[Albion] Would De Zerbi take the Chelsea job if offered.....

[dwayne]

I genuinely don't know. I'm gonna say no...

Timing could play a part. But surely he's not that stupid.

 

[Icy Gull]

Well they are going to offer him 10 times his salary and the great and wise of NSC have been telling us since Potter left that there isn‘t a human alive who wouldn’t jump at the chance, so yes, yes of course he would

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

I think his next job will be in Italy or Spain, he's said in interviews he misses the sunshine while in England. I think he'll stay here as long as he feels there's progress to be made and then go to a Mediterranean giant for his next job.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

RDZ will have the pick of the top jobs in football in due course. Why would he want to derail his career at Chelsea like so many others have done?

 

[Lurchy]

No.

He’s far too switched on and has seen other managers go there and fail.

He’ll wait, as he’s smart enough to realise better options will be available if he continues doing what he’s doing here.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Nope, City nailed on in two years time.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Yes, money talks... we've all been here before.

Boehly will promise untold wealth to RDZ and that will be that.

 

[Mustafa II]

No. Absolutely confident about that.

Just like all people in all trades, money will be a motivating factor when changing jobs... however for RDZ, football management is more than just a job, it's his passion.

Chelsea would not be an enjoyable job for him, or any other manager at the moment. It's a broken club, almost irreperably.

He would absolutely leave us for a top, top European club - or a select few Premier League clubs (Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd) as long as they promise to back his vision...

Can't see him going ANYWHERE until the end of this season though, he has too much unfinished business here.

 

[Hovegull]

Nah. Europe is calling.

 

[stewart12]

I can't see him going to Chelsea. I think he is more motivated by footballing ROMANCE than money.

I think he'd be very high up on Man City's shortlist once Guardiola goes.

However, I do get the impression that whilst he loves life at Brighton, he's not overly sold on living in the UK and his family are all back in Italy.

Wonder if the Italian national team would come calling at some point

 

[Beanstalk]

I thought an interesting note in the Telegraph article was that he is a family man and his daughter is studying in London. Completely from me putting two and two together and getting 52, but I think we'll keep RDZ until all of his family are back in Italy, and then he'll go and be a wonderful manager somewhere in mainland Europe at a massive club that is closer to "home".

 

[The Colonel]

No chance at all. He's an elite manager and his next move will be to an elite club, which means one not just in the Champions League but in with a chance of winning it.

 

[Wozza]

No (sane) manager is looking at Chelsea right now and thinking "Yeah, I could turn that sh1tshow around".

They won't get relegated (sadly), but there must be a high risk of another year without Europe - and that's gonna start hurting.

 

[timbha]

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Wonder if the Italian national team would come calling at some point

Maybe in 15-20 years! For someone who thrives on being surrounded by players and coaches 24/7, international management is not the role.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

No. I doubt it.

Personally I think he'll be here all of this season and next season.

His next job may be City, but I also think he'll be open to taking a role which nobody will expect him to

 

[dadams2k11]

Nope, City nailed on in two years time.

Yep I read this, Pep as England manager and RDZ to city in two years.

 

[brighton_tom]

I was thinking yesterday about how welcoming other clubs and their fans would be to RDZ's style of football. We seemed to accept it from the off, seeing it as innovative. Maybe Potter's football had already taken us a small part way down the path towards RDZ's brand. Im sure most clubs would be on board with it, given how much its improved us, but would some see it as such a radical change (all the foot on the ball, and slow walking out from goalkeepers, baiting the opposition) that fans might say 'its not the chelsea way' or similar & be against it... Maybe all would be on board, I was just pondering if there was a few clubs that no matter how good RDZ is wouldn't go for the change in style so dramatically.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

This season? No - even if his contract didn't preclude it.
Next Season? Doubtful - I suspect he will still want to work through the current project with us.

After that?
The Football project on offer will be as big a motivator as the money for De Zerbi.
He is an elite manager. He will be managing a European super-power within the next 3-4 seasons.
If Chelsea are still in the mix by that point, then maybe. I suspect they won't be.

 

[stewart12]

Maybe in 15-20 years! For someone who thrives on being surrounded by players and coaches 24/7, international management is not the role.

yes perhaps you're right.

In that case I imagine he'd be very high up on the list of all of Italy's top level clubs. Given his love of footballing romance I could see him at Napoli

 

[JBizzle]

RDZ will have the pick of the top jobs in football in due course. Why would he want to derail his career at Chelsea like so many others have done?

The last point is the key bit. Ego. No Brighton manager has backed themselves and their style like De Zerbi. If Chelsea offer, he may stay, he may go, but he's one of the few managers out there with the stones to make it work at that carnival of a club.