He was good at Sassuolo though
Roberto De Zerbi
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He was good at Sassuolo though
He's cooking up something special
Could see them make the cl to be honest.
Guy is ripping it up so any chance we could have Mitoma/Ferguson next summer Roberto
Yes. He has his best players transferred. But still his team gets the results l.
This guy is getting a big promotion next season. I'm not sure what his ambitions really are. One of the top Italian clubs, staying in the PL, Real/Barca?
He's not staying in Brighton for much longer. Looks like an amazing(and still pretty young) manager.
He's not staying in Brighton for much longer. Looks like an amazing(and still pretty young) manager.
Brighton seem to have pretty good club set up that made Potter looked better than he is.
de Zerbi is levels above Potter
If City already know Guardiola's plans and he is not extending beyond his current contract (June 2025) i think the Italian would be the perfect replacement. The question is how they can convince him (with a lot of money of course ) to stay in Brighton and wait these two years...
He has indicated he plans to see out his contract here and then return to Italy. True, this hasn’t been tested yet but I’m sure we already have our next manager in mind. We are the best run club in world football.
Pep’s successor at City.
Be interested to see how they get on against top teams with a midfield pairing of Groß and Gilmour, though. That looks really small and lightweight against the better sides.
Be interested to see how they get on against top teams with a midfield pairing of Groß and Gilmour, though. That looks really small and lightweight against the better sides.
They're up there.
De ZerbIn??
Probably not wrong to be honest, relative to their resources of course.
I’ll rephrase - we are one of the best run larger clubs in world football that I am aware of. Fair?
Much better. I agree
That’s not fair to Potter. Brighton fans will tell you the Brighton Potter walked into was not the Brighton he walked away from and he has a lot to do with that evolution as a club up until that point. De Zerbi has of course taken the club to even greater heights.
It's getting harder to deny him as the real deal
Looks world class, if Brighton are up there in the second season that's pretty evident of the managers quality.
Hard to disagree with this...
I'm a bit confused about how Brighton constantly make such good decisions. The DoF who was there when they signed all their best players has gone to Newcastle but they still managed to hire a sensational manager. Who is making these calls?
There’s a chasm between doing it for Brighton and doing it for a team like United, Liverpool and Arsenal. I look forward to seeing how he handles it when European football rolls in and two games a week is the standard for them. Lots of teams and managers look amazing when they only have a game a week most of the time and then falter when two games a week on a regular basis comes in.
And I can say Brighton are definitely run better than United and the fecking clown show we have. The day they leave will be celebrated like a league title win.
And I can say Brighton are definitely run better than United and the fecking clown show we have. The day they leave will be celebrated like a league title win.
Hag's replacement?
If the damn takeover actually takes place, and ETH's Mount/midfield set-up gamble doesn't pay off this season and we end up in,, say, the Conference League slot come the end of the season... could he be the one to take over?
Pep was backing him to be something special very early on his Brighton tenure (i know RDZ hasn't been there very long full stop in the scale of things). Yes, Brighton have a more coherent set-up, but just the raising of that team's ability another few levels in such a short space of time, having new signings play so cohesively...
Hairy fraud
He's a bad fit for United. Likes midfielders and possession. Pass.
I tend to feel praise is dished out far to quickly, only to then destroy managers/players when they have a bad few months.
So when I see De Zerbi I think...Brighton played some good stuff under Potter and he has continued/improved that in the last 9-10 months.
But he will need to win something, plenty of managers have done it against stronger/wealthier teams. The point of the game is to win trophies.
Same can be said about Eddie Howe.
So when I see De Zerbi I think...Brighton played some good stuff under Potter and he has continued/improved that in the last 9-10 months.
But he will need to win something, plenty of managers have done it against stronger/wealthier teams. The point of the game is to win trophies.
Same can be said about Eddie Howe.
He should certainly be on top of potential replacements for ETH, if he fails this season.
Does he need to win something? Feels a bit shitty to think a team like Brighton has to win something for him to get credit. Surely for Brighton to be fighting against the top teams and holding their own is worthy enough. Its not like the old days where there was the traditional Top 4 and everyone else was shit. There's 7 top teams in the PL now. That's 7 top teams duking it out for trophies (I'm adding Spurs here for the lols).
I have such huge admiration for Brighton as a club. Must be amazing as a fan watching them right now.
I have such huge admiration for Brighton as a club. Must be amazing as a fan watching them right now.
All he's proven so far is that he's slightly better than Graham Potter.
It's way too early to be making such grand judgements about any manager.
It's way too early to be making such grand judgements about any manager.
I like this post because it is a great question to make. Especially as Man Utd-fans and it illustrates something a professor ones claimed in a lecture; a great owner is always a condition for great management. As Man Utd-fans, I think we have learned that the hard way.
Too early to judge. Brighton made Potter look great.
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1. You should suspend judgement until you have all the facts about a matter.
2. No one can ever have all the facts of any matter
3. So you should hold your tongue, cretin.
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If ETH gets sacked this season, which unfortunately will probably happen, as things are working out right now, is this the guy who could replace him?
They've lost Caicedo and Mac Allister and have only played Luton and Wolves so far. Come back in a two months when they've played us, Newcastle, Villa, Liverpool and City and we'll see how they are doing.
I agree generally that he has done a fantastic job though. I'm a fan of his for sure.
I agree generally that he has done a fantastic job though. I'm a fan of his for sure.
This is either a joke or so knee jerk it can't be taken seriously anyway
Scousers will move for him when Klopp quietly steps aside next summer.