[Albion] Imagine What We Could 'Of' Had...
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Justice
Dangerous Idiot
A recent article in Germany says he wants to manage Bayern Munich one day. Does anyone really want to be here or do they see it as a stepping stone? Just for once to hear a manager say this is my dream move and hope to be here for a considerable time would be nice.
And the multiple injuries to key players didn’t play a part? I like the way he only got worked when when the squad was down to its bare bones.
It’s weird because Potter can seem to do no wrong in some peoples eyes yet he wasn’t the man to achieve top six and go one to top the Europa league group.
Statto
007
And surely injuries have played a key part in our recent dip in form? Didn't we recently have about 8 first team players out? Fab has been down to the bare bones but you and others don't cut him any slack, but then blame the injuries when we fell off a cliff last season. Don't get me wrong, that first season under de zerbi was the greatest season our club has ever had, and the European campaign that followed I'll never forget. I'm grateful for what he did. But his attitude towards the club model (which he signed up for) from last Christmas onwards was why our form dropped off! And yes, potter should've done better in his first two seasons, I've always said it.
With a woefully inadequate squad, as pointed out by a load of nsc regulars in Aug/Sept 23. The club dropped the ball in that window, big time. At LB, RB, CB, DM.
Dropped off a cliff because of injuries, a knackered squad with the additional games, failure to recruit quality cover for Veltman and Estupinan, the loss of Mac/Caicedo/Colwill. Poor old Gross went from having incredible CM partners to slow or old players next to him, in the end he was shot too.
FH lately and RDZ last season have faced similar constraints to getting over the line.
Brian Munich
teH lulZ
- Jul 7, 2008
- 332
Just one example of the original poster’s negative attitude proven completely wrong and also hitting at some strange ideas about Tony Bloom’s motives.
Brian Munich
teH lulZ
- Jul 7, 2008
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Brian Munich
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Not Andy Naylor
Well-known member
Anyone expecting the club to give up on Hurzeler in the near future can forget it in my opinion. They love him.
I’m as passionate a match going Albion fan as they come and I thought the bloke was a ****.The proper passionate fans loved RDZ. Tho I guess you'll need to take our word for it
American Seagle
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- Jun 14, 2022
- 914
The evidence is what we would have had is a manager sulking and throwing his toys out of the pram everytime he didn't get his own way. Nothing was ever his fault or his shortcoming.... with RDZ in charge and a £200m war chest at his disposal when we most needed it to properly compete in the Europa League knockout stages. Or even if he'd been told to just bite the bullet til the summer when his concerns would be addressed in full.
Oh well, mustn't grumble. Got some nice shiny new infrastructure coming down the line and a nice new Wally From St Pauli guy who just repeats the meaningless mantra Trust The Process while all the while floundering
And...RELAX!
That is what we would have gotten. I really do think it will limit where he can go as a manager. Unless he gets lucky like Pep and gets unlimited resources.
Why would managing Brighton be any manager’s dream job (unless they were a Brighton fan)?
It’s a very good job, but it’s not a manage in the Champions League have a chance of winning the league job.
The same applies to the players.
The plan was always spend big in the summer. Roberto just didn’t fancy it well before then.... with RDZ in charge and a £200m war chest at his disposal when we most needed it to properly compete in the Europa League knockout stages. Or even if he'd been told to just bite the bullet til the summer when his concerns would be addressed in full.
Oh well, mustn't grumble. Got some nice shiny new infrastructure coming down the line and a nice new Wally From St Pauli guy who just repeats the meaningless mantra Trust The Process while all the while floundering
And...RELAX!
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Potter was a bit dull although I will give him credit here he improved players, DeZerbi improved players lots of them, who has Fab improved?
The whole squad is lacking confidence.
What we could have had - if we hadn't drawn against Wolves, Ipswich, Southampton and Leicester - is a much more relevant question.
De Zerbi took over a team that was flying - the dull years under Potter were part of a project, developing us from a defensive team hanging on to a PL place to a team that was fulfilling the plan and playing super soccer. De Zerbi was able to keep the momentum going for a season and a bit, then ran out of steam and lost it - as was pointed out to us when we took him on, he never stayed around anywhere long - and lo and behold, he didn't.
If we still had him here, all I could see was more of the same (end of last season) - the new players may eventually become legends, but they haven't set the world on fire yet or transformed the team in a way which would have made de Zerbi any happier.
De Zerbi took over a team that was flying - the dull years under Potter were part of a project, developing us from a defensive team hanging on to a PL place to a team that was fulfilling the plan and playing super soccer. De Zerbi was able to keep the momentum going for a season and a bit, then ran out of steam and lost it - as was pointed out to us when we took him on, he never stayed around anywhere long - and lo and behold, he didn't.
If we still had him here, all I could see was more of the same (end of last season) - the new players may eventually become legends, but they haven't set the world on fire yet or transformed the team in a way which would have made de Zerbi any happier.
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AstroSloth
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- Dec 29, 2020
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We've had the most injuries and most games missed through injury of any team in the league.Fab down to the bare bonesare you serious?
That includes injuries to positions we haven't fully replaced and key players being injured.
AstroSloth
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- Dec 29, 2020
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Not really seeing as Dunk and Bissouma were both cleared of all charges.
Greenwood wasn't prosecuted due to the victim withdrawing statements and not wanting to proceed leaving them unable to secure a conviction.
That’s why I said legally. Morally is a different thing.
I’d hate for an NSC user to get sued for libel over a POS like Greenwood.