[Albion] Roberto De Zerbi To Leave Albion After Tomorrow's Game

[Sea Cider]

Couple of my photos

RDZ

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You sit just in front of me :-D

 

[LamieRobertson]

Never mind players, they urgently need some sun cream this summer with those hairlines (or lack thereof)

Lost his bearings in this one….or dropping a hint should he get sacked

 

[Gully Forever]

Last time we sacked a manager who fell out with the chairman, we ended up appointing Hyypia and nearly getting relegated.

I trust TB has learnt a lot in the last ten years.

This was my point about them replacing then manager, From all the manager's i've seen our fans link us with, I would of kept roberto.

 

[Silverhatch]

Guess what though, It takes huge investment to do well in the premier league, You can't do that with a bunch of players that are just finished breast feeding before they get harvested for profit.

What? We’re a solid mid-table side who have Under-Performed (despite crippling injuries). That’s down to the coach.

 

[BluesRockDJ]

This was my point about them replacing then manager, From all the manager's i've seen our fans link us with, I would of kept roberto.

Let me think........Barcelona, Bayern Munich (rumoured) , or little old Brighton..............

 

[WATFORD zero]

Guess what though, It takes huge investment to do well in the premier league, You can't do that with a bunch of players that are just finished breast feeding before they get harvested for profit.

Like we have in the most successful period of our long proud history

 

[macbeth]

This bit? (all I could find). Doesn't actually answer any of what I was asking - just says they're leaving.

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not a peep there about the set piece coach. don’t blame them, they’ve probably forgotten that they’re employing him

 

[GT49er]

Guess what though, It takes huge investment to do well in the premier league.

Maybe start with the best part of half a £billion then.










..............oh.

 

[Clive Walker]

Disappointed with how this has all ended.

I think a wavering of our policy would have been worth it.

He is the most passionate and exciting manager we have ever had. He could have developed a plan B and managed 11th place in such unique circumstances.

Dangerous decision by the club.

 

[GT49er]

Disappointed with how this has all ended.

I think a wavering of our policy would have been worth it.

He is the most passionate and exciting manager we have ever had. He could have developed a plan B and managed 11th place in such unique circumstances.

Dangerous decision by the club.

Wasn't the policy wavered to allow de Zerbi to get who he wanted - Dahoud and Fati perhaps? - in, then? Many of us think it possibly was - and that it didn't go well!

 

[Clive Walker]

Wasn't the policy wavered to allow de Zerbi to get who he wanted - Dahoud and Fati perhaps? - in, then? Many of us think it possibly was - and that it didn't go well!

Think it’s more volume based

 

[GT49er]

Roberto De Zerbi To Leave Albion After Tomorrow's Game......​

.........and in retrospect, after that match, perhaps it would have been better if he'd gone a day earlier, before today's game!

 

[Gully Forever]

Maybe start with the best part of half a £billion then.










..............oh.

Don't forget the millions slung into the women's state of the art training facilty etc. A team That only 3,000 fans watch.

 

[GT49er]

Don't forget the millions slung into the women's state of the art training facilty etc. A team That only 3,000 fans watch.

What about it? Half a £billion is still half a £billion, and I doubt if the women's training facililty made huge inroads into that.

 

[Silverhatch]

Disappointed with how this has all ended.

I think a wavering of our policy would have been worth it.

He is the most passionate and exciting manager we have ever had. He could have developed a plan B and managed 11th place in such unique circumstances.

Dangerous decision by the club.

The wavering got us players that did not fit. Boehly’s f***ing nutcase pursuit of Caicedo derailed this season: £115m is more than the construction cost of the Amex btw. The world’s full of f***ing compromise

 

[Mancgull]

Well they've come to an end , he won't sign a new contract and they clearly disagree with the squad building approach and perhaps there's no longer shared expectations as to performance and definitely some aspacts of his behaviour (expressing those grievances in public) etc.
Whats in it for him is that its now obvious to suitors (if it wasn't before) that he's available , there's no release clause so moving on is easier - if thats what he wants. I imagine, unlike Potter, he's not looking to spend anytime outside of football.

But If he was sacked then they would have had to pay out a substantial exit fee direct to Zerbi and his team, he wouldn't be lining up this afternoon and would already be a plan back to Italy.

And clearly they still mutually respect each other. Its all a very grown up D.I.V.O.R.C.E for the kids. Please respect our privacy at this time.

I’ve seen that even though he’s left by way of mutual consent there is still a clause in his contract that a club looking to recruit him will have to compensate us. Fabrizio I think….( yeah I know). But this seems to be realistic. We won’t get £12m but I expect we’d get something.
Stops his departure by ‘mutual consent’ and then him being Bayern Munich manager the next day without us getting anything.
I expect this clause is time bound. Ie after say three months it doesn’t apply.

 

[Hamilton]

Look, he’s gone because

A) he didn’t fit Tony’s strategy
B) he made it abundantly clear he was interested in offers
C) he was unable to come up with a plan b
D) results were rubbish in 2024 - he was unable to get our team scoring goals

These are all good reasons to get rid.

Injuries, signing players, investing in the women’s team (which is just the most ridiculous link) had nothing to do with our inability to kick on.

He’s gone. Move on.

 

[Weststander]

What? We’re a solid mid-table side who have Under-Performed (despite crippling injuries). That’s down to the coach.

Our centre midfield is shit, whoever the manager is. A collection of incredibly slow players, with one promising work in progress. Up against 2 or 3 powerhouses every week. At RB, there is no decent cover for Velts.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Our centre midfield is shit, whoever the manager is. A collection of incredibly slow players, with one promising work in progress. Up against 2 or 3 powerhouses every week. At RB, there is no decent cover for Velts.

Totally agree. Baleba needs time, Gross is wonderful if played further forward, Gilmour if we're in control, however we lack the movement back to front.

 

[Weststander]

Totally agree. Baleba needs time, Gross is wonderful if played further forward, Gilmour if we're in control, however we lack the movement back to front.

Wharton, Endo, Gross
or
Wharton, Endo, Gilmour

works. Just an example, would’ve cost £34m. Never believe the NSC woefully poor attempt at propaganda “Ah, you want TB to pump in even more of his personal money”.