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| SerieA Napoli coach Antonio Conte, who won the September Player of the Month award. REUTERS Yonhap News |
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'I didn't think it was spring until the flowers fell.'
Napoli coach Antonio Conte received the Italian Serie A Coach of the Month award in September, signaling a major career rebound.
Conte was named coach of the month with three wins and one draw in four Serie A games in the 2024-2025 season held in September.
This month's Coach of the Month award will be selected by a judge consisting of sports media directors based on the skills, sports standards, game content, and behavior during the game that each club's coaches have performed for a month.
The Serie A secretariat said: "Conte has instilled his philosophy in his players, including diligence, ambition and winning mindset after taking over at Napoli. Thanks to this, Napoli were able to immediately achieve positive results. Conte also rewarded Laurentis' belief in returning Napoli to Italy's greatest team"He explained the background of the selection.
The Coach of the Month trophy will be presented ahead of Napoli and Como's away game in the seventh round of the league on the 5th.
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Napoli, who won Scudetto with Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) in the 2022-2023 season and is in 10th place amid frequent managerial change risks in the 2023-2024 season, is leading the way with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss and 13 points as of the 6th round thanks to Conte's 「Magic」, who took over this season. He is one point behind Juventus (12 points).
It is an exquisite combination of existing resources and recruitment. Striker Romelu Lukaku leads the team with two goals under Inter Milan boss Conte. Midfielder Scott McTominay, who has fallen into a cold spell at Manchester United, has quickly established himself as a key resource, while defender Alessandro Buonzorno has recently backed up four consecutive scoreless runs, including a cup, in the 'Kim Min-jae position'.
As recently as March last year, Conte was considered a `fallen grumpy leader.' Conte, who has repeatedly been at odds with Tottenham's leadership, slammed Tottenham in an official press conference. "Tottenham players are selfish", "I don't want to play under pressure. After making a flurry of comments such as "'No one wants to take responsibility' and "'Think about why nothing has been gained under the same owner system in the last 20 years', he was dismissed without completing the season.
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Conte won three Scudettoes at Juventus in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and won the Premier League and FA Cup at Chelsea in 2017 and 2018, respectively. In 2021, he led Inter Milan to conquer Serie A. Each team in charge presented a championship. This is why Tottenham, thirsty for a win, chose Conte to replace Nunu Espiritu Santo, who was replaced in November 2021. Conte, who scored a great rebound in the 2021-2022 season to win Tottenham's fourth place in the EPL and give them a Champions League ticket, was replaced during his second season without being able to touch the trophy at Tottenham.
Tottenham, who replaced Conte, showed sensational attacking football by appointing Celtic manager Enzi Postecoglou as their new head coach last summer, but missed the Champions League ticket by staying in fifth place in the 2023-2024 season. As of the 6th round of the EPL this season, he ranked 8th with 3 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses and 10 points. Looking at the early stages of the season, hopes for an escape from the military are not high.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
