It’s very easy indeed to dislike Spurs boss Antonio Conte who last night sent out a team determined to bully the Hammers with tactics which frankly often shamed the game.
He paid Jarrod Bowen the compliment by ensuring that he was targeted by any means before moving on to claim VAR in England needs to catch up with the rest of the world after a penalty, initially allowed, was ruled out against Cress.
Conte clearly had no clue on how to handle Jarrod other than using borderline fouling and downright rule breaking – The Italian Job if you like.
His outburst against the VAR decision was frankly ridiculous as pointed out by CandH Facebook follower John Peter Weir, who declared: “I have to say that I am getting increasingly annoyed and bored by Conte and his antics.
He sends out his team to target an opposition player – here it was Bowen.
His teams are top of the league! – on time wasting and “game management”
Then, he says the rules or the way they are interpreted in England are wrong. VAR should not have intervened for the penalty decision it seems.
I suggest that he goes back to studying the rule book that says where the ball deflects onto the arm from another part of the players body, it is NOT handball.
So, he must be saying that the rules need to be amended to say that the decision should always be in favour of his team.”
Another CandH FB follower Steve Paxman said: “They really are a poor advert for the game with their bully boy tactics and play acting .It’s obvious they follow their whinging managers instructions, he is incapable of losing gracefully .
What a shame Jarrod couldn’t find the net at the end with a last second shot which hurtled wide but that VAR got the spot kick right was a big result.
Whinging Conte – perfect manager for a sad club. And as for Sanchez – a disgrace!
