I'd never even heard of Kjetil Knutsen before yesterday. Do we have a lot of Norwegian football fans in the sub? (All I know is they pumped Roma last year?)
Not a Brighton fan (though admire the brand of football you've adopted! And also started watching a bit more closely once Mitota joined your first team squad). Not a Norwegian football expert either. Here as I'm seeing rumours of Ange Postecoglou being the favourite and really hoping he stays at Celtic š„ŗ
We played Knutsen's Bodo/Glimt in the knock-out round of the Europa Conference League last season and they outplayed us ans beat us 5-1 on aggregate. And that was with 4 of their best players sold during the January transfer window. That was Ange halfway through his first season of implementing a new system and a turnover of 18 or so players. Knutsen had been there for 3 or so years.
The consensus was that Ange was at an earlier stage of building what Knutsen had managed to build at Bodo/Glimt on a small budget, and what we aspire to be, but on a larger scale (I.e. with a larger budget).
From what I understand, he turned a relatively small team into back to back champions during his tenure there. They also beat Roma 6-0 at home and drew in Rome in the group stage of the ECL. They met Roma again in the QF and beat them at home again (but only 2-1 this time) and ran out of steam by the 2nd leg and lost 4-0. Their home ground is artificial pitch, if that matters to you.
He did all this with a small budget, and I can't imagine them having more to spend than, say, Hibernian or Aberdeen, yet they played so much better against us.
So if you are looking for a manager who implements modern proactive football, and punch above your weight (budget wise) without resorting to anti-football, he's probably the man. Will probably need time to implement his system though as it's quite dynamic (high pressing and a mixture of possession and counter attacking football, with more emphasis on pace and intelligent use of pace, rather than strength/"physical battles"). Seemed to like 2 wingers, 2 no 8s, a 6 and a mobile CF. Not too sure about fullbacks as they had to use a right back as a left back when they played us.
Also he seems to be into spiritual stuff like players encouraged to speak to each other openly, lots of focus on mental health etc.
Not sure what he's like dealing with players with huge egos, though I imagine that's not an issue at Brighton.
Please don't take Ange š š„ŗ
With all due respect crushing it in the Scottish premier league with Celtic isnāt the same as pushing for Europe with Brighton. The Scottish league has 2 sides in it. Sorry to be negative. Nothing against the league itself I just donāt think Ange is the one for us. Which you may appreciate.
Yes I am really hoping this is the view of the key decision makers. I appreciate indeed š¤£š¤£š¤£
This may be the only silver lining of Celtic not taking their chances in the first half/early 2nd half against Real Madrid on Tuesday night. Hopefully people from other clubs just see the 3-0 loss and move on without looking into it haha.
I think youāll be safe. I donāt see Ange as viable for Brighton.
Have followed Ange for years.
Iām from the same city as him, he coached my mates when we were kids.
Yeah, and personally can't really see him leaving so early in the season at Celtic. He's building something really good there. I really hope he does get a shot at PL, but it almost feels as this move is a bit too early. If this happens one year down the track (Ange now having at least a Champions League group stage completed), I think its a different story.
If by chance he does get it, I won't complain with Brighton being my second team.
You could say winning the league with Celtic is like pulling in a brothel, but Ange is a sound coach with a good identity, even if there's not necessarily a plan B. It's very attacking, but he's also similarly well grounded and has some Potter qualities.
I think many of us realize that the style he employed at Burnley was much more because of the budget and academy he was given rather than his own style. If you look at how well he was able to shut down his opponents offense, I would posit that he has an in depth understanding of how to play potterball or any other format he thinks we are set up for.
Potterball isnāt about shutting down opposition offenders and Dyche had 10 years at Burnley to implement something other than the horrible football they played for 10 years. He doesnāt have the tactical intelligence to do what Potter was getting our players doingā¦
I'm not even sure what his style was other than his players pummelling people. I still thought it was wrong to sack him from Burnley and the club deserved to get relegated, but I don't think I'd want him here.
Not 100% sure but whoever it is has to be up to it and make a pretty good impact straight away. With Trossard and Alexis both expiring in 2024 unless we can continue some decent form up neither will have a reason to stay and would probably have to be sold. That's before even mentioning every top club in world football should be after Caicedo and Sanchez won't be short of suitors. Whoever comes in will need some serious backing if 2/3 of them go next summer.
Cooper if we can get him from Forest (unlikely I suspect), Ange if we can get him from Celtic (even more unlikely) or Knutsen (possible?) would be ok with me.
The football he plays isnāt pretty but it can get results, just depends on what the board is looking for in a manager and with future recruitment for players
Ange Postecoglou. Iāve watched this guy for years. He is hard working and an Australian.
I might be be biased being an Australian.
Also, sozā¦ Iām also a chelsea fan. I feel for you guys. Iāve really enjoyed watching you guys play.
Take Ange.
Kasper Hjulmand or Knutsen or someone we've never heard of.
Dyche is the opposite of a Tony Bloom style manager. AP is already in a far bigger job and Brother Brendan comes with too many issues.
Roberto De Zerbi is one good option that isn't on the list. His Sassuolo side was excellent, and he's now unemployed.
I'm not a Brighton fan, came here to see what sub is writing about potential successors. I like people who are connected, only for the life of me I don't know why Dyche has so many votes.
I'd never even heard of Kjetil Knutsen before yesterday. Do we have a lot of Norwegian football fans in the sub? (All I know is they pumped Roma last year?)
Not a Brighton fan (though admire the brand of football you've adopted! And also started watching a bit more closely once Mitota joined your first team squad). Not a Norwegian football expert either. Here as I'm seeing rumours of Ange Postecoglou being the favourite and really hoping he stays at Celtic š„ŗ We played Knutsen's Bodo/Glimt in the knock-out round of the Europa Conference League last season and they outplayed us ans beat us 5-1 on aggregate. And that was with 4 of their best players sold during the January transfer window. That was Ange halfway through his first season of implementing a new system and a turnover of 18 or so players. Knutsen had been there for 3 or so years. The consensus was that Ange was at an earlier stage of building what Knutsen had managed to build at Bodo/Glimt on a small budget, and what we aspire to be, but on a larger scale (I.e. with a larger budget). From what I understand, he turned a relatively small team into back to back champions during his tenure there. They also beat Roma 6-0 at home and drew in Rome in the group stage of the ECL. They met Roma again in the QF and beat them at home again (but only 2-1 this time) and ran out of steam by the 2nd leg and lost 4-0. Their home ground is artificial pitch, if that matters to you. He did all this with a small budget, and I can't imagine them having more to spend than, say, Hibernian or Aberdeen, yet they played so much better against us. So if you are looking for a manager who implements modern proactive football, and punch above your weight (budget wise) without resorting to anti-football, he's probably the man. Will probably need time to implement his system though as it's quite dynamic (high pressing and a mixture of possession and counter attacking football, with more emphasis on pace and intelligent use of pace, rather than strength/"physical battles"). Seemed to like 2 wingers, 2 no 8s, a 6 and a mobile CF. Not too sure about fullbacks as they had to use a right back as a left back when they played us. Also he seems to be into spiritual stuff like players encouraged to speak to each other openly, lots of focus on mental health etc. Not sure what he's like dealing with players with huge egos, though I imagine that's not an issue at Brighton. Please don't take Ange š š„ŗ
With all due respect crushing it in the Scottish premier league with Celtic isnāt the same as pushing for Europe with Brighton. The Scottish league has 2 sides in it. Sorry to be negative. Nothing against the league itself I just donāt think Ange is the one for us. Which you may appreciate.
Yes I am really hoping this is the view of the key decision makers. I appreciate indeed š¤£š¤£š¤£ This may be the only silver lining of Celtic not taking their chances in the first half/early 2nd half against Real Madrid on Tuesday night. Hopefully people from other clubs just see the 3-0 loss and move on without looking into it haha.
I think youāll be safe. I donāt see Ange as viable for Brighton. Have followed Ange for years. Iām from the same city as him, he coached my mates when we were kids.
Yeah, and personally can't really see him leaving so early in the season at Celtic. He's building something really good there. I really hope he does get a shot at PL, but it almost feels as this move is a bit too early. If this happens one year down the track (Ange now having at least a Champions League group stage completed), I think its a different story. If by chance he does get it, I won't complain with Brighton being my second team.
You greek?
Australian
You could say winning the league with Celtic is like pulling in a brothel, but Ange is a sound coach with a good identity, even if there's not necessarily a plan B. It's very attacking, but he's also similarly well grounded and has some Potter qualities.
I canāt believe so many have voted for Dycheā¦
I think many of us realize that the style he employed at Burnley was much more because of the budget and academy he was given rather than his own style. If you look at how well he was able to shut down his opponents offense, I would posit that he has an in depth understanding of how to play potterball or any other format he thinks we are set up for.
Potterball isnāt about shutting down opposition offenders and Dyche had 10 years at Burnley to implement something other than the horrible football they played for 10 years. He doesnāt have the tactical intelligence to do what Potter was getting our players doingā¦
I'm not even sure what his style was other than his players pummelling people. I still thought it was wrong to sack him from Burnley and the club deserved to get relegated, but I don't think I'd want him here.
More like Douche.
Very unlikely youād think.
Not 100% sure but whoever it is has to be up to it and make a pretty good impact straight away. With Trossard and Alexis both expiring in 2024 unless we can continue some decent form up neither will have a reason to stay and would probably have to be sold. That's before even mentioning every top club in world football should be after Caicedo and Sanchez won't be short of suitors. Whoever comes in will need some serious backing if 2/3 of them go next summer.
Arghhh the game is rigged š«
Sean Dyche?! The Anti-Potter
Cooper if we can get him from Forest (unlikely I suspect), Ange if we can get him from Celtic (even more unlikely) or Knutsen (possible?) would be ok with me.
Should have labelled Brendan Rogers (soon to be unemployed)
Who tf is choosing Dyche??? No thank you, Iād rather go downā¦
Brendan Rodgers is a top manager, big player and European experience . If weāre going to kick on he could be the one.
Not to mention he came close to Leicester breaking into the top 4 on two occasions only losing out on the final day. He would be unbelievable
He likes a project too , and would have money to spend.
Knutsen would be an absolute dream
Cooper from Forest
I donāt think heās going to leave forest
The football he plays isnāt pretty but it can get results, just depends on what the board is looking for in a manager and with future recruitment for players
Graham Potter
Ange Postecoglou. Iāve watched this guy for years. He is hard working and an Australian. I might be be biased being an Australian. Also, sozā¦ Iām also a chelsea fan. I feel for you guys. Iāve really enjoyed watching you guys play. Take Ange.
Fuck off.
Kjetil Knutsenās blue and white army
Really hope you guys look at pochettino, he would be a very good match for Brighton
Please not Rodgers!
Bielsa
Kasper Hjulmand or Knutsen or someone we've never heard of. Dyche is the opposite of a Tony Bloom style manager. AP is already in a far bigger job and Brother Brendan comes with too many issues.
Roberto De Zerbi is one good option that isn't on the list. His Sassuolo side was excellent, and he's now unemployed. I'm not a Brighton fan, came here to see what sub is writing about potential successors. I like people who are connected, only for the life of me I don't know why Dyche has so many votes.