[Albion] Is De Zerbi shifting football’s tactics with possession tightrope at Brighton? (Jonathan Liew in The Guardian)

[Wozza]

Italian is challenging established conventions with audacious play in his team’s danger zone that can turn high-pressing doctrine in on itself​

“I was a pain in the ass as a footballer,” Roberto De Zerbi once said. And, in a way, he was a player hopelessly out of his time: a pure No 10 coming through at the turn of the century, just as they were disappearing from the game.

Is De Zerbi shifting football’s tactics with possession tightrope at Brighton? | Jonathan Liew

Italian is challenging established conventions with audacious play in his team’s danger zone that can turn high-pressing doctrine in on itself

www.theguardian.com

 

[Wozza]

"Like most top teams, Brighton play out from their goalkeeper, Robert Sánchez." - oops.

 

[jcdenton08]

Well Jonathan, thank you for the praise but kindly f*** off. The media are noticing us too much and putting far too much pressure on the players, coach and upper management at this point.

A few losses and it’s “Brighton have been found out”.

 

[Wozza]

It's okay, only Le Saux reads The Gaurdian.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Media over-thinking over-spinning bolleaux. They did exactly the same with Potter

 

[raymondo]

Italian is challenging established conventions with audacious play in his team’s danger zone that can turn high-pressing doctrine in on itself​

“I was a pain in the ass as a footballer,” Roberto De Zerbi once said. And, in a way, he was a player hopelessly out of his time: a pure No 10 coming through at the turn of the century, just as they were disappearing from the game.

Is De Zerbi shifting football’s tactics with possession tightrope at Brighton? | Jonathan Liew

Italian is challenging established conventions with audacious play in his team’s danger zone that can turn high-pressing doctrine in on itself

www.theguardian.com

Interesting, thanks

 

[raymondo]

Would be nice if the Guardian followed this up with a detailed exposé of how some teams play very negatively (especially away) to get a result: time wasting, feigning injury, in the ref's ear, etc. It's a valid approach, let's see it called out. The tactics of positive, progressive managers shouldn't be the only story.

 

[jcdenton08]

Would be nice if the Guardian followed this up with a detailed exposé of how some teams play very negatively (especially away) to get a result: time wasting, feigning injury, in the ref's ear, etc. It's a valid approach, let's see it called out. The tactics of positive, progressive managers shouldn't be the only story.

Yep, we did in home and away under Hughton due to limitations.

 

[raymondo]

Yep, we did in home and away under Hughton due to limitations.

To a degree, but not at all as bad as some teams do today. I mean, yes, we parked the bus frequently, but I think it was open and honest, rather than tricky and underhand, no?

 

[Klaas]

It's okay, only Le Saux reads The Gaurdian.

lol, old skool reference

 

[GT49er]

.....and didn't somebody once say, "Football is a very simple game"? :

 

[Wozza]

lol, old skool reference

I know the NSC audience!