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Sam Allardyce delivers verdict on Antonio Conte appoinment at Tottenham

Will Butcher

Thu 4 November 2021 12:15, UK

that Antonio Cont♎e will get Tottenham firing and potentially back into the Premier League’s top four spots.

Conte has penned an 18-month deal until June 2023, with a view to extending that contract by a further season. It is an excell🍸ent appointment.

Tottenham fans are certainly delighted to have Conte at the helm, having missed o✨ut on the Italian tactician in the summer. He replaces Nuno.

The ex-Chelsea, Inter and Italy boss will take to the dugout on Thursd🦹ay evening as Spurs take on D🌟utch side Vitesse Arnhem in the ECL.

As𓂃ked about the arrival of Conte, Allardyce said that if any manager was going to get Spurs back on track✱ – it is Conte. He says he knows him well.

He also spoke about potentially return🤪ing to the top ⛎four and while he believes Spurs are some way off, Allardyce thinks Conte is capable.

“If anybody will lick Tottenham into shape, it will be Conte. I’ve known him quite a while,” Allardyce said. “This man takes no mess♈ing.

“He brings results. They have to go his way, he will have demanded that. Tot𝄹tenham will improve. He✨ is very good, disciplined, old school.”

Allardyce on Conte: Tottenham are still in a decent position after Nuno

With Conte availab🍨le, it was a no-brainerꩵ to sack under-fire Nuno and bring in the Italian. He is one of the best, if not the best, in the world.

While Nuno was crit𝔍icised for a lack of identity, and poor substitutions – he has left Spurs in a decent place. They are just five poin๊ts off the top four.

Sitting in eighth, Spurs have got four points 🃏from three European games and should qualify for the knockout stages♒ of the Conference League.

Nuno also ma💖sterminded a 1-0 win away against Burnley, a tric🍌ky clash at Turf Moor, to guide Spurs in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Conte is taking over Tottenham in a decent position, Nuno could have left them in a much-worse state than the♋y are currently in.