Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

[Bedfordspurs]

I'm not sure what the obsession is with xyz player not being out to do this or that.

I'd guess we are at 10-15% of how De Zerbi wants us to play.

Look at the videos of how he got Brighton playing 100% in his vision, and work backwards from there.

If we play like that...then the shortcomings you see now might not be that obvious, or even exist, because how we are playing then is unrecognisable to now.

Eg. I actually think Marmoush could easily be a similar player to João Pedro. Yes, I could see him upfront with another as well, BUT if you're playing fluently and progressively he can be a central 9 with the other players around him.

I don't think De Zerbi wants a lamppost or target man for one minute?. (He might do now, just to get up the field BUT he'll snub that tactic as soon as he sees us starting to 'get it')

I think how Brighton played was based on who he inherited as much as anything
His Marseille team didn’t play like Brighton team did from what I saw last season (didn’t see any of the year before)
He played Adam Llalana at 10 at Brighton before he left. He also played 4–2-3-1 the majority of the time

 

[Bedfordspurs]

RDZ never had a creative #10 at BHA, but a fully cohesive team playing a system. That’s the part we need to be patient with.

Llalana played that role and so did MacAlister
Plus a few others according to FBREF

 

[robp135]

I understand the Gallagher selection away to Forest. I hope at home we go out to purley dominate the game from a footballing sense though.

Kinsky
Porro JPVH VDV Udogie
Fernandes Bentancur Tonali
Savio Solanke Marmoush

No creativity in that midfield
It’s partly what has cost us so far along with no one who is dealing with the opposition CBS

Who would you play in midfield then?

Bents and Fernandes

Make it make sense.

 

[Kandi1977]

Indeed

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I don't like this puplic criticising of the players! Keep that in the fudging changing room, not in the press!

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

I can see Marmoush lining up on the left but in actuality playing inside off Solanke with Robbo providing the width when in attack.

Players aren’t positions. Their responsibilities in and out of possession are more accurate measures of their roles. For instance, Madders, Marmoush and Gallagher can all play #10 but each would do so with different responsibilities.

It's not just responsibilities, its thd manager recognising and utilising their different abilities. Most managers mention this.

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

RDZ never had a creative #10 at BHA, but a fully cohesive team playing a system. That’s the part we need to be patient with.

Exactly what I'm saying.

 

[DTA]

I don't like this puplic criticising of the players! Keep that in the fudging changing room, not in the press!

This. 100 times this. Which successful manger does this?

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Make it make sense.

You okay with a 3 man midfield
I would play with 2
And 3 in front
That’s the difference
We’re playing a flat 3 at the moment on even worse
Some weird triangle vs Saudi Sportswashing Machine where tonali played left, fernandes right and Bents okayed the deeper role
None of that has seen the midfield really create much because it takes away a huge part of Fernandez game (great range passing) and isn’t how the other 2 play

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Exactly what I'm saying.

But he did have a creative 10 and played a player there each game to do that apart from when he went to 3 at the back