Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher is surprised by Antonio Conte's move to Tottenham.
He wrote for the Sunday World: "Since Antonio Conte's appointment as Tottenham Hotspur manager was announced, all the appraisals of his work have agreed on one fact: Conte is 'a serial winner'. There is an obvious follow-up gag. Why is he joining Spurs, then?
"That is not intended solely as a cheap shot. Spurs fans will agree that since the early 1980s their club has not exactly given their coaches the best chance of collecting major trophies.
"Spurs are a club with a reputation for accepting second, third or fourth best, content to reap the financial rewards of Champions League qualification under Mauricio Pochettino when, with just an extra push in the transfer market, they might have won the competition and the Premier League.
"Now they have appointed an elite coach in his prime, accustomed to winning titles; a manager who left top-class jobs at Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan amid complaints about lack of squad investment; a manager who by his own admission cannot tolerate being anything but first."
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