Antonio Conte has finally been paid £9.5 million to leave Chelsea. The payment was the last year of a three-year contract which he will not be allowed to see out.
The Italian has been feuding with Chelsea’s hierarchy since last summer when he considered that he was not being given enough powers on transfers. Also, as the season wore on, he was reported to have fallen out with the players, who were said to have become tired of his relentless demands and grew fed up of hearing via the media that the head coach did not consider them to be good enough.
It is sad that a man revered by players and fans just a few months before, after unexpectedly delivering the title in his first season, managed to alienate both as a result of his intensity and stubbornness, which to them increasingly came across as straightforward negativity.
Reportedly, much of Conte’s unhappiness was focused on Marina Granovskaia, a director and Roman Abramovich’s closest aide, who has been hugely influential for several years and since Emenalo’s departure has been left in sole charge of the soccer side of the business. Sources added that Conte was unimpressed by Granovskaia’s dealings.
After all is said and done, one thing is certain. This is that Conte was a good coach, although perhaps his human relations could have been better.
No comments:
Post a Comment