Tottenham and Antonio Conte have parted methods after solely 16 months.
A call was made after the 53-year-old’s extraordinary post-match rant following Spurs’ 3-3 draw at Southampton final Saturday.
Conte, who had seen his facet exit the FA Cup and Champions League in fast succession, watched Tottenham concede twice within the last 13 minutes on the south coast to lose floor within the top-four race.
After a fifth away match with no victory, Conte launched a livid tirade in opposition to his personal “selfish players” and shut down uncertainty over his future as “excuses” for a squad who’ve failed to finish the membership’s trophy drought that dates again to 2008.
The Italian’s contract was set to run out in the summertime and he had remained coy over the prospect of extending his keep in London all season, however fourth-placed Spurs have now reduce their losses with the previous Chelsea boss.
Cristian Stellini, beforehand Conte’s assistant, will take cost of Tottenham’s last 10 matches of the season.
“We can announce that head coach Antonio Conte has left the club by mutual agreement,” a membership assertion learn.
“We achieved Champions League qualification in Antonio’s first season at the club. We thank Antonio for his contribution and wish him well for the future.
“Cristian Stellini will take the team as acting head coach for the remainder of the season, along with Ryan Mason as assistant head coach.”
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy added: “We have 10 Premier League games remaining and we have a fight on our hands for a Champions League place. We all need to pull together. Everyone has to step up to ensure the highest possible finish for our club and amazing, loyal supporters.”
Conte’s arrival at Tottenham on the finish of 2021 was meant to usher in a brand new trophy-laden period for the membership given his previous success at Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan.
After a rollercoaster opening few months, through which Conte threatened to stop following a 1-0 defeat at Burnley final February, he guided Spurs to a powerful top-four end by beating rivals Arsenal to Champions League qualification on the ultimate day.
A flurry of switch exercise in July, after good January enterprise to recruit Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski, heightened expectations in N17 and Tottenham received 5 of their opening seven Premier League fixtures.
Defeat at Arsenal on October 1 sparked a troublesome interval, although, with Gian Piero Ventrone, Conte’s pal for 3 a long time and the membership’s health coach, dying on the age of 61 earlier than later within the month losses to Manchester United and Newcastle adopted.
A string of poor first-half shows blighted Spurs earlier than the unprecedented mid-season break in November however a powerful turnaround in Marseille noticed them progress into the Champions League last-16 previous to the World Cup.
Uncertainty over Conte’s long-term future remained after the Premier League resumed and so did Tottenham’s inconsistency with back-to-back defeats to Arsenal and Manchester City casting additional doubt over how lengthy the serial-winner needed to stay round battling for fourth place.
More hassle would observe in February with Conte, after two extra shut buddies in Sinisa Mihajlovic and Gianluca Vialli died over the winter interval, required to have his gallbladder eliminated.
It noticed the previous Inter Milan boss miss 5 matches throughout two spells after docs ordered him to relaxation once more having initially rushed his restoration again to the touchline.
Conte’s second return coincided with the Champions League last-16 second leg tie with AC Milan however he failed to supply the inspiration to overturn a 1-0 deficit and Spurs produced a limp show to exit after a boring stalemate.
It occurred seven days after a shock FA Cup reverse to Sheffield United, the place Harry Kane was amongst a number of key gamers rested, and huge sections of the fanbase had now reached breaking level.
A house 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest threatened to arrest the droop and appeared set to present Conte the possibility to see out the marketing campaign, however his antics following the dramatic draw at Southampton prompted motion by chairman Levy and the board.
Conte departs after successful 41 of his 76 matches in command of Tottenham, ending his spell with a 53.94 win proportion.