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[Albion] De Zerbi was NOT “sacked”
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Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
My view on RDZ: I'm glad he was here, and I'm glad he's gone.
I think his rather childlike passion for football and his hot-headed ambition rubbed off on everyone at the club, from Tony Bloom and Paul Barber down to the coaching staff, players and supporters.
In hindsight it was never going to be a long-term project. His worldview seemed at odds with the club's, and managers as single-minded and inflexible as he is will inevitably risk alienating some players and maybe terrifying others.
It was in everyone's interests that he moved on at the end of last season. He'd clearly got exasperated and lost interest, our form was atrocious, and I don't think Tony Bloom would have felt comfortable spending the kind of dosh he's done this summer with RDZ at the helm.
I wish him well at Marseille and I'll be intrigued to see where his career takes him.
I think his rather childlike passion for football and his hot-headed ambition rubbed off on everyone at the club, from Tony Bloom and Paul Barber down to the coaching staff, players and supporters.
In hindsight it was never going to be a long-term project. His worldview seemed at odds with the club's, and managers as single-minded and inflexible as he is will inevitably risk alienating some players and maybe terrifying others.
It was in everyone's interests that he moved on at the end of last season. He'd clearly got exasperated and lost interest, our form was atrocious, and I don't think Tony Bloom would have felt comfortable spending the kind of dosh he's done this summer with RDZ at the helm.
I wish him well at Marseille and I'll be intrigued to see where his career takes him.
Not sure it's even with hindsight, lots of people said he'd probably only last a couple of seasons when he joined and lots of people were saying he was on his way out for large parts of his second season.
I don't mean that in a judgemental way, some people just aren't set up or in it for the long haul but do perfectly good work wherever they are at a given time.
Well, it is possible to appreciate what Potter did at the club but still think he was a total and complete four-letter fellow for the way he walked out on us mid season taking the majority of the coaching staff with him. It is also possible to find his total and abject failure to manage a "big club" absolutely, totally and completely hilarious.
You want an example of ambition triumphing over ability, Potter's (very brief) reign at Chelsea is a good start.
Flounce
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- Nov 15, 2006
- 3,453
Agree, it wasn’t that he left, that I get. It was the haste and the stripping of the club’s team management. f***ing Judas.
He has also lost all ambition or confidence since his dream turned into a nightmare, unless of course his bank balance has become his motivation. I no longer care but find it amusing that Chelsea are still paying him to do nothing.
I find it hard to understand so muchcriticism of RDZ but it is because of the understandable 100% backing of TB towards this. . However I am sure if we were under the ownership of non attendance Americans they would have been given unbelievable stick for letting RDZ go
The biggest cheerleader by a mile FOR letting RDZ go was a non attending Swede.
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy Threads: @bhafcacademy
Don't think that is true at all. I, for one, was absolutely astonished at some of the garbage RDZ came out with during the second half of last season, and there were a number of other posters on here who were pretty vocal in their loss of faith in the grumpy twassock.
Potter was brilliant. De Zerbi was also brilliant. De Zerbi took over a very good team but then took them to heights we would not have achieved with Potter. This was due to changing the mindset.
If FH can build on the work of both Potter and De Zerbi we are in for exciting times.
If FH can build on the work of both Potter and De Zerbi we are in for exciting times.
He was very popular at games though. No booing, no De Zerbi out chants, big flag, lap of honour, fans and coach together.
I appreciate the knowledge and effort you bring to the whole club, but it’s in the ground that counts for the men’s first team.
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The former Seagulls boss added he had “different ideas” from owner Tony Bloom and that being at Albion no longer suited hm.
And he added he turned down the chance to stay in the Premier League before agreeing to take charge at Marseille.
De Zerbi is preparing for the new Ligue 1 season having been given licence by his OM bosses to make sweeping changes to the playing staff.
He has so far made ten signings, including loan deals, but also seen major players in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jonathan Clauss, Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr move on.
Meanwhile, Albion have also been active in the transfer market with an unprecedented summer of spending.
Fabian Huerzeler has been given impressive backing as Albion look to build on a season which faded away badly in its later weeks.
Speaking to French sports newspaper L’Equipe, De Zerbi said: “We had different ideas from the owner.
“I love football. I love to work but I also like freedom.
“It no longer suited me. I didn’t want to accept unfair things.
“Then I chose to come to Marseille because I had the chance to stay in England but I made the choice after careful consideration.
“And I think it is the ideal atmosphere for me.
“Being free does not mean being in charge.
“It means rather that I am stimulated, that I feel strong motivation, that I feel adrenaline in my job.”
Bloom said De Zerbi and Albion mutually agreed to part ways at the end of last season.
The announcement was made ahead of the final game with Manchester United, allowing the coach and his staff chance of an emotional farewell with fans.
De Zerbi appeared sad to be leaving.
Albion have since embarked on the type of investment for which he appeared to be calling, most notably after the 4-0 defeat at Roma, when he said everyone at the club had to learn lessons, including Bloom..
The addition of Mats Wieffer in central midfield, an area weakened by the sales of Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo, was particularly important.
De Zerbi’s comments about Albion appear to have been largely overlooked in Provence, where the focus is on Marseille’s game at Brest.
The Italian, who had the chance to join OM in 2022, said: "I want to have goosebumps, to get up thinking about blowing up the Velodrome, about making Greenwood score 15 goals and Wahi 20.
“Fabrizio (Ravanelli) often spoke to me about the Marseille context. These are emotions that only football gives you.
Anyone know what he's going on about here?
"I didn’t want to accept unfair things."
“Being free does not mean being in charge.
“It means rather that I am stimulated, that I feel strong motivation, that I feel adrenaline in my job.”
The former Seagulls boss added he had “different ideas” from owner Tony Bloom and that being at Albion no longer suited hm.
And he added he turned down the chance to stay in the Premier League before agreeing to take charge at Marseille.
De Zerbi is preparing for the new Ligue 1 season having been given licence by his OM bosses to make sweeping changes to the playing staff.
He has so far made ten signings, including loan deals, but also seen major players in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jonathan Clauss, Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr move on.
Meanwhile, Albion have also been active in the transfer market with an unprecedented summer of spending.
Fabian Huerzeler has been given impressive backing as Albion look to build on a season which faded away badly in its later weeks.
Speaking to French sports newspaper L’Equipe, De Zerbi said: “We had different ideas from the owner.
“I love football. I love to work but I also like freedom.
“It no longer suited me. I didn’t want to accept unfair things.
“Then I chose to come to Marseille because I had the chance to stay in England but I made the choice after careful consideration.
“And I think it is the ideal atmosphere for me.
“Being free does not mean being in charge.
“It means rather that I am stimulated, that I feel strong motivation, that I feel adrenaline in my job.”
Bloom said De Zerbi and Albion mutually agreed to part ways at the end of last season.
The announcement was made ahead of the final game with Manchester United, allowing the coach and his staff chance of an emotional farewell with fans.
De Zerbi appeared sad to be leaving.
Albion have since embarked on the type of investment for which he appeared to be calling, most notably after the 4-0 defeat at Roma, when he said everyone at the club had to learn lessons, including Bloom..
The addition of Mats Wieffer in central midfield, an area weakened by the sales of Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo, was particularly important.
De Zerbi’s comments about Albion appear to have been largely overlooked in Provence, where the focus is on Marseille’s game at Brest.
The Italian, who had the chance to join OM in 2022, said: "I want to have goosebumps, to get up thinking about blowing up the Velodrome, about making Greenwood score 15 goals and Wahi 20.
“Fabrizio (Ravanelli) often spoke to me about the Marseille context. These are emotions that only football gives you.
Anyone know what he's going on about here?
"I didn’t want to accept unfair things."
“Being free does not mean being in charge.
“It means rather that I am stimulated, that I feel strong motivation, that I feel adrenaline in my job.”
That feels a bit No True Scotsman.
I'm sure there were plenty of people in the grounds who weren't particularly happy with some of the things he came out with, who would have been quite happy either way if he'd either pissed off or pulled his head out from his own arse. As it turned out he took the former option.
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy Threads: @bhafcacademy
Don't be so patronising.
Seeing as that’s the third time that’s been shared on this thread, I’m sure an expert will be along with the correct analysis any minute now.
I’m going to guess he wanted a bigger say in transfers and Tone “unfairly” (and correctly) said no.
Best to wait for the Swedish oracle to pronounce though in case I’ve missed something.
Empty vessels and all that
Flounce
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- Nov 15, 2006
- 3,453
I thought he was a stroppy and disrespectful git from the January window on. He reined it in about a month from the end of the season and performances improved due to him not continuing to play suicide football after a couple of stuffings and it becoming clear that no BIG club was coming for him. I was very pleased when TB announced he was leaving by mutual consent. He gave us the best of times but his ego led him to turn into a dick when he couldn’t impose his will on TB. I think this dawned on him too late.
He does himself no favours with that interview to the French press either.
He does himself no favours with that interview to the French press either.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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RDZ left the club on very good terms with the huge number of fans who stayed behind to give him a proper send-off after the ManU game. His farewell address in the North West corner was quite emotional.
RDZ = Legend
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@ManOfSussex
I get the feeling Swansman/Han Solo wants to take Graham Potter to see his brother in Leeds. Have that pint.
“I’m just a fan, Graham… your biggest fan”
I get the feeling Swansman/Han Solo wants to take Graham Potter to see his brother in Leeds. Have that pint.
“I’m just a fan, Graham… your biggest fan”
Flounce
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And chants of “we want you to stay”? Misguided loyalty, he was toxic by this stage, just imo. His recent interview backs that up.RDZ left the club on very good terms with the huge number of fans who stayed behind to give him a proper send-off after the ManU game. His farewell address in the North West corner was quite emotional.
RDZ = Legend
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But yes, a legend for the season before
