{"id":1622,"date":"2025-09-30T21:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:14:12","slug":"he-picked-the-wrong-person-to-be-upset-with-tempers-flare-between-conte-and-de-bruyne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/30\/he-picked-the-wrong-person-to-be-upset-with-tempers-flare-between-conte-and-de-bruyne\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He picked the wrong person to be upset with&#8217; &#8211; Tempers flare between Conte and De Bruyne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-37.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-37.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-37-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-37-768x466.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin De Bruyne, substituted in the 72nd minute against Napoli, visibly displayed his anger at the change and didn&#8217;t even acknowledge his manager. Antonio Conte, who remained composed on the touchline, sent a firm message after the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first signs of tension between Antonio Conte and Kevin De Bruyne have emerged. The Belgian attacking midfielder, a key figure for Napoli, was visibly furious after the match against the &#8216;Rossoneri&#8217;. This was all sparked by his substitution with just over 18 minutes remaining at the San Siro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the home side down to ten men and the &#8216;Partenopei&#8217; consistently pressing into the opposition&#8217;s half, the visiting manager withdrew the number &#8217;11&#8217;, much to the player&#8217;s displeasure. As soon as the former Manchester City player saw his number on the fourth official&#8217;s board, he stormed towards the bench with a face like thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belgian shook hands with Elmas and Neres, but Lucca was left hanging. The cameras focused on De Bruyne&#8217;s moment of frustration, as he gesticulated with his hands and pointedly refused to acknowledge his manager. The Italian coach maintained his composure and gave him a pat on the back. It&#8217;s worth recalling that the Belgian was also substituted in the Champions League game against City following Di Lorenzo&#8217;s dismissal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tense atmosphere continued after the defeat against Milan. Conte stoked the flames, issuing a warning to his player: &#8220;Kevin&#8217;s reaction? I hope he was angry about the result, because if it was because of the substitution, he&#8217;s picked the wrong person.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin De Bruyne, substituted in the 72nd minute against [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1622"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1624,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1622\/revisions\/1624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}