[Albion] Roberto De Zerbi - JOINS AS NEW HEAD COACH (4 year contract)

[hans kraay fan club]

Chelsea will surely be having quiet conversations behind the scenes with Diego Simeone, who is not renewing his Ath Madrid contract in the summer.

 

[knocky1]

I'm likewise a fan of his conferences, and have noted him finishing sentences with no. There is something in what he says about starting fast. I still think the most devastating performance we've witnessed at the Amex in the PL was Liverpool's 5-1 mauling. What stood out was how quicker and more intense they were back then. No longer, we might be one of the best in the PL at this, and this illustrates the extent to which the profile of our squad has been transformed over the past 3 or 4 years.

Very Italian and endearing ending his sentences with, no. Hope he never learns to say innit, innit?

 

[Seasider78]

Steele seems very happy with the new manager great to see players so bought into the new manager quickly

“I am 32 now and when you go out on the grass with Roberto you feel 21 again, you feel alive - that’s the best way I can describe it,”

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/3015343/steele-de-zerbis-approach-makes-you-feel-alive

 

[Bold Seagull]

I love listening to de Zerbi's pressers. There are little gems of phrases in there, sometimes masked by his (fast improving ) English:
When observed by the journo about how fast we start some games, he replied: yes, because it's easier to score at the beginning of the game than near the end, no?.

I have no idea whether stats support this for the Seagulls, but it's an insight into how he thinks.

Our first goals in games under RDZ by minutes played, result in brackets:
4 (D)
53 (L)
5 (W)
10 (W)
1 (L)
14 (W)
65 (L)
14 (W)

Very impressive I think that of the 8 games we have scored in, in 6 of them our first goal came within the first 15 mins.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Our first goals in games under RDZ by minutes played, result in brackets:
4 (D)
53 (L)
5 (W)
10 (W)
1 (L)
14 (W)
65 (L)
14 (W)

Very impressive I think that of the 8 games we have scored in, in 6 of them our first goal came within the first 15 mins.

He certainly like an aggressive start to a match, and actually he likes an aggressive attitude throughout and not to keen when the pressure drops from the lads on the pitch.

(i do not mean aggressive in a bad way, passionate, and full on)

 

[Stat Brother]

Steele seems very happy with the new manager great to see players so bought into the new manager quickly

“I am 32 now and when you go out on the grass with Roberto you feel 21 again, you feel alive - that’s the best way I can describe it,”

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/3015343/steele-de-zerbis-approach-makes-you-feel-alive

That's what people say about spending time with me.

The only slight difference being, they substitute the number 21 for 91 and the word "alive for "dead".
Other than that - bang on.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

That's what people say about spending time with me.

The only slight difference being, they substitute the number 21 for 91 and the word "alive for "dead".
Other than that - bang on.

Christ on a flat tyre unicycle are you still alive....

 

[Zeberdi]

Not only the fans gushing and excited about our progress this season under De Zerbi

Webster “We’ve never been in a better place”

Webster: We've never been in a better place

Defender made his return from injury on Saturday.

www.brightonandhovealbion.com

 

[B-right-on]

Our first goals in games under RDZ by minutes played, result in brackets:
4 (D)
53 (L)
5 (W)
10 (W)
1 (L)
14 (W)
65 (L)
14 (W)

Very impressive I think that of the 8 games we have scored in, in 6 of them our first goal came within the first 15 mins.

That's interesting because I was thinking at Everton and Boro the only time that we looked like conceding was in the first 15 mins and I blamed it on a shaky defence. Akpoms goal was on 13 mins and after that I didn't think they had many opportunities to score.

Interesting that it's a result of our attacking strategy in the first 15 mins.

Not sure it's the best thing to announce it publicly though.

 

[US Seagull]

I love listening to de Zerbi's pressers. There are little gems of phrases in there, sometimes masked by his (fast improving ) English:
When observed by the journo about how fast we start some games, he replied: yes, because it's easier to score at the beginning of the game than near the end, no?.

I have no idea whether stats support this for the Seagulls, but it's an insight into how he thinks.

It did occur to me that if you are a non-native speaker, whenever a journo asks a stupid question, or just one you just don't want to answer, you can just pretend to you didn't understand it and answer an entirely different question instead.

I'm suspicious that RDZ may have already pulled out this trick a couple of times already.

 

[raymondo]

It did occur to me that if you are a non-native speaker, whenever a journo asks a stupid question, or just one you just don't want to answer, you can just pretend to you didn't understand it and answer an entirely different question instead.

I'm suspicious that RDZ may have already pulled out this trick a couple of times already.

I agree, I've seen that from him too . I'm sure it's a tactic between him and his translator (who I'm pretty sure is excellent)

 

[raymondo]

Our first goals in games under RDZ by minutes played, result in brackets:
4 (D)
53 (L)
5 (W)
10 (W)
1 (L)
14 (W)
65 (L)
14 (W)

Very impressive I think that of the 8 games we have scored in, in 6 of them our first goal came within the first 15 mins.

Top stats, thank you, and we only lost one of those where we scored early...nice

 

[raymondo]

That's interesting because I was thinking at Everton and Boro the only time that we looked like conceding was in the first 15 mins and I blamed it on a shaky defence. Akpoms goal was on 13 mins and after that I didn't think they had many opportunities to score.

Interesting that it's a result of our attacking strategy in the first 15 mins.

Not sure it's the best thing to announce it publicly though.

I think the teams we've beaten have noticed

 

[Robinjakarta]

It did occur to me that if you are a non-native speaker, whenever a journo asks a stupid question, or just one you just don't want to answer, you can just pretend to you didn't understand it and answer an entirely different question instead.

I'm suspicious that RDZ may have already pulled out this trick a couple of times already.

Definitely!

 

[raymondo]

He certainly like an aggressive start to a match, and actually he likes an aggressive attitude throughout and not to keen when the pressure drops from the lads on the pitch.

(i do not mean aggressive in a bad way, passionate, and full on)

I think he's a person in a hurry: fast starts, fast passing, fast play, fast improvement, fast achievements. It's all those espressos.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Not only the fans gushing and excited about our progress this season under De Zerbi

Webster “We’ve never been in a better place”

Webster: We've never been in a better place

Defender made his return from injury on Saturday.

www.brightonandhovealbion.com

Interesting that Adam also singles out Jason Steele for some praise as a leader and one of those pushing everyone, everyday. Quite clear when you read things like that why he was offered a new deal.

 

[Machiavelli]

Our first goals in games under RDZ by minutes played, result in brackets:
4 (D)
53 (L)
5 (W)
10 (W)
1 (L)
14 (W)
65 (L)
14 (W)

Very impressive I think that of the 8 games we have scored in, in 6 of them our first goal came within the first 15 mins.

Thanks for this. I note that these are the games that we scored. Those we didn't in the PL are: Spurs, Brentford, Forest. All of these were played in October, ie within the first month of RdZ.

 

[Zeberdi]

Interesting that Adam also singles out Jason Steele for some praise as a leader and one of those pushing everyone, everyday. Quite clear when you read things like that why he was offered a new deal.

True - but I posted it, not about Steele, but because it says a lot about De Zerbi’s management popularity when you have the older members of the team like Webster making comments like “Roberto is key [to our success…and] I think we’re going to get better and better”

I also can’t remember a time when key players were being so publicly vocal about the potential for Brighton to go even further when you also take into consideration Mac Allister’s and Caceido’s comments recently about Europe. It really might influence some players into renewing Brighton contracts rather than be too quick to move on immediately when the much bigger boys come calling.

I’ve seen a few NSCers recently (after high scoring wins) telling people to effectively dial down the excitement and optimism- just wanted to say, it’s not just the fans believing De Zerbi is getting us to places we have only distantly dreamed about since loosing the Goldstone in 1997.

But that’s just my personal take - other’s may think differently

 

[Justice]

Chelsea will surely be having quiet conversations behind the scenes with Diego Simeone, who is not renewing his Ath Madrid contract in the summer.

Not sure his style of football will appease the Chelsea faithful, saying that they adored Mourhino so maybe they will.

 

[Hugo Rune]

That's what people say about spending time with me.

The only slight difference being, they substitute the number 21 for 91 and the word "alive for "dead".
Other than that - bang on.

Does ‘going out on the grass’ mean something else in your case too?