Antonio Conte will return to coaching. And he will do so again in Serie A after his time at Tottenham. The coach from Lecce will take charge of Napoli, after Aurelio Di Laurentis’ side, league champions the previous year, defended their title with a big drop in play and performance. And that’s why this text makes all the sense in the world to, through data and his footprint over time, check one of Conte’s main virtues as a coach: his impact on pre-seasons and the improvement of his teams in the more immediate term.
While his main virtue can become his main shortcoming, the wear and tear of his ideas and demands in the long term, Antonio Conte’s impact on each of his teams is not long in coming, both offensively and defensively. The difference in the performance of his team is noticeable very early on and the difference in metrics is very evident when we compare them. To start a project is a guarantee when it comes to recovering demand, competitiveness and results.
Chelsea 2014 – 2015 vs Chelsea 2016 – 2017
Of the last eight times Pep Guardiola has coached City, on just two occasions he has failed to lift the Premier League title. One in 2020, won by Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool. The other, by Antonio Conte at Chelsea, inheriting Jose Mourinho’s project. In that time span he reduced shots against on average by almost four per 90 minutes, as well as being far more accurate in the ratio of xG generated to goal scored (1.35 to 0.8), plus more goals scored and fewer conceded. Although his main shortcoming has come with European competitions, in league competitions, Conte has shown himself to be a guarantee in the short term.
Inter 2018-2019 vs Inter 2019-2020
Although they failed to lift the title by a single point (83 points for Juventus and 92 for Inter), Conte’s arrival boosted Inter, previously coached by Luciano Spalleti. That Inter, which would also reach the final of the Europa League, lost to Sevilla, had a great growth in attacking volume and effectiveness, although it was inferior in a multitude of defensive metrics. It was in the second year that Conte was able to translate his high intensity on a day-to-day basis into another league title.
Tottenham 2021-22 (with Nuno) vs Tottenham 2021-22 (with Conte)
Arguably the biggest contrast in both offensive and defensive performance was at Tottenham, when the London club sacked Nuno Espirito Santo. Conte’s arrival in November had an immediate impact on all the team’s structures. The difference, seen on the offensive radar on the left, was overwhelming, multiplying the output in volume, energy, offensiveness and efficiency.
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