[Albion] "Brighton want to create a DNA that's recognisable from space"

Wozza said:

Steve Sidwell explains the Albion philosophy on BT Sport.

"Urgency, intensity when you haven't got the ball. When you haven't got the ball, expansive [play]."

Enjoy!

https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/vide...to-create-a-dna-thats-recognisable-from-space

Also, this from 3.15.

Basically: "Why can't Spurs play like Brighton?"

https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/video/clips/2021/february/almost-have-to-lie-dont-survive-w-out-kane

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vagabond said:

Awesome, thanks for sharing.

Interesting about the American football playbook idea. Does tie into the way Gross has started to operate like a quarterback.

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edna krabappel said:

It's a good plan, and one that other clubs are already trying to imitate. Look up the road: Roy Hodgson's footballing style is certainly visible from the moon.

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vagabond said:

Awesome, thanks for sharing.

Interesting about the American football playbook idea. Does tie into the way Gross has started to operate like a quarterback.

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edna krabappel said:

It's a good plan, and one that other clubs are already trying to imitate. Look up the road: Roy Hodgson's footballing style is certainly visible from the moon.

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edna krabappel said:

It's a good plan, and one that other clubs are already trying to imitate. Look up the road: Roy Hodgson's footballing style is certainly visible from the moon.

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Swansman said:

Its funny, because Roy Hodgson probably influenced GP a little bit. I mean, he was in Sweden for seven years or something and must have picked something up... and as sad as it sounds, Roy Hodgson was the one who shaped Swedish football: extremely organised, everyone knowing what to do in every situation and "playbook" moves. When Hodgson coached Malmö FF, the players often spent whole training sessions practising one single move, for example right back playing it long to centre forward 1 who headed it to right winger, cross, and then attempt on goal from forward 2. Its how Sweden went to the Euro semis in 92, got the bronze in WC 94, its how Lars Lagerbäck made Iceland beat England. It was the dominant way of playing in Allsvenskan for about 40 years... until recently, when everyone is trying to play Potterball (which is just really a slightly more structured kind of Totaalvoetbal).

The thing with having the same system and ideology going down even to the youngest age groups was something that was first implemented by Johan Cruijff when he came to Barcelona in the 80s and its obviously had massive success throughout the years, until recently when they pretty much killed off their academy to be able to afford big name signings (like Coutinho...). Plenty of other teams have tried to adapt this way of working, but it goes one or two years and the owners become impatient and just wipe out all kind of long term thinking. Brighton should be in a better position to copy Ajax & Barcelona in this sense,

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el punal said:

“Houston, we have a problem.”

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andy1980 said:

Also interesting that this will continue when Potter goes.

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Swansman said:

Its funny, because Roy Hodgson probably influenced GP a little bit. I mean, he was in Sweden for seven years or something and must have picked something up... and as sad as it sounds, Roy Hodgson was the one who shaped Swedish football: extremely organised, everyone knowing what to do in every situation and "playbook" moves. When Hodgson coached Malmö FF, the players often spent whole training sessions practising one single move, for example right back playing it long to centre forward 1 who headed it to right winger, cross, and then attempt on goal from forward 2. Its how Sweden went to the Euro semis in 92, got the bronze in WC 94, its how Lars Lagerbäck made Iceland beat England. It was the dominant way of playing in Allsvenskan for about 40 years... until recently, when everyone is trying to play Potterball (which is just really a slightly more structured kind of Totaalvoetbal).

The thing with having the same system and ideology going down even to the youngest age groups was something that was first implemented by Johan Cruijff when he came to Barcelona in the 80s and its obviously had massive success throughout the years, until recently when they pretty much killed off their academy to be able to afford big name signings (like Coutinho...). Plenty of other teams have tried to adapt this way of working, but it goes one or two years and the owners become impatient and just wipe out all kind of long term thinking. Brighton should be in a better position to copy Ajax & Barcelona in this sense,

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albionfan37 said:

Makes you wonder how many managers we’re looking at down the line

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FindonFan said:

Now Stevie Sidwell, I can understand his love for the club, and his contribution was really interesting. But Humphries, Ferdinand and Jenus?

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