Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

[Muttley]

What I find interesting is the respect that RDZ seems to have in the game from players and other coaches. On paper, he hasn't really had big jobs and won so much. However, he seems to have a "Pep" or "Klopp" type attraction to some players who have worked with him before. I'm not sure we've really had that player to manager chemistry at our club since Poch days. It surely has to be one of the key ingredients.

 

[Gazza Dazzla]

What I find interesting is the respect that RDZ seems to have in the game from players and other coaches. On paper, he hasn't really had big jobs and won so much. However, he seems to have a "Pep" or "Klopp" type attraction to some players who have worked with him before. I'm not sure we've really had that player to manager chemistry at our club since Poch days. It surely has to be one of the key ingredients.

Ange pretty clearly had it as well. Almost all his signings said they signed after talks with him (like we are hearing now with RDZ). There was obviously a closeness between Ange and his players here.

 

[Muttley]

Ange pretty clearly had it as well. Almost all his signings said they signed after talks with him (like we are hearing now with RDZ). There was obviously a closeness between Ange and his players here.

Yeah, that's fair I guess. I remember Davies talking about Ange trying to get him to play with more freedom and go wherever he felt comfortable going. Ange definitely created a togetherness in the group. They definitely played for him. I'm less sure whether they would advocate for him as a pure "technical coach" in the way we saw with Poch though. When it comes to guys like Pep, you just know the players want to learn from him. That's the feeling I get with RDZ as well.