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[Albion] Tony Bloom interview
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Fabian is more of a head coach. He is aware of players, but the model at St Pauli was that the recruitment is done more by the sporting director and the head of recruitment. In terms of shortlists and players to go for, that comes very much from the data, the recruitment team and the scouting.
It’s not a situation, the way we work, that the head coach says, ‘I like this player and that player’, and that’s what we do (in terms of signings). If a head coach has some ideas, that comes in as part of the process, but a head coach really liking a player has got to fit many characteristics, it has got to fit with the data analysis we do.
When Roberto came in (in September 2022, after Graham Potter left to manage Chelsea), we explained the process and the philosophy. If there is non-alignment between the head coach and the club, things are never going to work out long-term.
Fabian is more of a head coach. He is aware of players, but the model at St Pauli was that the recruitment is done more by the sporting director and the head of recruitment. In terms of shortlists and players to go for, that comes very much from the data, the recruitment team and the scouting.
Has that dynamic worked more smoothly so far than it did with Roberto De Zerbi?
Bloom: The process hasn’t changed, the philosophy hasn’t changed, but it is fair to say Fabian has bought into it a lot more than his predecessor. Roberto had thoughts on certain players, but that is not the way we as a club work. The club will decide on the players potentially to bring into the club, in conjunction with the head coach.It’s not a situation, the way we work, that the head coach says, ‘I like this player and that player’, and that’s what we do (in terms of signings). If a head coach has some ideas, that comes in as part of the process, but a head coach really liking a player has got to fit many characteristics, it has got to fit with the data analysis we do.
When Roberto came in (in September 2022, after Graham Potter left to manage Chelsea), we explained the process and the philosophy. If there is non-alignment between the head coach and the club, things are never going to work out long-term.
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That politely and succinctly explains why RDZ is no longer with us.
Apart from the last few months it was wonderful while it lasted.
Gone but never forgotten. We will always have Europe 23/24, no one can take away those mad trips from us.
Importantly, since RDZ helped to make us believe, everyone associated with the club now has a mindset that it is achievable again.
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Greg Bobkin
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Hasn't Naylor just transcribed (presumably with the club's blessing) the podcast interview that was reported on NSC yesterday?
And, for the last time. he legally wasn't else we'd have to give Marseille their money back.There we have it. Exactly as expected. He was sacked!
All the cards were held by Bloom, however, and played at the right time. He got the compensation clause in and he almost certainly instigated a situation where it would be triggered. Over simplifying but it reads like it was along the lines of 'you can stay but no more player suggestions or complaining about recruitment' knowing there was absolutely no way he'd agree.
'OK, let's mutually agree you're leaving then'.
RDZ doesn't have "sacked" on his CV, we get 5 million big ones and TB gets to hire a less tempestuous coach who is happy to be in the Head Coach role. And everything is, as they say, gravy.
Greg Bobkin
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It doesn't appear to be free any more...
I think it depends on how many of The Athletic stories you have viewed previously. I could find no down arrow to remove the advert to subscribe to The Athletic.
You'll get the same information listening to the free club podcast
And as Paul Barber said, if I recall correctly, when interviewed about FH's appointment....."we had more time to think about it this time".
And the so called disagreement with De Zerbi stemmed from the sudden departure of Graham Potter to Chelsea. I would assume though that Hürzeler needed the time at St Pauli to refine his managing skills at his younger age in order to succeed so quickly at Brighton & Hove.
ChickenBaltiPie
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Wooosh & (IMO: you’re entirely correct in everything you say and I fully agree FTR.) haha
Even if GB knows you're joking, maybe he just didn't want it written here without correction.
I still can't believe we said him though.
What?
I took that to mean that it happened in the close season rather than mid-season like the Potter recruitment process. We had the end of the season and the Euros to recruit Hurzeler, whereas RDZ had to be in super-sharpish because he had a game with Liverpool within a couple of weeks.
Greg Bobkin
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Let's face it, TB and Co were probably thinking about it from January.