{"id":9917,"date":"2022-02-18T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/18\/tottenhams-fall-back-plan-in-case-of-antonio-conte-departure-revealed\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T20:00:46","slug":"tottenhams-fall-back-plan-in-case-of-antonio-conte-departure-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/18\/tottenhams-fall-back-plan-in-case-of-antonio-conte-departure-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham\u2019s fall-back plan in case of Antonio Conte departure revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An insight into the likely actions of those in a position of power at Tottenham Hotspur in the case of Antonio Conte\u2019s departure has been provided on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The subject of Conte\u2019s future, of course, has come back to the fore in the media in a major way over the course of the week to date.<\/p>\n<p>This comes on the back of the Italian first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beINSPORTS_EN\/status\/1493929803212283905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1493929803212283905%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.101greatgoals.com%2Fnews%2Fantonio-conte-drops-hint-over-tottenham-future%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aiming<\/a> a less than subtle dig at Daniel Levy and co., in response to the Lilywhites\u2019 efforts during the January transfer window:<\/p>\n<p>\u201dFour players left in January\u201d, Conte explained during an interview with beIN Sports. \u201dFour important players for Tottenham, two have arrived. So even numerically instead of reinforcing, you may have, on paper, weakened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1632106\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1632106\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1632106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237495589-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Tottenham\u2019s fall-back plan in case of Antonio Conte departure revealed\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237495589-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237495589-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237495589-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237495589-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237495589-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237495589-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237495589-910x606.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1632106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antonio Conte reacts at the final whistle during the English Premier League football match between Watford and Tottenham Hotspur at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford, southeast England, on January 1, 2022 (Photo by GLYN KIRK\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And such comments were followed earlier today by Conte hinting that he remains committed to the cause at Tottenham only through the remainder of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of Spurs\u2019 Premier League showdown with table-topping Manchester City on Saturday, the ex-Chelsea coach simply stated that \u2018we\u2019ll see\u2019 what his future holds beyond the summer:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Conte today said he is happy for now but no assurance past this season: \u201cI always said I\u2019m enjoying my time with Tottenham, enjoying working with these players. We have four months to the end of this season and we have to try to do our best. And then we\u2019ll see.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thfc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fe9FOohJDp\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/Fe9FOohJDp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Law_DT\/status\/1494692319836180487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Poch eyed<\/h2>\n<p>So, in the case that Conte does ultimately opt to leave his current employers high and dry, where would that leave the club\u2019s hierarchy when it comes to planning for the future?<\/p>\n<p>Well, as alluded to above, an insight into precisely that has been provided on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The info comes courtesy of Matt Law of the Daily Telegraph, who assures that Daniel Levy will be \u2018straight on the phone\u2019 to former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino in the case of Conte moving on.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino is of course currently in the midst of something of a hit-and-miss spell in France with Paris Saint-Germain, with the Argentine\u2019s future beyond the summer looking less than certain.<\/p>\n<p>Could a return to north London therefore be on the cards?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What happens if Antonio Conte walks away from Tottenham Hotspur and did Manchester City ever get close to signing Harry Kane? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thfc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mcfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mcfc<\/a><br \/>\n\u2013 Levy\u2019s final card<br \/>\n\u2013 Conte\/Kane future<br \/>\n\u2013 Why Kane money would not pay for a rebuild<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u2FH20RTAn\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/u2FH20RTAn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Law_DT\/status\/1494620394720043019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/pep-guardiola-provides-jack-grealish-update-ahead-of-manchester-city-vs-tottenham\/\">Pep Guardiola provides Jack Grealish update ahead of Manchester City vs Tottenham<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/manchester-city-vs-tottenham-hotspur-betting-tips-preview-predictions-odds-3\/\">Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tips: Preview, predictions &amp; odds<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 An insight into the likely actions of those in a position of power at Tottenham Hotspur in the case of Antonio Conte\u2019s departure has been provided on Friday. The subject of Conte\u2019s future, of course, has come back to the fore in the media in a major way over the course of the week [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-9917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9917\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}