Conte next? Five other managers who quit their jobs in a huff

Antonio Conte had just seen his Tottenham side defeated by basement-dwellers Burnley just days after beating Manchester City.

While many observers are used to the Tottenham way, Conte reacted with the barely concealed frustration of a bank manager returning to his car to find baboons ribbing off the wing mirror.

In an explosive post-match press conference, the Italian suggested he may not be the right man for the job and said he would have to talk to chairman Daniel Levy about the “unacceptable” situation following a fourth defeat in five Premier League games.

Conte warned that Spurs’ current form which he warned could drag them into a relegation battle – which sounds more than a tad unlikely. But he wouldn’t be the first manager to resign in dramatic and emotional circumstances.

We’ve identified another five bosses who let their heart rule their head and leave their posts in a huff.

The most infamous resignation of them all – and the most apt for an emotionally-driven man.

Keegan had captured the nation’s imagination as Newcastle manager but, despite the fantastic attacking football they played, his time in the North East is now primarily remembered for how much he’d love to have beaten Manchester United. And he’d have loved it.

But Keegan’s time with England was a disappointment. Under his management, the side scraped into Euro 2000 before suffering a first-round exit in Belgium and the Netherlands – stinking out one of the greatest international tournaments of all with their pre-historic football.

The Liverpool legend clung onto his job but defeat against Germany in the final match at the old Wembley – with David Seaman caught out by Didi Hamman’s free-kick was too much to bear.

Despite pleas from FA chairman David