The Antonio Conte era at Tottenham is coming to an explosive conclusion.
It always seemed like a marriage that was never going to prove fruitful in the long run, but the Italian’s early brilliance has offered hope to Spurs supporters who have slowly been rooting for their club in the wake of their miraculous Champions League journey in 2019. Saw it sinking slowly.
Conte returned Spurs to Europe’s premier club competition during his first season at the club, and expectations skyrocketed in two years. Daniel Levy loosened the purse strings to ensure his demanding manager was kept happy, but Spurs’ 2022/23 campaign is quickly disintegrating into a hot mess.
Not long ago, Conte’s team were in the last 16 of the Champions League, the fifth round of the FA Cup and fourth in the Premier League. A stellar season was in sight. Now, just weeks later, Spurs are only playing for an unlikely top-four spot.
Tottenham’s performance in the cup coupled with Conte’s fractious style has caused the vast majority of fans to lose patience. And while his archer won some respect in the wake of the draw in Southampton, the Italian is now on the brink. His dismissal seems imminent.
Here’s how his Premier League record at Tottenham compares to other managers of the Daniel Levy era.
While his second season at the club has been disappointing, Conte looks set to leave Spurs With the Lillywhites currently placed fourth in the table. Thus, his win percentage is impressive at 58.18. This is the highest of any permanent Tottenham boss of the Levy era.
Tim Sherwood broke Conte’s record in this metric, but the former England midfielder was only appointed on an interim basis in the wake of Andre Villas-Boas’ exit in 2013. Nuno and José Mourinho, Conte’s two most recent predecessors, left the club with the win. 50 and 46.55 percent respectively.
The Italian has certainly been the most successful of managers since the departure of Mauricio Pochettino, but it wasn’t exactly a high bar to reach the top. To Dear Pooch, Who May Well Succeed conte As manager, he had a respectable 55.94 win percentage during his five years at the N17.
Manager |
Number of Premier League games managed |
win percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Tim Sherwood |
22 |
59.09 |
Antonio Conte |
55 |
58.18 |
Mauricio Pochettino |
202 |
55.94 |
Andre Villas-Boas |
54 |
53.70 |
Nuno Espirito Santo |
10 |
50.00 |
harry redknapp |
144 |
49.31 |
Jose Mourinho |
58 |
46.55 |
martin joll |
114 |
41.23 |
Glenn Hoddle |
89 |
35.96 |
Juande Ramos |
35 |
28.57 |
Jacques Santini |
11 |
27.27 |
Once again, Conte’s points-per-game record in north London is impressive. Both he and Pochettino averaged 1.89 points per game during their respective tenures, losing only to Sherwood’s 1.9. However, the interim boss only took charge of 22 Premier League games.
Mourinho’s 1.64 points-per-game ranked him sixth among Levi’s Spurs managers, while Nuno’s 1.5 placed him at the bottom of the spectrum. Only Glenn Hoddle (1.28). Jacques Santini (1.18), and Juande Ramos (1.17) boast worse records than the former Wolves manager.
Manager |
Number of Premier League games managed |
points-per-game |
---|---|---|
Tim Sherwood |
22 |
1.9 |
Mauricio Pochettino |
202 |
1.89 |
Antonio Conte |
56 |
1.89 |
Andre-Villa Boas |
54 |
1.83 |
harry redknapp |
144 |
1.74 |
Jose Mourinho |
58 |
1.64 |
martin joll |
114 |
1.5 |
Nuno Espirito Santo |
10 |
1.5 |
Glenn Hoddle |
89 |
1.28 |
Jacques Santini |
11 |
1.18 |
Juande Ramos |
35 |
1.17 |