Di Canio: “Conte is a continuous lament from start to finish; at Chelsea he poisoned the dressing room”

Antonio Conte's management at Inter goes through its lowest hours. From fighting for the league title in the first part of the season to falling to fourth place in the post-confinement period and with heated criticism of the team's game, after having reinforced with Eriksen in the January market. Conte called for reinforcements after falling in the group stage of the Champions League and these have not shown an improvement, quite the contrary. Discussed in all the Italian football clubs, criticism rages on a Conte that has the Europa League to save the season and to win a couple of games to secure the Champions League. Lower loot, as noted in Italy for the expectations created.

So much so that some former player has already loaded the inks against him. Paolo Di Canio, the volcanic former Italian international striker, coach and now a commentator, has pumped up the Lecce coach, accusing him of continually seeking excuses and uttering complaints of all kinds. “Conte has been a constant lament since the beginning of the season, even after falling to Dortmund he complained that the squad was young,” Di Canio said on Sky. “Conte has to stay in this group, he has the potential to convey the winning mindset, but I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't in happy society, in Chelsea after a year he poisoned the locker room. Now he has to win the Europa League, otherwise he will have done the minimum, “Di Canio explains.

Expectations after Conte's first months in office had soared, and now, outside the race for the Scudetto, negative comments are mounting for a balloon that has deflated. In addition, it points to the tension that has originated in the locker room after public criticism of the coach to his staff. “He certainly expected more from Inter, especially after confinement,” Di Canio insists, “his continued attack on the players is not a point in his favor: if you win, they hold on, they wait, and the youngsters wait a little longer, but when not you win, the player gets tired. “