The end of tippy tappy at the Albion??

[The Fifth Column]

With Sami's arrival will this herald a new style of football played by the Albion? Are we going to see the end of the Spanish/Latin inspired tippy tappy possession football and a move towards a more Teutonic and direct style of play. I think it may be quite exciting if he can bring his years of Liverpool experience and the physical efficient German styles together to give us a much harder edge. Last season we had too many powder puff players who couldn't stand up to or make a decent challenge and I think we need a bit more of that to get out of the championship.

 

[Superphil]

I'd be disappointed if if ended completely, fingers crossed he'll be able to adapt and merge his experience and style into what we're used to.

 

[yxee]

We never were tippy tappy.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Gus laid the foundations,the fact that our players should be encouraged to retain possession was the reason we won the league 1 title,however as we go higher up the pyramid the players get better stronger and fitter.

We should be able to player the ball comfortably at the back but also on occasion put some snow on the football if required.

We do not have the finance to compete at present with the mega money signings so for me it's all about getting a real team spirit going,if Sami can get the players to really want to play for him then that is going to stand us in good stead,we need to be able to break faster and be comfortable on the ball and that requires a bit of "tippy tappy" only at a faster pace and going forward,and not to get on players backs if the passes go astray...

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

All depends on the signings made. Hopefully he'll start by adding a bit of BITE to the midfield. Oh, and according to wikipedia 'Danny Cullip is now working as a coach for Brighton & Hove Albion whilst also helping out at Worthing College running their academy 2nd team'. Never knew that. A straight promotion to the position currently occupied by Nathan Jones would be nice. IMHO, like.

 

[del strangefish]

Boot it up there

 

[ees complicated no?]

We never were tippy tappy.

This.

The question is will we be passing amongst the back 4 or side to side for the whole game?

 

[brightonmark1234]

i feel we will still play the tippy tappy football but he will tweak it with us getting the ball forward quicker and play with a high tempo

 

[nwgull]

I hope we don't become too direct, but it'd be nice to see us counter attack as if we meant it.

 

[severnside gull]

Kemi might do well in a SH side..... CMS too.

 

[West Upper Seagull]

All depends on the signings made. Hopefully he'll start by adding a bit of BITE to the midfield. Oh, and according to wikipedia 'Danny Cullip is now working as a coach for Brighton & Hove Albion whilst also helping out at Worthing College running their academy 2nd team'. Never knew that. A straight promotion to the position currently occupied by Nathan Jones would be nice. IMHO, like.

I think we've already added some bite to the midfield with the signing of Toko from the clips I've seen !!!

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Teutonic suits me. A bit of Rammstein or Laibach on the dressing room boombox pre-match to replace David Gray or Chipmonk would have us pumped up to steamroller the opposition every time. Can't be worse than Oscar's insistence on playing Marillion's 'difficult' fifth album adfinitum pre-match!

 

[Westdene Seagull]

i feel we will still play the tippy tappy football but he will tweak it with us getting the ball forward quicker and play with a high tempo

I hope you're right - problem being, isn't that what we thought Oscar was going to bring ?

 

[thisistips]

I think we've already added some bite to the midfield with the signing of Toko from the clips I've seen !!!

My Swiss mates agree with you. They were surprised he left, and being basel fans, pleased as well. Hope he works out for us. Remember 'The Hard Man' in Roy of the Rovers? Let's hope he's it.

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

Gus laid the foundations,the fact that our players should be encouraged to retain possession was the reason we won the league 1 title,however as we go higher up the pyramid the players get better stronger and fitter.

We should be able to player the ball comfortably at the back but also on occasion put some snow on the football if required.

We do not have the finance to compete at present with the mega money signings so for me it's all about getting a real team spirit going,if Sami can get the players to really want to play for him then that is going to stand us in good stead,we need to be able to break faster and be comfortable on the ball and that requires a bit of "tippy tappy" only at a faster pace and going forward,and not to get on players backs if the passes go astray...

Very much this.

 

[Horsham Gull]

i feel we will still play the tippy tappy football but he will tweak it with us getting the ball forward quicker and play with a high tempo

Wait didnt Oscar promise us this?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Wait didnt Oscar promise us this?

Well,sort of but,well we had a lot of our attacking options injured for long periods,can we wait and see?

 

[The aloof gatekeeper]

Brighton & Hoof Albion.

 

[DNB_Seagull]

I'd prefer to play like Derby passing it around but more direct and counter attack properly.