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Everyone was singing their praises last season, they are so overrated.
I kept hearing they have some genius recruitment model and that MacAllister and Caicedo would be replaced with east.
They have a very good recruitment model which doesn't magically make up for losing multiple key players in a season. Their midfield was ripped out and they lost a key goalkeeper and key centre back. To be in mid-table isn't too bad.
Next season without Europe with new signings bedded in they'll probably be top 8/9, which is great for Brighton.
Their recruitment is good, I like Baleba and Joao Pedro this season. I just thought people were overestimating it and assuming that they'd easily replace their midfield.
I think they've been dogshit this season tbh, they are currently on a 6 game winless run for the second time this season and have won 7 games in the last 7 months.
De Zerbi is a good coach, I don't believe that he just inherited what Potter did but he's basically a poor man's Conte.
They have been poor but their recruitment strategy is hoping these youngsters make it good and they can sell for big money. To go from caciedo and macalliser to billy gilmour etc is a downgrade.
Plus he started 2 youngsters O'mahony and offiah today. Half is first 11 are aged under 22 today
Fucking yaaaas
Basically what Chelsea are trying to do.
Goal from a corner, who would have thought lol.
Do you remember when we thought Gvardiol was coming to us
And the rest youth players.Good goal, just need city to keep this up.
And I wanna see skipp, Werner, Emerson, ben davies, hojbjerg all starting for us against city
No team can easily replace 2/3 of their midfield going in a season. No amount of data analysis forms those partnerships and if it was THAT easy then even elite sides wouldn't be paying 100m for Caicedo or Rice.
Been poor for sure. I don't rate De Zerbi that highly either, he was hipsters choice for a bit but when they lost they tended to lose REALLY badly.
Ultimately they lost 4-5 starters and had to play European football so the drop-off isn't unexpected.
He isn't even a hipster, you can see all of his tactics and patterns if you watch a 90's Serie A match on youtube. The only difference is he likes having possession.