Is it just me that does not get the love in with De Zerbi?
Largely just continued Brighton on the path they were under with Potter and after 1 strong season became egotistical and difficult with the club and results started to decline pretty significantly near the end anyway.
It’s not like Koeman after Poch here where he basically had to start from scratch with half a new squad then improved us two seasons on the bounce.
Not sure about that - the first season he had them, he improved them a lot over the Potter years (having lived in Brighton for 20 years, I have a lot of Brighton supporting mates - they were utterly taken by him). They fell away this year a bit, because he and Bloom disagreed massively over their transfer policy, which obviously disrupted the team and performances (and RDZ's commitment).
Bloom wants only to buy up and coming superstars (Mitoma, Estupinan, Ferguson etc), supplemented by your Lallana/Milner types, coming to the end of their careers, but who bring a winning mentality to the dressing room (a bit like Lawrie used to). They're cheap, and he's been massively successful doing so. RDZ wanted to bring in the mid twenties, peak of career folk. He persuaded Bloom as a result to buy Igor, Dahoud and Fati - none of which have worked out.
So, that was a power struggle that was only going one way. And rightly so. The success of that club is Bloom generated.
Saying that, RDZ is an excellent coach. He's far better than Koeman. I do agree though, it's going to be interesting to see how he gets on at his next club, particularly if it's a mad one like Chelsea.
