Tottenham: Jamie O’Hara calls for Antonio Conte’s sacking after ‘diabolical’ Champions League exit

Jamie O’Hara has called for the sacking of Antonio Conte following Tottenham’s dismal Champions League performance against AC Milan on Wednesday night.

The former Spurs player lamented the manager’s ‘diabolical’ football, saying he would rather watch the paint dry than follow the north London club.

Spurs’ capitulation at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium leaves the club out of potential trophy contention this season, with the team currently 18 points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.

The loss not only caps a rocky legacy for Conte in the Champions League, which has seen the Italian manager reach the competition’s quarter-finals just once during a storied career, but raises new questions about the club’s trophyless run. its mediocre results. this season, and the future of star man Harry Kane.

O’Hara reserved most of his anger for the team’s manager.

Spurs were left out of another competition exactly one week after their embarrassing exit from the FA Cup

“I’m sorry to the Spurs fans there tonight because it was embarrassing, it was a pathetic performance across the park,” O’Hara said on talk sport After the match.

“I think the time has come for Conte to go, he doesn’t seem like he wants to be there and the players aren’t getting what he wants to do.”

Jamie O’Hara vented on talkSPORT after the final whistle

‘Put him out of his misery, put everyone out of their misery, put Poch out [Mauricio Pochettino] Get in there and go ahead, let him have three months until the end of the season to see what he’s got.

“So you have preseason and next season, we could get the top four.”

Conte’s contract with Spurs expires at the end of the season, although the embattled manager is not confident it will last until then, and amid rumors of interest from European clubs such as Juventus, it is unlikely to be extended.

Pochettino has not taken up a managerial role since the Argentine coach was sacked from his position as head coach of Paris Saint-Germain in July 2022.

“There’s no way I can keep watching, actually I’m tired of watching Tottenham, I just want to enjoy watching my team,” O’Hara continued.

The time has come for Pochettino to return. The club needs a boost, the fans need a boost.

Pochettino was widely praised by fans during his five-year spell at Tottenham for excelling and developing young talent, but he received his marching orders in 2019 as Spurs languished 14th in the league.

A Champions League exit will likely add to the rumors about where captain Harry Kane will move as Tottenham prepare to endure another trophyless season.

Mauricio Pochettino (pictured in 2019) is a fan favorite to be reappointed as Spurs manager

Cristian Romero’s red card was a turning point in which Jamie O’Hara believes Conte was wrong

O’Hara went on to describe his feelings on the failure of Conte’s project: “The fans supported him, they tried and tried, it didn’t work. Sometimes you have to put your hands up and go, Conte is a great coach, it hasn’t worked for the Tottenham.

‘Football is devilish, it’s horrible to watch. I’d rather watch the paint dry.

Spurs failed to win anything in a 0-0 draw, with visiting Milan progressing after scoring in the first leg at the San Siro.

A lackluster performance on the pitch was underscored by Cristian Romero’s red card 15 minutes before the end, and the subsequent substitution of Conte, swapping striker Dejan Kulusevski for centre-back Davinson Sánchez.

O’Hara denounced the call as ‘negative’ and ‘boring’, saying: ‘I don’t understand what [Conte’s] thinking there. Why do you remove Kulusevski and bring in a central midfielder when you are losing the game?

‘I don’t understand your way of thinking. It’s so negative, it’s so boring.

‘Honestly, I’m sick of watching Spurs.

They rip your heart out every season. I’ve had enough.

“I don’t want to see them anymore, I’m a Spurs fan and I don’t want to see them!”