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Conte plans an “unwanted” sabbatical

The Italian won the Serie A title at San Siro last season but plans to spend the 2021-22 campaign away from a sidelines.

Antonio Conte has revealed he will take an ‘unwanted’ sabbatical from his coaching career in the 2021-2022 season, with the 51-year-old planning a hiatus after leaving Inter and being linked with Tottenham without success. The former Juventus and Chelsea coach brought the long-awaited Serie A title success back to San Siro last season, with the end of an 11-year hunger gap for the Nerazzurri.

Antonio Conte’s confessions on his departure from Inter Milan

Antonio Conte made the decision to leave Inter Milan despite this success due to his differing views with its president and owner regarding the future and how to turn its squad, originally also opting for a return to the squad. English football as Jose Mourinho’s successor in north London, and he is now looking to recharge his batteries during a 12-month sabbatical.

Antonio Conte took stock of his personal situation at the microphone of Radio Anch’io Sport : “It will be a year in which I will try to study and continue to investigate certain situations. I want to make the most of this unwanted situation, but it’s okay, I will take the time to be with my family and watch football, which is always evolving and continuing “.

Tale touched by Eriksen’s discomfort

Christian Eriksen Denmark

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One of the players who won the Serie A title under Antonio Conte last season was Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen. The former Tottenham player left for Euro 2020 at the end of a productive campaign in Italy, but suffered cardiac arrest in his first game in that tournament against Finland and did not come out only recently from the hospital after having a cardiac defibrillator installed.

Antonio Conte was “very affected” by Christian Eriksen’s unease

Antonio Conte confessed to having been touched by this event: “These were horrible times that I experienced alone. In the world of football, seeing such a situation makes you feel bad. I have been fortunate enough to live in close contact with Christian and to see him. [s’effondrer] open eyes made me feel bad, it really touched me. “

“I am happy that this has been resolved, this is the most important thing. I thank all the teammates for what they have done and for the composure they have had. We have to be prepared and those who intervened were. I wish Christian would stay calm, as a family, then there will be time for further evaluations. Football comes later“, concluded the former coach of Inter Milan who will be able to think of something other than football this year.

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