Antonio Conte revealed that he will take an unwanted year from coaching in 2021-22, with the 51-year-old planning a hiatus after leaving Inter and ties with Tottenham.
Antonio Conte refused to return
The former Juve and Chelsea boss brought San Siro the long-awaited title glory of Serie A last season, with an 11-year fruitless run for the Nerazzurri ending. Despite this success, Antonio Conte has given up on a return to English football as the successor to Jose Mourinho in north London and now wants to recharge his batteries during a 12-month cleanup.
What did Antonio Conte say?
Antonio Conte said that this will be a year in which he will try to learn and continue to explore certain situations. According to Antonio Conte, he wants to make the most of this unwanted situation, but that’s okay, he will take advantage of the period to be with his family and watch football, which is always evolving and continuing.
Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen was one of those who enjoyed title success under Conte last season. He went to Euro 2020 at the end of a productive domestic campaign, but suffered cardiac arrest on his first trip to that tournament and was only recently released from the hospital after receiving a heart defibrillator. Antonio said that there were terrible moments when he lived alone. In the world of football, seeing such a situation makes you feel bad.
Conte had the opportunity to live in close contact with Christian Eriksen and seeing his collapse with open eyes made Conte feel bad, it really hit the ego. According to Antonio Conte he is happy that it was decided, this is the most important thing. He thanked all the teammates for what they did and for the coolness they had. They must be ready, and whoever intervened was there. Antonio wishes Christian Eriksen to remain calm, with his family, then there will be time for other assessments. Football comes later.