Graeme Souness thinks Brighton’s appointment of Roberto De Zerbi as the club’s new head coach is a “risk” because he “doesn’t know our game”. Oh dear.
Following Graham Potter’s departure for Chelsea, the Seagulls have been on the search for a new boss.
Brighton may have found a strong philosophical match in Roberto De Zerbi
It was announced on Monday evening that De Zerbi was the man who would occupy the AMEX hot seat, penning a four-year deal.
The Brighton job is the Italian’s seventh in management having started his post-playing career with Darfo Boario in 2013.
His jobs have got bigger and better throughout his managerial career and he has now landed in the Premier League after successful spells with Sassuolo in his homeland and Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk.
Unfortunately for De Zerbi, he is going to be hugely unsuccessful because he has never played or managed in England.
This is according to former Liverpool player and manager, Souness, anyway.
Souness has been on a mad one recently – even by his standards – and his rant on Tuesday about De Zerbi is bizarre, out of touch and overall cringeworthy.
He begins by saying it is “a risk” – like pretty much anything is in football.
Why is it a risk? Because he doesn’t know our bloody game. The man’s game that is. Brighton should’ve brought in Sean Dyche because he knows what it means to be a Premier League manager.
Brighton might have been impressed by De Zerbi and his knowledge of the club, but Souness sees right through it.
Truthfully, the Italian head coach didn’t know Brighton existed this time last week and has been rescued by Google.
“I think it’s a risk,” Souness said on talkSPORT. “You’re bringing someone in who doesn’t know our game.
“Because of modern technology, you can Google; they said he impressed with his knowledge of Brighton, what they’ve done and the way they attempt to play. He could’ve got that off Google, most of it.
“Listen, he’s gone for an interview, so he spends a couple of hours on the internet, gets as much information as he possibly can. That’s not the work of a genius.”
Truly outstanding. The “he doesn’t know our game” stuff is perfect.
“I think it’s a risk bringing someone with his CV, seven jobs in nine years,” Souness continued.
“If you’re an outstanding coach then people want to hold onto you.”
The thought of De Zerbi taking the step up from Benevento to Sassuolo and then another step…
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