward players to express themselves.

Conte’s game-play works around fast attacking transitions and playing-out from the back.

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Premier League: Antonio Conte’s possible plan for Tottenham Hotspur is something PL clubs needs to be afraid of

Center-Backs under Antonio Conte:

Conte’s 3 central defenders usually split to facilitate easy and rapid build-up play. During his time with Inter Milan, Conte’s central defenders often went long, with Romelu Lukaku’s brilliant hold-up play and interplay.

Tottenham Hotspur’s center-back especially Cristian Romero possesses similar qualities that allowed Inter Milan to be successful. When not in possession of the ball Antonio Conte’s teams are usually well-drilled, the center-backs make themselves compact, which makes Antonio Conte’s teams hard to be penetrated.

Wing-Backs under Antonio Conte:

Conte’s 2 wing-backs are the most important players in his system, providing width and making overlapping runs beyond the strikers when attacking. The full-backs make a back 5 when the other team has possession, helping the team to cover spaces in behind and making defensive transitions easy.

Wingbacks act as wide wingers when attacking, putting in crosses, and creating overloads in the final 3rd. Conte’s generally likes pacy and fast full-backs and Sergio Regulion and Emerson Royale certainly fit that mold.

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Mid-fielders under Antonio Conte-

During his time at Inter and his final year at Chelsea, the Italian used a 3-man midfield, which included a defensive midfielder, a box-to-box midfielder, and a number 10. The primary role of the defensive midfielder was always to shield the defense and ball progression to the forwards, usually through long switches and defense splitting passes.

The primary role of the box-to-box midfielder was to play in between the lines, showing creativity and flair, the box-to-box midfielder also helped in transitions.

The role of the number 10 was to play the killer pass as well as score goals, with runs in behind the defense and even beyond the strikers. Antonio Conte has players at his disposal who can fit well into this system, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oliver Skipp, Harry Winks, Tanguay Ndombele, Giovanni Lo Celso, and Dele Alli.

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Attackers under Antonio Conte-

One thing Antonio Conte’s teams have always shown is that- understanding between the 2 forwards is always telepathic. The players that play upfront should always know when to make what run and when will the pass come.

Previous such pairing includes the likes of Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez, Eden Hazard and Diego Costa, Son Heung Min and Harry Kane seem to have a similar sort of telepathic understanding on the field, if not even better.

Premier League: Antonio Conte’s possible plan for Tottenham Hotspur is something PL clubs needs to be afraid of

How could Tottenham lineup in a 3-5-2 formation under Antonio Conte:

Hugo Lloris

Cristiano Romero, Eric Dier, Ben Davis

Emerson Royal, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Tanguay Ndombele, Giovanni Lo Celso, Sergio Reguilion

Harry Kane, Son Heung Min

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