[Albion] Fabian Hürzeler **SINGED 15/06/2024**

[The Wookiee]

Frankly if that's the case then so be it.

Local stuff is the shit, the good stuff. Even if it isn't my local. I'm jealous of Lund nothing an NSC. I'm jealous of Malmö not having an NSC. Everyone f***ing needs it, you know? Place for local community, discussion, information sharing, friendship bonding. How many people in here have met each other through NSC? Or met people, asked "whats your name on NSC?" and then been able to interact with that. Human stuff.

I like to be here, and I'm fine not discussing politics and that kind of shit (honestly recommend avoiding it because its feckin dark) if it creates diversion and bollocks. But if I get banned raising the talking point of this guy constantly bullying people and attacking them for their drug addictions, dyslexia, depressions, lack of activity, too much activity and so forth... its ok, worth it.

I’ve got your back

 

[raymondo]

I wasn't referring to our data based player/manager selection. That's just good sense.

I meant all the tossing off over funky formations and shit like that. I swear 90% of successful teams have people gushing over how they're "the most flexible team I've ever seen" and how every player has an uncanny knowledge of where they have to be at any given time depending on the situation, and then when the manager's replaced for whatever reason suddenly people start nitpicking over how they weren't running enough in training or whatever entirely generic new-manager-moan you want to throw in.

Well yes...a lot of it does come down to which team has the best players

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Yes, because the biggest, most vile **** on this board is very determined to turn into a shitfest, as always. And its not going to sort itself, because he's a mod and very clearly untouchable since he would have banned a million years ago if the same rules applied to him as anyone else. He sets the tone and is personally responsible for like 90% of the abuse and personal attacks that happen here. Like this one.

it’s a real shame you can’t see your way to toning down this stuff

because this stuff is really good, and most welcome.

Interesting to see that he in recent months played a 3-4-3 formation (with some differences in it depending on the game), while changing a bit more prior to that. Sometimes in a run-in you do want to go for the comfy stuff though, when things go well.

A 3-4-3 formation, or really most 3-at-the-back formations, would probably mean a bit more changes to the squad compared to someone who is more interested at playing four at the back - if we assume Hurzeler actually has a favorite formation rather than being the kind of "lets shape the team according to what we have".

I said a couple of weeks ago that I thought we would try to go for Levi Colwill again, breaking our transfer record if needed. If we cant get him, getting a top level LCB - and no, not fecking Alibigor - will still be a massive priority. And finding a starting LCB for a Premier League team is a lot easier said than done.

The wide players in a 3-4-3 are also some key players. We saw under Potter that March is able to do the job on the right side, and I imagine Pervis should be able to do it on the left, although you kind of want someone who is a bit better at linking up with players around him than Pervis is. Perverto is a fantastic crosser, fantastic runner, fantastic shooter, but the small tiki-taka play is not exactly his strength, and realistically we're going to have smaller spaces to work with than with RDZs 4-2-3-1 formation.

Going to take a deep dive into Hurzelian tactics tomorrow and try find out what we're in for more specifically, and which of our players who will be able to suit him... if ends up being him, maybe shouldn't take it for granted quite yet...

Pretty excited about this and hope to get even more excited tomorrow. From a tactical perspective I would love it, I was fearing we'd go with another one of drazillions of 4-2-3-1 managers just because we had started to build a bit in that direction recently.

 

[raymondo]

quality of opposition etc., but i am now firmly Hürzeler IN!

Bish bash bosh

 

[The Wookiee]

if we do appoint this guy i wonder if Undav might think he has a future with us after all ?

 

[marlowe]

I would be happy with Potter. I would be happy with some of those 20 names. I would be happy with Hurzeler.

What is the f***ing problem?

You've always made it clear that your admiration for Potter is what drew you here in the first place, but given the choice between Potter and Hurzeler (or any of the other realistic potential candidates) would you prefer the return of Potter, whether that be for sentimental reasons or because you think he would be the best man for the job, or would you be more excited by the appointment of fresh blood like Hurzeler (or one of the other potential candidates)?

 

[dwayne]

High praise here

 

[The Fits]

I think we should leave managers who've just got their team promoted well alone. Felt the same with McKenna.

 

[US Seagull]

I think we should leave managers who've just got their team promoted well alone. Felt the same with McKenna.

What if they want to move because they know they hot right now and can greatly increase their wages? They know they might not be quite as hot a commodity by the end of next season, especially if they get unceremoniously dumped straight back down again.

 

[The Fits]

What if they want to move because they know they hot right now and can greatly increase their wages? They know they might not be quite as hot a commodity by the end of next season, especially if they get unceremoniously dumped straight back down again.

From the manager perspective of course, though it's done Kompany no harm. Just think it's not the sort of thing a club like ours should be doing.

 

[Hugo Rune]

High praise here

He comes across very well here:

 

[dwayne]

He comes across very well here:

This guy seems to genuinely love where he's managing (unlike de zerbis PR stunts). Depressingly I could see him turning us down.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

I think we should leave managers who've just got their team promoted well alone. Felt the same with McKenna.

Why? Because it hurts the feelings of another club's fans?

And how do those fans feel when we beat them and they get relegated?

Football can be a cruel business, but there's no point in only being the victim.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

I think we should leave managers who've just got their team promoted well alone. Felt the same with McKenna.

Especially brilliant clubs like St Pauli. But as he's suggested that he wants a release clause in his contract then I suppose he's psychologically half-way out of the door anyway.

 

[Hugo Rune]

This guy seems to genuinely love where he's managing (unlike de zerbis PR stunts). Depressingly I could see him turning us down.

I just think it might have gone past that stage. He has either said ‘yes’ or ‘no’ now that the press and bookies have got hold of this.

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

It looks like the great data revolution also includes scrolling through NSC to find manager ideas.

 

[phoenix]

Moved to Germany at three, I think.

And was home by 5

 

[holybanjo]

I think this guy is just a smokescreen for Rydstrom

 

[Kosh]

I think this guy is just a smokescreen for Rydstrom

Why would we bother with smokescreen for a bloke no one else in the world has even heard of ?

Give over.

 

[holybanjo]

a bloke no one else in the world has even heard of

You mean you hadn't heard of him until today.