English football needs new perspectives and ideas to advance if the Premier League is to develop and keep fans engaged. Roberto De Zerbi, the new head coach of Brighton, is the most recent innovator to have an immediate impact, winning over fans, coaches, and commentators with his brand of play.
Before he arrived, I didn’t know much about De Zerbi, so I sought to understand how he fit into Brighton’s philosophy, which has been skillfully developed over many years. They run a meticulous business, and it already appears that he is another shrewd hire.
Graham Potter, the Italian’s predecessor, learned this lesson at the Amex as his previous team smashed Chelsea 4-1, and Wolves will be aware of the additional threat Brighton present on Saturday.
It is uncommon for a head coach to join a team and build on its success; more often than not, a new coach is needed after the previous one was fired for performing poorly. De Zerbi entered a dressing room that was improving under Potter, and it might be challenging to join a flourishing team. Finding and fixing a team’s weaknesses is relatively easy, but enhancing a strong team can be much more difficult. Fortunately, De Zerbi adds an innovative level that has facilitated the change.
Pascal Gross, a midfielder, started at right back against Chelsea. Gross would have been recognized by De Zerbi as possessing the skills necessary to play right-back in his system. He is adept at demystifying the job so that players understand its purpose and how to carry it out to the team’s advantage. With a squad, there’s more flexibility. Potter’s habit of playing players out of position will have aided him because it made them receptive to new coaching strategies, which he is employing to his advantage.
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In terms of how he likes his team to play out from the back and his desire to produce choreographed stages of play, De Zerbi is quite hazardous. He wants defenders to receive the ball in more dangerous spots, sometimes even near their own goal, and use their technical skills to handle pressure and escape. In terms of setup, his center-backs are his key players. He wants to draw the press from the opponent and deceive them into thinking they are secure so that they can move the ball up the field fast and find their key players in one-v-one situations once the press has been broken.
He emphasized that Kaoru Mitoma and Solly March may isolate Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Cucurella, respectively, against Chelsea. With their high-up the field press, Chelsea probably believed they could win the ball back, but Brighton kept escaping in Football.
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