Tagged: Antonio Conte

Premier League Chaos Has Claimed the Elite: Can Incoming Bosses Rise Above It? | Bleacher Report

Premier League Chaos Has Claimed the Elite: Can Incoming Bosses Rise Above It? | Bleacher Report

Really good piece here. Next season will be really interesting and at first glance one would think the incoming high-profile managers will be key and basically restore order. We’ve already seen what Jurgen Klopp can do without a full preseason. Mauricio Pochettino is setting himself apart as well while Wenger is declining at Arsenal. There are other good managers and teams throughout the league but with the resources they have the big clubs look likely to return to the top.

Weekly Why: Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola and the Trend of Midseason Appointments | Bleacher Report

Weekly Why: Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola and the Trend of Midseason Appointments | Bleacher Report

Pep Guardiola seems to like mid-season appointments. It didn’t affect Bayern Munich last time and doesn’t seem to be doing so this time, probably because his departure was expected. It definitely seems to be affecting Manchester City, though. What I don’t get is why the announcement has to be made during the season in his case. Could Bayern and Manchester City not wait until near the end of the season, or the summer, to make the announcement? I guess all the media speculation doesn’t help but then they start speculating on the future even more after the announcement.

I agree with the author that such an announcement makes sense with Chelsea due to the interim manager situation. Otherwise it’s hard to fathom how such early announcements are helpfully. We’ll see if it’s a trend that continues.