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[Albion] Are YOU falling out of love with Roberto De Zerbi?

Are YOU falling out of love with Roberto De Zerbi?

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Billy the Fish

Technocrat
Oct 18, 2005
17,508
Haywards Heath
Hamilton said:
Bloom has a choice. Back him with money and bring in the players that can make De Zerbi ball work.

Or, get rid and find a manager that can work within the budget we want to/can spend.

All that depends on whether Bloom believes RDZ is the real deal.
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Spot on.

I can see why they didn't spend last summer, but ultimately Bloom and the board have to accept that if you don't invest where its needed the football will suffer.

They're now in a situation where we're on a downward trajectory and the squad had some huge gaps which need to be filled.
 




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Farehamseagull

Solly March Fan Club
Nov 22, 2007
14,081
Sarisbury Green, Southampton
Billy the Fish said:
Spot on.

I can see why they didn't spend last summer, but ultimately Bloom and the board have to accept that if you don't invest where its needed the football will suffer.

They're now in a situation where we're on a downward trajectory and the squad had some huge gaps which need to be filled.
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Didn’t spend last summer? We spent £100m! And also added two expensive wage wise free transfers and one very expensive loan that RDZ pushed for.

Whether we signed the right players/positions in the end is another matter but we certainly spent.
 


Gabbiano

Gabbiano

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Dec 18, 2017
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Farehamseagull said:
Didn’t spend last summer? We spent £100m! And also added two expensive wage wise free transfers and one very expensive loan that RDZ pushed for.

Whether we signed the right players/positions in the end is another matter but we certainly spent.
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The squad seems to be unbalanced still.

We have a tonne of young players, many of whom clearly have something about them but not quite at the level or the consistency needed.

We have a few old heads who seem to really be on the down slope now.

Who is there in the middle in the mid-late 20s who is ready to take over that mantle? March and Mitoma injured most of the season. Dahoud not what was expected.
 


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Billy the Fish

Technocrat
Oct 18, 2005
17,508
Haywards Heath
Farehamseagull said:
Didn’t spend last summer? We spent £100m! And also added two expensive wage wise free transfers and one very expensive loan that RDZ pushed for.

Whether we signed the right players/positions in the end is another matter but we certainly spent.
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Fair point. Evidence that £100m doesn't go very far at this level if you spend it badly!

We got 4 players for £20m each, give or take. Only one of those has been any good this season. None of them addressed gaps in CM or right back.

All the freebies have all been a waste of wages. It's been a perfect example of a false economy, I'd rather they spend £80m combined on a CM and right back and then promoted from the youth for everywhere else.
 


Uncle Spielberg

Uncle Spielberg

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Jul 6, 2003
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I am incredulous how people have turned on Roberto. He has done a fantastic job over 20 months, best ever season, fa cup semi final narrowly losing, winning europa leage group beating all 4 teams Ajax Atens Marseilles Roma being midtable this season nowhere near trouble all season, having our 3 best players sold and not replaced Caicedo, McAlister, Trossard, a nightmare injury list losing key players for long periods.

I am embarrassed to be a Brighton fan sometimes
 




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SAC

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May 21, 2014
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I'm still not sure if it is RDZ's fault or if it is the injuries and the lack of transfer spend. Next season will be interesting as I can only imagine that he will be given quite a large transfer budget to spend (hopefully not on expensive loans). If he can't then turn things around (with new blood and uninjured players) then he will be sacked by October.
 


Justice

Justice

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Jun 21, 2012
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Tactics all wrong last night, Walker needed a pacy winger to stop him coming forward as much as he did last night. Adingra would have done he spent his time over the half way line receiving quality kicks from his keeper. Draw them in with no outlet seemed to be the order of the day I counted eight players pressing our box at one point that means if we tried to find Welbeck or Pedro further up the pitch with a long kick we are 2 v 2 heading towards their goal. I’m not sure what the tactics were last night it was a mess. Not keeping Walker busy was insane we gifted them a win with those tactics.
 


kojak

kojak

Well-known member
Jan 17, 2022
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We've basically sold all our best players
And most of our next best players are injured
Hardly the fault of RDZ
 






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Hiheidi

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Dec 27, 2022
773
Justice said:
Tactics all wrong last night, Walker needed a pacy winger to stop him coming forward as much as he did last night. Adingra would have done he spent his time over the half way line receiving quality kicks from his keeper.
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Maybe RDZ is actually worried about our form / his job / the media talk about him getting the push, and decided we were probably going to get beat by City so best to keep as many players fresh for Bournemouth, which will be a hard game but easier to win than City.
 


Flounce

Flounce

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Nov 15, 2006
1,270
SAC said:
I'm still not sure if it is RDZ's fault or if it is the injuries and the lack of transfer spend. Next season will be interesting as I can only imagine that he will be given quite a large transfer budget to spend (hopefully not on expensive loans). If he can't then turn things around (with new blood and uninjured players) then he will be sacked by October.
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Questioning the intensity of training given how most injuries have not happened during games is OK I hope? That IS down to the manager imo.
 




Zeberdi

Zeberdi

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Oct 20, 2022
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Flounce said:
Questioning the intensity of training given how most injuries have not happened during games is OK I hope? That IS down to the manager imo.
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Have we had any more injuries than many other Premier League teams this season - I’m assuming their coaches aren’t implementing RDZ’s training schedules/programme?

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Flounce

Flounce

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Nov 15, 2006
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Zeberdi said:
Have we had any more injuries than many other Premier League teams this season - I’m assuming their coaches aren’t implementing RDZ’s training schedules/programme?

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I don’t know about the number of injuries other clubs have had but I’d be surprised if most injuries occurred during training. It’s unusual isn’t it?
 
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Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
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GloryDays said:
I’ve been RDZ cautious for a long time. Having an Italian girlfriend has taught me a lot.

But also I’m tired of the season, too. Just said it in another post but the Wolves cup defeat exposed a lot of our problems and that’s just working its way through the NSC machine in real time now. Rdz should stay. I like him and I think this 1/3 of a season of misery will be good for all of us.

Remember we’ve missed March, a lot. (Many ppl would never have said that a season or two ago). And Mitoma. Big Ev is learning and the squad has been stripped. Happy for RDZ to stay.
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What did the Wolves loss reveal?

I was told here the other day that we outclassed them from start to finish, that Wolves didn’t deserve a thing on the day.
 




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GloryDays

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Jul 5, 2011
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Weststander said:
What did the Wolves loss reveal?

I was told here the other day that we outclassed them from start to finish, that Wolves didn’t deserve a thing on the day.
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Simply, that we really aren’t very good.

People entitled to their opinion but I would have to disagree that Wolves weren’t in total control from beginning to end.
 




portlock seagull

portlock seagull

Why? Why us?
Jul 28, 2003
17,214
Uncle Spielberg said:
I am incredulous how people have turned on Roberto. He has done a fantastic job over 20 months, best ever season, fa cup semi final narrowly losing, winning europa leage group beating all 4 teams Ajax Atens Marseilles Roma being midtable this season nowhere near trouble all season, having our 3 best players sold and not replaced Caicedo, McAlister, Trossard, a nightmare injury list losing key players for long periods.

I am embarrassed to be a Brighton fan sometimes
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I’ve been embarrassed being a Brighton fan most of my life, but that’s a different story. Just to give the flip side, RDZ has played his part in whatever turning has happened. Regardless, football has nothing to do with loyalty anymore - even clubs aren’t loyal to their own fans these days - so not sure why gratitude should be shown towards RDZ. Besides, it’s all about the moment IMO and Elite football is insanely rewarded to the point most of us would put up with being spat at; never mind criticism (Ten Haig?!) at the weekly press conference. Nah, RDZ is a big boy and sure he can handle. Less sure he deserves more slack, his results this season are worsening and have been very poor of late.
 


Guinness Boy

Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
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Flounce said:
I don’t know about the number of injuries other clubs have had but I’d be surprised if most injuries occurred during training. It’s unusual isn’t it?
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I can say with certainty that two of the most important weren’t. March caught his studs on Man City’s turf. Gilmour was injured on the pitch in Scotland duty.

Mitoma was played unfit by Japan and had a back issue after one game back. Pedro lashed out stupidly at Luton.

Can you tell me how you know all the others were in training?
 


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