[Albion] Had you heard of Roberto De Zerbi a week ago?

[Worried Man Blues]

WIll I remember him in 6 months time?

 

[drew]

Well, had you?

Why? Do you know something about him we don't?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

The poll should have stated a month ago.

 

[GT49er]

Where is the 'Of course I had but I'm a compulsive liar' option?

 

[Kosh]

Lol not a chance ... I had heard of Potter, during his time in Sweden... I thought I’d be fun looking back at our recent permanent managers... in a little game of - had I heard of them:

Hughton, yes.
Hyppia, yes.
Garcia, can’t remember, but possibly not.
Poyet, yes.
Slade, yes.
Adams (the return), yes...

In short, during my 35ish years following the club this will be the second manager I’ve not heard of as a player and/or coach... given the league position we’re in ... I’d suggest that’s a bit worrying. Just a little.

Interesting, or perhaps not.

 

[Acker79]

I am terrible for retaining names and career stats for anyone who isn't at Brighton and Hove Albion (depending on how long they are with us, and how remarkable their time was, I'm not that great at retaining that info after they leave). So it's possible I had heard mention of him, but I don't recall it if I had. Same is true for so many people who have come through the club.

 

[Rambo]

I had never heard of Arsene Wenger either before he joined Arsenal.

So I have hope.

 

[B-right-on]

I used to watch him 50 years ago with Dougal, Ermintrude and Brian.

 

[GT49er]

Back in the day, before t'internet, those of us who lived at a distance from Brighton struggled to get much more information than the results on Sports Report on a Saturday night. The national newspaper coverage of lower league teams (like us back then) was pretty sketchy, except maybe at the end of a season if there was an exciting promotion race going on (as in 1972, for example).
Back in the day (again; sorry!) managers didn't feature much in sports reporting generally; a two or three inch (if we were lucky) snippett in the Sunday or Monday papers about Brighton's game on Saturday, 9 times out of 10 wouldn't even mention the manager. So I can remember lots of managers I'd never heard of before they came to us - George Curtis, Archie ManCauley, Freddie Goodwin, Pat Saward .............. Russell Slade ............. Oscar Garcia .................... through to Graham Potter. Many of the other names I only new as previous players - Bailey, Coppell, Poyet et al. I'd crtainly heard of Clough (but I wish we hadn't bothered).
So no, I haven't heard of this Roberto .......... Roberto something .............. If he comes here, I just hope he is very successful.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Was mentioned when I called the club line last month

 

[Justice]

He’s my Italian mates favourite uncle and even he says he’s shitehouse.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Had you heard of Roberto De Zerbi a week ago?

No but I had heard of Sassuolo does that count?

 

[Hugo Rune]

45mins to go and you can still get 1/8 on him!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I still haven't heard of him.

 

[MattBackHome]

Well, had you?

 

[Bakero]

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You neglected to mention G-Pott though.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Voted "no".

I had noticed a team called Sassuolo who I'd never heard of, doing well in Serie A and did some reading on them to see if they were really a kind of miracle small club, so at some point on my googling it would have told me De Zerbi was the coach but did I remember him and go "ah, that guy!"? No, not immediately.

Was a nice little research project when he appeared on the short list. Plenty of you tubes out there about him and Sassuolo. So, based on a few highlights, two tactical videos, a look at their results under him and the fact he's available right now, I've decided get him in*.









*also I have a tenner on him at 4-1

At that rate you'll be going full Swansman over him in a few week's time.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

You neglected to mention G-Pott though.

Potter clearly wasn't a hipster enough suggestion to make that list.

 

[Gabbafella]

No, but I believe he's heard of me.

 

[Guinness Boy]

At that rate you'll be going full Swansman over him in a few week's time.

Seriously, a quiet week for work anyway last week and with the Queen dying and therefore the telly becoming wall to wall mourning, and Potter and Bruno leaving and therefore NSC becoming wall to wall mourning, it was either research the candidates or sit in a corner rocking.

I'll be back to chucking a dart at something and going "that'll do" next week.

(Although I am the sort of saddo who checks European leagues occasionally and has been known to watch "Thursday nights are Europa nights").