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Management Roberto De Zerbi

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We have a way to go yet to be safe and to make the progress required but the improvement is stark.
I mean what the actual f*** was tudor, frank and ange to an large extent doing in training? We had zero patterns of play, players stood still all over just watching our player with the ball and doing nothing. Its bonkers.

You can actually see the patterns now and u see players that are 2 or 3 passes down the sequence actually making those moves to create the space for the pass they know they will recieve! You actually see danso having the ball and looking to pass out the the right and porro ready to recieve and kolo also showing movement to then recieve from porro along with a cm in the vicinity too.

The overall standard of football style were allowed to drop so low its ridiculous and hard to believe.

If we stay up then the owners owe not only the fans but also RDZ so much.

In fairness to Tudor, he did point this out and is probably partly what he meant by lots of bad habits.
 
100%! i'd like to think he's been studying games from the last 3 years too.

Notice how we got numbers in the box against Villa, we haven't done that for a long time, thats how you score goals, numbers in the box and get the ball in. Our forward line needs a massive shakeup though, its easily one of the worst in the league. Will be interesting to see Kulu and Kudus under RDZ, Kudus especially as he has good potential but needs coaching on how to use the ball better.

Think he’s too old to have this coached out of him now. Suspect DZ will get infuriated by it and he’ll be out the club within the next 18 months.
 
One thing niggling at the back of my mind is that when RDZ keeps us up, ENIC will assume because of the U turn, our squad is adequate with this manager to stay in the PL. They only care about revenue from the PL, they know bugger all about the game and have no real ambitions for the club except the acquisition of money.
And I'm worried that this might shape our buying strategy for the summer....not much selling or buying...
De zerbi wont take the antics of enic. He will clear off otherwise. Hes a top elite manager and he needs to be given keys to the vault in summer. No half measured shit.
 
Di Zerbi is responsible for putting these two together💙

First time I've seen Kolo properly invested and it really meaning something to him out there.

And the way he left the field and went to the fans was legit.

Great to see.

He's got a lot of ability and should score more goals than he has.

And I've had more time for him on here than most.

Not sure I'd sign him, though, but wouldn't surprise me if RDZ thinks he can tune him up and get him going properly and wants to keep him in the squad.
 
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For some reason that really works. lol

The Pope or Pope Roberto could catch on.

"Believe".

Something fun for the fans to dress up in for games as well.

Why's he holding a remote control tho?
 
De zerbi wont take the antics of enic. He will clear off otherwise. Hes a top elite manager and he needs to be given keys to the vault in summer. No half measured shit.

Imagine youre told to manage a team and instil standards and then when you try to, the execs back the poor standards instead of you. That is ENIC. but de zerbi isn't scrolling linkedin looking for better manager jobs. He can get one with a blink. I agree with you - and he'd be right to fuck it off if that happens.
 
For some reason that really works. lol

The Pope or Pope Roberto could catch on.

"Believe".

Something fun for the fans to dress up in for games as well.

Why's he holding a remote control tho?
not remote controler
the pic was taken when a journalist ask "how is he handling a player that dont give a 100%?"
i give you a little hint
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For some reason that really works. lol

The Pope or Pope Roberto could catch on.

"Believe".

Something fun for the fans to dress up in for games as well.


Why's he holding a remote control tho?
if that really gonna happen we have to thank Walt-Wetlander for this cuz it was his post that made it happen:)
 
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Mark my words we are very lucky to have him. Still a lot lot more to come from the de zerbi coaching think tank. We stay up im confident we will have a good season next year.

Got to give him a fighting chance though by actually being semi decent in the transfer window. But let's cross that bridge when we come to it. I'm still amazed he has agreed to Robertson. But then again he played Milner despite his age
 
Imagine youre told to manage a team and instil standards and then when you try to, the execs back the poor standards instead of you. That is ENIC. but de zerbi isn't scrolling linkedin looking for better manager jobs. He can get one with a blink. I agree with you - and he'd be right to fuck it off if that happens.
ENIC may well fuck it up again. They SHOULD learn a big lesson here, but I doubt they will. And I think there's a decent chance we will ultimately be relegated under ENIC in a future season because of that.
 
I've been banging on for months that we're not even doing the basics , so to see such a major transformation in such a short space of time is testament to the fact that we've had 3 previous managers that were just trying to chance their way through . There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that we had players capable of great performances , but were being suffocated by managers that try to play the Tottenham way but don't know how to apply it in tactics . Totally agree that the owners need to back RDZ and get the players he wants - NOT CHEAP ALTERNATIVES . If we're serious about getting CL football then back the guy . Get rid of the fringe players that are poor seconds and get proper competition for places . Players that will have the first team players on their toes for fear of losing their place in the starting line up .

COYS...&...TTID.............CSWY
100% this. I was saying the same thing for three full coaches. I don't understand at all how people couldn't see it and more over how the people at the top of the club couldn't see it. In possession out of possession passing the football through the thirds. The marking the coordination/ lack of pressing. How did this just go on and on?

Also I know relife is making a lot of us really forgiving I get it...but we can NOT be forgiving these players. A load of them just stopped working. All the leadership or 90% have to be made accountable or it will happen again.
 
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