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[Albion] Keeping RDZ at Brighton for as long as possible
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The fact that RDZ sees us qualifying for Europe as more significant that winning the league with one of the bigger teams is a good sign IMHO.
Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi believes his side qualifying for Europe would be "more important than winning the Premier League with a top-six team".
The Seagull's faint hopes of a Champions League spot took a hit in the 4-1 loss to Newcastle on Monday but reaching the Europa League remains in their hands with three games to play. Speaking ahead of Brighton's home game with already relegated Southampton on Sunday, De Zerbi said: "I'm really focused on our target. It can be one of the most important targets for us. "Qualifying for Europe with Brighton is more important than winning the Premier League with a top-six team. This is a historic target and we are living for this."
Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi believes his side qualifying for Europe would be "more important than winning the Premier League with a top-six team".
The Seagull's faint hopes of a Champions League spot took a hit in the 4-1 loss to Newcastle on Monday but reaching the Europa League remains in their hands with three games to play. Speaking ahead of Brighton's home game with already relegated Southampton on Sunday, De Zerbi said: "I'm really focused on our target. It can be one of the most important targets for us. "Qualifying for Europe with Brighton is more important than winning the Premier League with a top-six team. This is a historic target and we are living for this."
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Have I already suggested breaking his legs?
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Yes, I think so, and I think the consensus is against that idea.
Many people later seen as visionaries were rejected by the consensus of their time.
vegster
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If we do that and then RDZ does " a Hinshelwood " he's going to cost a packet to get rid.
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De Zerbi will stay at Brighton so long as he feels the 'fire' in his work there
The Italian head coach led Brighton into Europe for the first time in their history following a 3-1 win over Southampton at the weekend and it seems he is going nowhere anytime soon
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Very encouraging article. I think as long as we play our cards right (with decisions regarding strengthening the squad etc) RDZ looks inclined to stay with us for quite a while, as long as he "feels the fire"
and after last night I'm sure he is feeling it.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Welbeck’s purple patches tend to be impact injuries don’t they?
Lenny Rider
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Does anyone get the feeling (apology if fixtures) that this ‘love in’ between Pep and RDZ might be the beginnings of De Zerbi almost being groomed as his natural successor at the Etihad?
City saw what a balls up United made of the Ferguson situation, so maybe they've got some kind of long term plan.
City saw what a balls up United made of the Ferguson situation, so maybe they've got some kind of long term plan.
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What about Pep's mate Mikkel Arteta?
Lenny Rider
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Business before friendship?
The next 18 months might prove RDZ is a better fit for City
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Pep's only 52. Where is he going to go? Guy is a driven nutcase. Can see him wanting to win 9 more PL titles, 5 more FA Cups, 2 trebles, just to surpass Sir Alex....Business before friendship?
The next 18 months might prove RDZ is a better fit for City
Yes, I said that on another thread somewhere.
In a way I hope so. I don't think Pep is going anywhere just yet, and if it keeps RDZ here, honing his EPL skills in a similar style of football, rather than jumping ship to a badly-run big 6 'project' and getting dumped on when their toxic players don't take coaching and their toxic expectations aren't met, I'm all for it.
In another way I'd rather when he left, he went abroad to a European giant rather than an EPL rival. But I think that would happen sooner. If there's some sort of City succession plan going on, it might keep him with us longer.
Of course really, I hope we keep giving him the 'fire' and grow into the club where people ask 'why would you leave Brighton for City?'.
What? He said it's all about dreams, didn't he?
Billy in Bristol
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Worth listening from 39 minutes in not just for the reaction to Julios goal but then for the Spanish journalist Guillem Balague revelations on how coaches across Europe are seemingly already worried about how to play Brighton...he also states that RDZ has turned down Spurs. Warning though a couple of weeks ago when we beat Man Utd, he did say that he would leave the summer of 2024.
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Is Roberto De Zerbi really anywhere close to Eddie Howe? This is the reality
This is the reality - Is Roberto De Zerbi really anywhere close to Eddie Howe?
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Well looks like Newcastle fans think he's a poor second to smug Eddie!
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I personally wouldn't swap RDZ for Eddie Howe. Perhaps we need a poll. I wonder what the result would beIs Roberto De Zerbi really anywhere close to Eddie Howe? This is the reality
This is the reality - Is Roberto De Zerbi really anywhere close to Eddie Howe?www.themag.co.uk
Well looks like Newcastle fans think he's a poor second to smug Eddie!
Icy Gull
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Waste of time. He'd win the poll on here by a landslide, I imagine Smug would do the same on a poll by "Stoke with money" (whoever it was who posted that as a description of Newcastle on here - chapeau)I personally wouldn't swap RDZ for Eddie Howe. Perhaps we need a poll. I wonder what the result would be
dsr-burnley
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You'd better hope Burnley have an outstanding season then, so Kompany can go to the head of the queue!
To me it’s pretty obvious that RDZ will depart this time next year, he’ll want to chance his arm at a club that’ll supply him with a squad to win silverware and be an ever present in the CL.
Realising that, I’m just lapping up this greatest ever Albion football from game to game.