In selecting players, a coach’s personality is usually determined. Within Brighton & Hove Albion, resounding win on Sunday, at the Emirates, with a tactically perfect match (0-3), none of the eleven selected on the field have more physical skills than technical. Arsenal were swept away by the quick circulation of the ball and a working sense of anticipation, two of the hallmarks of the Italians’ mark. Robert De Zerbi, has become one of this year’s great sensations on the Premier League benches. the party of Brighton in London it was an exercise in style on De Zerbi’s part, and it could mark a turning point in the Brescia-born coach’s international prestige.
In the match in London, the ‘seagulls’ stood out for their personality in possession of the ball, the standard for combining and playing it in free space, forward pressure and good physical preparation to steal ball when it disappears. But above all, the Brighton outstanding in his disciplined independence. By Zerbi, who is a ’10’ technician as a player, does not want ‘soldiers’ following him, but rather imaginative players, dedicated to his idea of attacking football. For this reason, Brighton sends joy and a lot of team spirit.
Giving prominence to his idea of controlling the game, De Zerbi and Brighton know how to tie all the stars of the Gunners, and especially their brains, Odegaard, who spent the afternoon. And they didn’t do it from destruction, but by taking the ball from them, with a smart tactic to create numerical superiority and hurt the team where it hurts the most. Arteta, by avoiding its dangerous transitions. from the goalkeeper Jason Steelethe ball is played well, among the Japanese mythwhere De Zerbi changed bands at the start, replacing his position with the Paraguayan Enciso, the whole team was indoctrinated to contain the typical Arsenal football, raising another flag in the style of By Zerbi: courage.
Until your arrival at BrightonRoberto De Zerbi has carved a good reputation among mediocre teams, first of all foggywithin Palermo and in Beneventoand then on Sassuolo of Serie A, where he began to receive praise for his tactics and attacking football. Even though it was not with an elite club, Sassuolo played very well, hard to beat and that stamp of attacking identity and positional play of short passes that marked him De Zerbi began to attract the attention of observers, including Tony Bloom , the owner of Brighton, whose statistical software tracks all soccer talent. When De Zerbi made the leap to Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian, Brighton has chosen to replace him Graham Potterwithout much concern for his departure from Chelsea.
The Italian coach admitted that he incorporated concepts from the coaches who marked the era of his teams, such as Arrigo Sacchi, Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola. For this reason, technical ‘rondos’ are also constant in his training sessions. You compete while you train, he always argues, and strategy is his top priority to master his other obsession: mentality. Be the star of the field, play Brighton against anyone who will play.
On this path, they are sixth in the Premier League and thanks to De Zerbi they have earned the right to dream of playing in Europe for the first time in their history.
Source: La Verdad
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