Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has shared his disappointment with his former club for failing to appoint Antonio Conte as their manager. The Italian manager signed for Tottenham Hotspur on 2nd November 2021 following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo.
The former Juventus manager has made an immediate impact at the North London club, having led them to the Champions League qualification.
Patrice Evra has admitted that he was devastated that Spurs managed to recruit the Italian manager before Manchester United. The former United skipper, who played under Conte at Juventus, has hailed the now-Spurs boss for his passion and football intelligence. He told The Mirror:
“It hurts my heart. Because I think Conte, Klopp, Guardiola – all those managers are the best in the world right now and we could have had him at Manchester United."
The Frenchman continued:
“That’s why this manager is a genius. When I arrived at Juventus, every player told me, ‘Patrice, this guy is a genius. He’s addicted, he’s so passionate about football. So you’re going to run really hard. He’s going to make you sweat'."
Evra has claimed that Antonio Conte could have made a difference at Old Trafford, adding:
“But if you look at the Tottenham fans, they are so happy because when they see the players now, win or they lose, they give everything. That’s the mentality of Antonio Conte. That’s why I say it hurts. Not because it’s Tottenham – I love every team – but it’s just because Conte could have done something.”
Can Erik ten Hag bring the glory days back at Manchester United?
Though Conte could've been a brilliant addition, Manchester United have brought in Erik ten Hag as their new manager to replace Ralf Rangnick.
The Dutch manager comes with a huge reputation and quite naturally, expectations will be sky-high from him. During his Ajax days, the 52-year-old has shown plenty of promise and could be the one to lift the Red Devils back up to where they used to be on the log.
Ten Hag plays a very attractive brand of football and has also built a reputation for grooming young talent. If given the right resources and shown patience, the Dutchman could potentially lead Manchester United back to their glory days.
With a very talented squad under him, time will tell whether the former Ajax manager lives up to expectations at OId Trafford.
kocadkost
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I really don't c how ten hags man u can do better than Contes united/Tottenham?
TommyTang
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SAF was an unknown and untried for the EPL but yet with patience and perseverance, he build teams that dominated EPL and Europe for almost 3 decades. You need a manager who can renew and rejuvenate the team all the time. ETH may be the man who can do it. SAF only started buying when they team started to succeed not before. A good leader is one who can use the available resources and develop the future. Remember that the best is the unknown from the academy where they can shine thru when given the chance. The fans must learn to be patient too and wait for the explosion to come.
Yodailmnps
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Manchester United board is so confuse and weak, that's why all the coach's that hav been coming since Ferguson left never progress to expectations, all because of poor management and they have already started the same wth ths new coach, how can he ( ten hag ) move the team forward when they are finding it difficult to buy player's fr him, time is fast coming when no coach would like to come to mu, just as some player's have already started giving them ( the club)some negative body language, the rate at which the club is going down is so pathetic and shameful, RUBBISH upon RUBBISH.
Piuzy111
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They've started again o
sokcdkotyz
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They've started again