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Zola. Birmingham City.
- Thread starter Leekbrookgull
- Start date
My thinking is that a few players might want to impress him, but the players that were playing well and liked Rowett will feel shit and will find it difficult to give it their all. The players will talk and say to each other 'WTF?'.
I agree that any failings of Zola won't affect the team yet, but then Rowett's ability to prepare a team has been lost and Zola can't do anything in a few days.
Any result is possible, but I expect this improves our chance of winning.
joeinbrighton
New member
Ridiculous decision. Other than having a bigger name because of his playing exploits, what exactly has Gianfranco Zola achieved in his managerial career that Gary Rowett hasn't that justifies making that change?
Or is this just a case of new owners with a new play thing thinking "Ooh, having Gianfranco Zola makes it so much easier for us to attract marquee signings from the Italian third division rather than if we have Gary Rowett who no-one has heard of outside of the Midlands".
Or is this just a case of new owners with a new play thing thinking "Ooh, having Gianfranco Zola makes it so much easier for us to attract marquee signings from the Italian third division rather than if we have Gary Rowett who no-one has heard of outside of the Midlands".
Don't be silly. Negativity again
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
If Zola is singing NEW players that means the present ones will know they're on the way out which will hardly motivate them to bust a gut for him
SUIYHP
The King's Gull
Disgraceful action by the owners and shameful of Zola, unsure about what this means for the standings in the championship but can imagine the brummies won't be a happy lot on Saturday.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
FAILING players may try to impress a new boss, when their performances and results have just got the old boss binned off.
However, this was a group of players who were punching above their weight under a manager who they evidently liked and trusted, and who they were clearly playing for. My thinking is that they'll be (a) completely bewildered at Rowetts sacking, and (b) a bit nonplussed by Zola from the off. He may or may not win them round eventually and get his ideas across, but it'll certainly take more than the 2 days before we rock up at their gaff.
The owners have just royally upset the applecart. Now that doesn't mean we're going to cruise to 3 points by any means. But they're going to be well and truly winging it BIG time now, against a pretty formidable team.
I know where my money would be.
Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
The players should know by now how to set themselves up in the way Rowett would have done. This will be a tough game for us with their squad wanting to play for Rowett AND Zola.
KingstonSeagull
New member
Never rated Zola as a manager, he's just a sh#t Poyet
If that were the case, you wouldn't need a manager half the time. Rowett won't have spoken to them about how he'd like them to play against us, he hasn't even chosen the starting 11 - and the backroom staff can't do that either, so Zola has to do it - and does Zola come in and just say 'play like you think Rowett would have wanted you to'?
You're a glass half full of piss kind of guy then.
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
What is this honour you talk about....
Disclaimer: Hughton you have honour (don't ever lose it)
For me it goes beyond honour. It's called being decent f*****g human being. Zola
has showed he is anything but that. I am surprised because he used to live up the
road from us in Chislehurst - and everyone liked him.
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
Never liked him, even in his playing days he has come across as smarmy.
Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
You know that when a new manager comes in, especially this close to the next game, they normally don't get too involved until they've seen what they have to work with.
If thinking that Saturday's game will be difficult makes me a glass half full type of person then I bow to your obvious superior football knowledge.
Gullflyinghigh
Registered User
- Apr 23, 2012
- 4,279
What a bloody daft appointment.
He may surprise everyone and show a degree of managerial acumen that no one would expect, but this smacks of wanting a 'name' in charge.
He may surprise everyone and show a degree of managerial acumen that no one would expect, but this smacks of wanting a 'name' in charge.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Got to feel sorry for the Birmingham fans, their board have made a big mistake here. Rowett>Zola
Rowett won't be unemployed for long.
Rowett won't be unemployed for long.
Indeed, but that's because there's normally backroom staff who can deal with things. Who is going to pick the team?
You didn't say it would be difficult. It's an away game against a good team, it should be difficult. What you said was that they'll be "wanting to play for Rowett AND Zola", which is pretty negative from a Brighton POV.