Chelsea have already made an approach
I read about him this season because he was the coach of St Pauli, my favourite Germany team. They smashed the 2 Bundesliga to be promoted as champions ahead of numerous traditionally big clubs with much larger budgets (Hamburg, Schalke, Kaiserslautern, etc.) while playing swashbuckling football. He's basically the Kieran McKenna of German football, only he's younger, and an American.
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Chelsea have already made an approach
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And sacked him, replaced him and spent another billion £
They don’t hang around
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 48 minutes ago
I read about him this season because he was the coach of St Pauli, my favourite Germany team. They smashed the 2 Bundesliga to be promoted as champions ahead of numerous traditionally big clubs with much larger budgets (Hamburg, Schalke, Kaiserslautern, etc.) while playing swashbuckling football. He's basically the Kieran McKenna of German football, only he's younger, and an American.
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Thanks for that RR, it appears to be another shrewd appointment they've made.
Big risk, 31 year old American who’s come from the second tier of the Bundesliga. But tbf to Brighton they’ve made some very good appointments and signings in recent years so maybe they’re onto a good thing.
I am still struggling to see what all the j!zz was about over De Zerbi.
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 40 minutes ago
I am still struggling to see what all the j!zz was about over De Zerbi.
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This
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 40 minutes ago
I am still struggling to see what all the j!zz was about over De Zerbi.
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Unless ur Nobb or cular that is
When is Ze Derbi anyway !
Very good appointment. His teams play top level football and he’s probably someone we should’ve spoken to about replacing ETH.
Life goes on I guess but fair play to Brighton. He’s a class manager.
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 51 minutes ago
I am still struggling to see what all the j!zz was about over De Zerbi.
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Me too
I think De Zerbi is a quality coach. The football they played until all the injuries hit them was first class. They look so well drilled and coached.
Losing likes of Mitoma for more than half the season really hurt them as well as their smaller squad being stretched due to European games.
I'm not convinced he's ready for the Utd job but I do think he's an excellent coach.
I think De Zerbi is a quality coach. The football they played until all the injuries hit them was first class. They look so well drilled and coached.
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They looked exactly the same as they did under Potter. They played possession football without any end product.
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 minute ago
I think De Zerbi is a quality coach. The football they played until all the injuries hit them was first class. They look so well drilled and coached.
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They looked exactly the same as they did under Potter. They played possession football without any end product.
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They absolutely battered us a few times. The game at the start of the season at OT I seem to remember them making 6 changes because of a European fixture and they still wiped the floor with us.
As I said not sure if he's ready for the madhouse which is the Utd job but I do like the way they play football.
What's strange about De Zerbi is he stepped down without a concrete offer on the table. There was a lot of links to the Napoli job but they went with Conte in the end.
Maybe he's just having a year out though. Who knows.
They absolutely battered us a few times.
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So did most teams last season. You should know.
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 minute ago
They absolutely battered us a few times.
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So did most teams last season. You should know.
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That's true. 😂
Still think you're being a tad harsh though. He didn't exactly have a huge budget to spend and had some of his best players sold again as is the Brighton way of buying cheap and selling big.
Probably see him on a similar level to big Ange. Not quite ready for a job like ours but there's potential there for sure.
Still think you're being a tad harsh though.
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We will have to agree to disagree.
De Zerbi had quite a reputation based on the work he'd done before Brighton, and he did take them up a level from Potter's team last season, with some absolute thumpings of much better sides than 2023/24 United. He also earned the admiration of Guardiola, which I think speaks for having some real substance to his talent. This season as well as injuries we're seeing the limitations of a business model that relies on constantly selling their best players and hoping the cheap/home-grown replacements are just as good. Brighton probably had a par season based on the quality of their squad.
One thing I would say is that he's good at coaching elaborate build-up patterns that can be hard to counter, but once in a while a team figures out how to stop them and it usually results in a humbling. DZ doesn't seem to be great (yet) at pragmatic adaptation.
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posted on 11/6/24
Chelsea have already made an approach
posted on 11/6/24
I read about him this season because he was the coach of St Pauli, my favourite Germany team. They smashed the 2 Bundesliga to be promoted as champions ahead of numerous traditionally big clubs with much larger budgets (Hamburg, Schalke, Kaiserslautern, etc.) while playing swashbuckling football. He's basically the Kieran McKenna of German football, only he's younger, and an American.
posted on 11/6/24
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Chelsea have already made an approach
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And sacked him, replaced him and spent another billion £
They don’t hang around
posted on 11/6/24
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 48 minutes ago
I read about him this season because he was the coach of St Pauli, my favourite Germany team. They smashed the 2 Bundesliga to be promoted as champions ahead of numerous traditionally big clubs with much larger budgets (Hamburg, Schalke, Kaiserslautern, etc.) while playing swashbuckling football. He's basically the Kieran McKenna of German football, only he's younger, and an American.
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Thanks for that RR, it appears to be another shrewd appointment they've made.
posted on 11/6/24
Time will tell, 52!
posted on 11/6/24
Big risk, 31 year old American who’s come from the second tier of the Bundesliga. But tbf to Brighton they’ve made some very good appointments and signings in recent years so maybe they’re onto a good thing.
posted on 11/6/24
I am still struggling to see what all the j!zz was about over De Zerbi.
posted on 11/6/24
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 40 minutes ago
I am still struggling to see what all the j!zz was about over De Zerbi.
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This
posted on 11/6/24
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 40 minutes ago
I am still struggling to see what all the j!zz was about over De Zerbi.
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Unless ur Nobb or cular that is
posted on 11/6/24
When is Ze Derbi anyway !
posted on 11/6/24
Very good appointment. His teams play top level football and he’s probably someone we should’ve spoken to about replacing ETH.
Life goes on I guess but fair play to Brighton. He’s a class manager.
posted on 11/6/24
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 51 minutes ago
I am still struggling to see what all the j!zz was about over De Zerbi.
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Me too
posted on 11/6/24
I think De Zerbi is a quality coach. The football they played until all the injuries hit them was first class. They look so well drilled and coached.
Losing likes of Mitoma for more than half the season really hurt them as well as their smaller squad being stretched due to European games.
I'm not convinced he's ready for the Utd job but I do think he's an excellent coach.
posted on 11/6/24
I think De Zerbi is a quality coach. The football they played until all the injuries hit them was first class. They look so well drilled and coached.
...........
They looked exactly the same as they did under Potter. They played possession football without any end product.
posted on 11/6/24
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 minute ago
I think De Zerbi is a quality coach. The football they played until all the injuries hit them was first class. They look so well drilled and coached.
...........
They looked exactly the same as they did under Potter. They played possession football without any end product.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
They absolutely battered us a few times. The game at the start of the season at OT I seem to remember them making 6 changes because of a European fixture and they still wiped the floor with us.
As I said not sure if he's ready for the madhouse which is the Utd job but I do like the way they play football.
posted on 11/6/24
What's strange about De Zerbi is he stepped down without a concrete offer on the table. There was a lot of links to the Napoli job but they went with Conte in the end.
Maybe he's just having a year out though. Who knows.
posted on 11/6/24
They absolutely battered us a few times.
.............
So did most teams last season. You should know.
posted on 11/6/24
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 minute ago
They absolutely battered us a few times.
.............
So did most teams last season. You should know.
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That's true. 😂
Still think you're being a tad harsh though. He didn't exactly have a huge budget to spend and had some of his best players sold again as is the Brighton way of buying cheap and selling big.
Probably see him on a similar level to big Ange. Not quite ready for a job like ours but there's potential there for sure.
posted on 11/6/24
Still think you're being a tad harsh though.
............
We will have to agree to disagree.
posted on 12/6/24
De Zerbi had quite a reputation based on the work he'd done before Brighton, and he did take them up a level from Potter's team last season, with some absolute thumpings of much better sides than 2023/24 United. He also earned the admiration of Guardiola, which I think speaks for having some real substance to his talent. This season as well as injuries we're seeing the limitations of a business model that relies on constantly selling their best players and hoping the cheap/home-grown replacements are just as good. Brighton probably had a par season based on the quality of their squad.
One thing I would say is that he's good at coaching elaborate build-up patterns that can be hard to counter, but once in a while a team figures out how to stop them and it usually results in a humbling. DZ doesn't seem to be great (yet) at pragmatic adaptation.
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