The Antonio Conte era at Tottenham is drawing to an explosive conclusion.
It always appeared to be a marriage that was never going to prove fruitful in the long-term, but the Italian's initial genius offered hope for Spurs supporters who had seen their club slowly sink in the wake of their miraculous Champions League journey in 2019.
Conte returned Spurs to Europe's premier club competition during his first season at the club, and expectations were sky-high heading into year two. Daniel Levy loosened the purse strings to ensure his demanding manager was appeased, but Spurs' 2022/23 campaign is quickly disintegrating into a hot mess.
There was a point not so long ago when Conte's side were in the last 16 of the Champions League, in the fifth round of the FA Cup, and fourth in the Premier League. A stellar season was in sight. Now, just a few weeks on, Spurs are merely playing for an unlikely top-four spot.
Tottenham's performance in the cups combined with Conte's grating style of play has led to the vast majority of the fanbase losing patience. And while his tirade in the wake of the draw at Southampton garnered the respect of some, the Italian is now on the brink. His sacking feels imminent.
Here's how his Premier League record at Tottenham compares to the other managers of the Daniel Levy era.
Antonio Conte Tottenham performance by win percentage
While his second season at the club has been a disappointment, Conte is set to leave Spurs with the Lilywhites currently fourth in the table. Thus, his win percentage is rather impressive at 58.18. That's the highest of any permanent Tottenham boss of the Levy era.
Tim Sherwood pips Conte's record in this metric, but the former England midfielder was only appointed on an interim basis in the wake of Andre Villas-Boas' exit in 2013. Nuno and Jose Mourinho, Conte's two most recent predecessors, departed the club with win percentages of 50 and 46.55 respectively.
The Italian has certainly been the most successful of the managers since Mauricio Pochettino's departure, but it wasn't exactly a high bar to top. As for the beloved Poch, who may well succeed Conte as manager, his win percentage during his five years in N17 was a respectable 55.94.
Manager | Number of Premier League games managed | Win percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Tim Sherwood | 22 | 59.09 |
Antonio Conte | 55 | 58.18 |
Mauricio Pochettino | 202 | 55.94 |
André Villas-Boas | 54 | 53.70 |
Nuno Espirito Santo | 10 | 50.00 |
Harry Redknapp | 144 | 49.31 |
Jose Mourinho | 58 | 46.55 |
Martin Jol | 114 | 41.23 |
Glenn Hoddle | 89 | 35.96 |
Juande Ramos | 35 | 28.57 |
Jacques Santini | 11 | 27.27 |
Antonio Conte Tottenham performance by points-per-game
Again, Conte's points-per-game record in north London is rather impressive. Both he and Pochettino accumulated 1.89 points per game during their respective tenures, and they were only beaten by Sherwood's 1.9. The interim boss only took charge of 22 Premier League games, however.
Mourinho's 1.64 points-per-game places him sixth among Levy's Spurs managers, while Nuno's 1.5 puts him towards the bottom of the spectrum. Only Glenn Hoddle (1.28). Jacques Santini (1.18), and Juande Ramos (1.17) boast poorer records than the former Wolves manager.
Manager | Number of Premier League games managed | Points-per-game |
|---|---|---|
Tim Sherwood | 22 | 1.9 |
Mauricio Pochettino | 202 | 1.89 |
Antonio Conte | 56 | 1.89 |
Andre-Villas Boas | 54 | 1.83 |
Harry Redknapp | 144 | 1.74 |
Jose Mourinho | 58 | 1.64 |
Martin Jol | 114 | 1.5 |
Nuno Espirito Santo | 10 | 1.5 |
Glenn Hoddle | 89 | 1.28 |
Jacques Santini | 11 | 1.18 |
Juande Ramos | 35 |
