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Our man in Germany talks Hyypia









Peter Grummit

Peter Grummit

Well-known member
Oct 13, 2004
6,769
Lewes
Too often during the Bundesliga season just finished, he seemingly failed or lacked the ability to motivate his side at pivotal moments. Hyypiä’s kind nature makes him appear more of a friend than a manager, something that may have hindered him. His tactical knowledge is growing, although he has a conservative tendency, and his naivety was surprising for a man of his footballing experience. His decision to rest his favoured front four in a league game against newly promoted Eintracht Braunschweig cost him three points, while vocalising his desire for clarification about his position to the press seemed youthfully unwise.

Mmmm...

After one Latin-American cabaret and a Spanish affair, Brighton are in need of someone calmer and with less of an ego.

Slightly odd comment, given that those were some of Oscar's qualities.

PG
 




Papa Lazarou

Papa Lazarou

Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Jul 7, 2003
18,858
Worthing
Good article. Does raise some potentially worrying flaws in his style though.
 






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Rod Marsh

New member
Aug 9, 2013
1,254
Sussex
I'm not worried at all, I'm sure he's had a very steep learning curve in short tenure as a manager. if he doesn't learn, that's when we should worry.
 


Barnham Seagull

Barnham Seagull

Yapton Actually
Dec 28, 2005
2,353
Yapton
Another gamble, but feel better about Hyppia than Garcia given the experience he has had in English football.

Seems Mr Bloom wants the new glamorous shiny thing rather than the tried and tested again.

Lets hope we have found a gem.
 




symyjym

symyjym

Banned
Nov 2, 2009
13,138
Brighton / Hove actually
He doesn't paint a perfect picture of him does he.

"he seemingly failed or lacked the ability to motivate his side at pivotal moments."

"His tactical knowledge is growing, although he has a conservative tendency, and his naivety was surprising for a man of his footballing experience."
 


hans kraay fan club

hans kraay fan club

The voice of reason.
Helpful Moderator
Mar 16, 2005
61,279
Chandlers Ford
Peter Grummit said:
Hyypiä’s kind nature makes him appear more of a friend than a manager, something that may have hindered him..
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This sort of thing is often difficult for somebody moving directly from playing, to managing, a squad of players. He was having to manage players who were his team-mates month previously.

Working with a completely new set of players, who don't know him personally, is unlikely to see the same kind of issues.
 


Papa Lazarou

Papa Lazarou

Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Jul 7, 2003
18,858
Worthing
so, from different articles we've heard that:

1. Hyypia struggled to change games where plan A wasn't working - worryingly like Gus / Oscar at times.
2. Hyypia was unable to motivate the team at key points - Gus v Palace, Oscar v Derby.
3. Hyypia often spoke about problems (too honestly) with the press - like Gus
4. Hyypia at times was too friendly with the players - Dean Wilkins?
5. He tends to be conservative - defensive? - both Oscar and to a lesser extent Gus were criticised for this.

Let's hope he's learnt a lot from the stint at BL then, eh?
 




deletebeepbeepbeep

deletebeepbeepbeep

Well-known member
May 12, 2009
20,956
Gosh that really doesn't paint him in a great light does it? It makes me wonder what Hyypia said to Bloom to make him want to take a risk on him. At the present time it seems a much riskier appointment than Oscar (who for all intents and purposes was a success at his previous appointement).
 


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Cheeky Monkey

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2003
23,033
deletebeepbeepbeep said:
It makes me wonder what Hyypia said to Bloom to make him want to take a risk on him.
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We're loose! It's beginning to sound like the cat we got from Raystede. She was the most loving, affectionate thing when we went to look at her, loved being picked up etc. Once we got her home she would go nuts if you ever tried to pick her up. She pulled an absolute blinder at 'the interview' but turned out to be a bit of a disappointment in the long term (see also Garcia, Oscar).
 












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Cheeky Monkey

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2003
23,033
Papa Lazarou said:
Let's hope he's learnt a lot from the stint at BL then, eh?
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According to a poster on the BBS:

'When he took over as team manager at Leverkusen he was working alongside someone else who was responsible for coaching. It was during this period that Leverkusen did quite well. As soon as Hyppia took sole control it all went to shit pretty quickly'

(That coach being Sascha Lewandowski, who is now Leverkusen's manager)
 




Surf's Up

Surf's Up

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2011
10,167
Here
A cautionary article which underlines the need for Hyypia to appoint a no. 2 whose strengths are his weaknesses and vice versa. Hopefully he has learnt a bit about himself at BL and can see the need for a complementary appointment as well as someone who can help him to recruit the right kind of players for next season. It's far too early to start dismissing Hyypia out of hand for gods sake!!
 


Cowfold Seagull

Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
21,620
Cowfold
Papa Lazarou said:
Good article. Does raise some potentially worrying flaws in his style though.
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Oh come on, surely we all already knew that although he is a seasoned campaigner as a player, he has comparitively little experience at managerial level. As the article says, all we can hope for, is that he is a quick learner.
 


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