[Albion] RDZ pre-Liverpool press conference

[Flounce]

Yes on it's own. But not when it's the main justification for how great he is. There are some wonderful Vanarama managers out there I believe.

I think a manager who wins the championship has greater credentials than one who has won a few bits and pieces in those minor European leagues.

RDZ hasn’t even managed to win the Championship or an Italian non league trophy though

I am starting to sound like a non fan, nothing could be further from the truth!

I want him to stay and recover his enthusiasm for the Albion

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It’s the posts about his ego that astound me. A man who stayed in Ukraine when Russia attacked until all his players were safe.
That is not the actions of an egotist.

My very favourite RDZ photo

 

[Swegulls]

I gather Potter is available.

It might be so that Potter’s actually won more games in Europe than RDZ (with a team were Ghoddos was the ”star”…) I think GP is underrated, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s a good idea if he’ll be back.

 

[Dirty Dave]

With Jamie Carragher and TAA on Team Sky, this really is going to be a Liverpool love in isn't it.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

RDZ hasn’t even managed to win the Championship or an Italian non league trophy though

I am starting to sound like a non fan, nothing could be further from the truth!

I want him to stay and recover his enthusiasm for the Albion

I never said RDZ had won anything.

I simply don't think the measure you cited is justification for greatness.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

With Jamie Carragher and TAA on Team Sky, this really is going to be a Liverpool love in isn't it.

Are Liverpool playing themselves today, I think so.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

It beats having won f*** all anywhere though I think?

He won the Ukrainian Super Cup and would have more than likely won the league there had the season not be cancelled because of the invasion by Russia.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

It’s the posts about his ego that astound me. A man who stayed in Ukraine when Russia attacked until all his players were safe.
That is not the actions of an egotist.

It is entirely possible to be a good person, and/or a great person, and to also have a massive planet sized ego.

 

[WhingForPresident]

What a f***ing hit Welbz!

 

[Springal]

He won the Ukrainian Super Cup and would have more than likely won the league there had the season not be cancelled because of the invasion by Russia.

With Shaktar that’s like Man City winning the league or FA Cup

 

[portlock seagull]

The rider to all this is what our rivals are doing.

Chelsea are languishing behind us, but will be back next season with another £2billion investment.

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

Needs to shut his mouth then and say his future will be decided after the season has finished and that’s it

I used to find his honesty refreshing but he goes too far.

Emotional Intelligence needs to be front and centre of our next appointment as the last two haven’t didn’t / havent got enough of it

That's exactly what he has said, dozens and dozens of times but not in his native language.

And he is showing emotional intelligence in front of months of the same questions asked over and over again to drive headlines.

Lastly you say he has to be honest but his honesty is going too far. Ok...is that porridge too hot and that porridge too cold?

 

[trueblue]

Can’t be bothered to read through all the drama. RDZ is going to get linked with bigger clubs - he’s exceptional. We can’t compete financially and never will be able to with the clubs that command 60,000+ home fans. They have too many advantages. What’s not said enough is that beyond those, we’ve got to be one of the best clubs anywhere for any manager. Stable, sensible expectations (including from 95% of fans) and many of the world’s best youngsters.

 

[Hamilton]

It’s the posts about his ego that astound me. A man who stayed in Ukraine when Russia attacked until all his players were safe.
That is not the actions of an egotist.

100% this.

TB has a plan and appoints great people to help bring it to life. He’ll decide if RDZ is still right, but I believe that RDZ, PBOBE and TB will all be having open and frank conversations about how to bring success. I don’t think there has been any kind of breakdown in relationships.

But, RDZ still has a lot to learn and I’m sure he would admit it. Great to see that he’s set us up to play a little differently against Liverpool. I feel we are playing against them the way that lots of teams play against us.

 

[nickjhs]

You may be correct, but at the moment I absolutely love what he has achieved at our club and his desire to achieve more.
He has our little Brighton playing some of the most exciting and talked about football in the world game. He has made people sit up and take notice of us. The likes of Guardiola and Klopp are no mugs and they both speak of him very highly.

RDZ is unproven at the highest level but he hasn't yet had the chance to manage a club with a squad of players like at City, Liverpool, Bayern or Barcelona.
In future years history may show that RDZ is another Marcelo Bielsa, admired around the world but winning little.
Someone will eventually take a punt on him, but I hope it isn't until after next season at least.

I reckon we will look back and realise how amazing and exciting the performances he helped us produce were.
He's not negative, he's a very frustrated positive person who loves the club and its players.
However we all know that he's not going to win the Champions League at Brighton.

Viva Tony Bloom and Roberto De Zerbi. Both are legends.

I agree with your whole post except for this one word, only a fool would need to realise in hindsight how good we are. RDZ has been hampered with injuries all season and yet has managed to keep us in the top half of the league with two decent runs in the FA Cup and Europa. Watching this morning's game against Liverpool, two thoughts kept popping up, if only we had Mitoma and Solly fit and if only we could have kept hold of Ali Mac.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

100% this.

TB has a plan and appoints great people to help bring it to life. He’ll decide if RDZ is still right, but I believe that RDZ, PBOBE and TB will all be having open and frank conversations about how to bring success. I don’t think there has been any kind of breakdown in relationships.

But, RDZ still has a lot to learn and I’m sure he would admit it. Great to see that he’s set us up to play a little differently against Liverpool. I feel we are playing against them the way that lots of teams play against us.

He’s a perfectionist and will never be completely happy, but strives for it.

 

[singing4seagulls]

Everyone kicking off at his interview and getting their knickers in a twist, did you actually listen to the whole thing - especially the last few mins?

Try to listen objectively, vs with the emotional attachment we all have to our club. It's really not a bad interview and isn't really saying what everyone is making out.

Press will always take bits out of context, which with non native speaker always sound worse. If you listen to his pre match press conference, sure the first half sounds quite punchy towards Tony etc. (and riled me a little) but in the last few mins he clarifies himself and says specifically he's not looking at any other clubs or jobs and is only focused on Brighton.

Not sure what everyone wants from him, but he's saying he's focused on the club and wants to chat with Tony about ambition and targets for himself and the clubs future. That's exactly what I want from my manager personally - someone driving us forwards and is honest / transparent about things with us, instead of pointless guff most managers spout at press events.

Reality is we need a bigger squad if we want to continue to compete in Europe. He wants that, we need that. He's making sure he's not hamstrung by a squad decimated by injuries again next season as we are playing so many games.

He'll also want more people to analyse matches of other teams as the people that did a good job last season now have half the time to prepare for games. Imagine if you had to do your job in half the time overnight - not possible and quality will slip. Needs both adjustment to new way of working but also more personnel across the whole of the club.

UTA

 

[timbha]

Chelsea are languishing behind us, but will be back next season with another £2billion investment.

So that’s £100m for Lamptey, £75m for Steele and £500m for Ferguson for starters

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Everyone kicking off at his interview and getting their knickers in a twist, did you actually listen to the whole thing - especially the last few mins?

Try to listen objectively, vs with the emotional attachment we all have to our club. It's really not a bad interview and isn't really saying what everyone is making out.

Press will always take bits out of context, which with non native speaker always sound worse. If you listen to his pre match press conference, sure the first half sounds quite punchy towards Tony etc. (and riled me a little) but in the last few mins he clarifies himself and says specifically he's not looking at any other clubs or jobs and is only focused on Brighton.

This is exactly why saying whatever pops into his head in response to a question isn't a good idea, even if some people want to view it as "refreshing" or "honest".

There are good reasons why I don't lead with "I don't give two shits about your f***ing cable troughs" every time I have to go on a project progress call, however much that might be what I'm actually thinking.

 

[singing4seagulls]

This is exactly why saying whatever pops into his head in response to a question isn't a good idea, even if some people want to view it as "refreshing" or "honest".

There are good reasons why I don't lead with "I don't give two shits about your f***ing cable troughs" every time I have to go on a project progress call, however much that might be what I'm actually thinking.

Hahaha! Although I bet you'd love to!

But anyway, that's a fairly extreme analogy. It would be more akin for you to go on project and admit "things are behind schedule and here's how we get things on track" , instead of smoke mirrors, saying it's all on track but I'll speak to management, and ending up like an HS2 situation where huge bills and nothing delivered and being scrapped.

Saying his truth is part of the De Zerbi package and I for one don't want to change it. Greater honesty and transparency is a good thing in my view, as long as he's not being disrespectful, which he's not. As long as we can all be rational and not too sensitive about things (which is hard when it comes to a club we love).