Tottenham have had something of an up and down season, and understandably, that has led to speculation about Jose Mourinho’s job security in north London.
Plenty of names have been linked such as Max Allegri and Julian Nagelsmann, but one intriguing link that has emerged in the past few days is Antonio Conte.
Conte would certainly be an intriguing option for Daniel Levy to appoint at Tottenham. He’s a former Premier League winner and one of the most tactically astute managers in the world.
While Conte could provide a lift to the entire Spurs team, we can’t help but feel there’s one player who would massively benefit from the Italian’s arrival at Spurs.
Of course, we’re talking about Matt Doherty.
Ask anyone about Conte’s title-winning Chelsea team, and once they’re finished speaking about the brilliance of Eden Hazard or the energy of N’golo Kante, they’ll eventually get on to talking about just how good Victor Moses was at Chelsea that year.
The Nigerian was utilised in the right-wing-back role, and his ability to get up and down the pitch while being able to deliver dangerous crosses and make late runs made him one of the most important players for Chelsea that term, and Spurs already have a ready-made player in that mould.
Doherty knows what it takes to be a success as a wing-back. After all, he’s been doing it for years under Nuno Espirito Santo at Wolves, and while Nuno’s system is different to Conte’s patented 3-4-3, the wing-back roles largely require the same skillset.
Doherty flourished at Wolves under Nuno, and there’s no reason why he couldn’t do the same at Spurs if Daniel Levy chooses to appoint Antonio Conte in the near future.
The Irishman has struggled in a flat back four this term, but the introduction of Conte’s 3-4-3 could once again rejuvenate the former Wolves man.
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